BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS IV Intelligent buildings

Secondary case study: THE CRYSTAL

Primary case study: AMBIENCE MALL
• CATEGORY : EDUCATIONAL
• CATEGORY : RETAIL, COMMERCIAL
• LOCATION : LONDON, UK
• LOCATION : GURUGRAM, HARYANA
• ARCHITECTS : WILKINSON EYRE
• ARCHITECTS : ACHAL KATARIC
• SYSTEM USED : BAS
• SYSTEM USED : BMS

SUBMITTED BY : KRITIKA, MUSKAN, SIDDHANT, SHIVANI, VANSHIKA STUDIO: 4B

SITE PLAN
EXHIBITION FOCUSED BUILDING USE CORPORATE CRYSTAL
ON URBAN
SUSTAINABILITY  A sustainable cities
initiative by Siemens.
It is the world’s largest
 Showcase for Siemens
exhibition
technologies AUDITORIUM
SIEMENS CENTER OF  A platform for global
COMPETENCE CITIES STREET
collaboration amongst
Offers siemens experts and key players in urban
external professionals a platform
for conducting research and sustainability ENTRANCE
exchanging ideas

CONFERENCE CENTER
The Crystal is open to the public
and city decision makers, EXHIBITION
incorporating a conference
center with 270 seat auditorium
as well as office spaces

BASIC LAYOUT PLAN

Key features and certifications
KEY FIGURES
Floor space of
whole building Corporate areas Exhibition and
4098 m2 street 2221 m2
6920m2

Auditorium 50 seats
100 officedesks
with 270seats cafeteria

•HVAC WEATHER
LIGHTING
STATION

GROUND SOLAR
SOURCE HEAT THERMAL BLACKWATER
PUMP WATERSYSTEM

FIRE ALARM AND

RAINWATER PHOTOVOLTAIC
EVACUATION
 GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS
OUTSTANDING

35 34
LEED points

WATER SELF
30
25
26
90% SUFFICIENCY
86/109 20
14 15
15 30
points IMPROVED ENERGY
AvailablePoints
10
5
23
10

10 9
6
5
4
4
42% EFFICIENCY
Targeted Points 3
0
Sustainable Water Energy & Materials& Indoor Innovation Regional
Sites Efficiency Atmosphere Resources Environmental in Design Priority
Quality

35
BREEAM points

30 27
OUTSTANDING 25
20
18 16
14 15
15 12
86.92% 10
25
8 8 10
16 13
AvailablePoints 5 13
8 8 8 9 7
Targeted Points
0
Management Healthand Energy Transport W ater Materials W aste Land Use Pollution
well being andEcology
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DESIGO BUILDING
AUTOMATION SYSTEM
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 ENERGY SYSTEMS
 100% electric building, ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM
 20% generated by PV panels
 80% from UK power networks
 84 power meters separately for power and lighting

A thermal wheel consists of a circular honeycomb matrix of heat-

absorbing material, which is slowly rotated within the supply and
exhaust air streams of an air-handling system.

 Ground source heat pump

 No use of fossilfuels
 Pipe network, 17 km length
 REMOTE SUPERVISION

SIEMENS ADVANTAGE OPERATION  Consumption Monitoring

 ConsumptionAnalysis
CENTER
 Identification of improvement potential
 Located in Frankfurt / Germany
 Automatic transfer of consumption data
 LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
LIGHTING SYSTEM VENTILATION SYSTEM

• 65% fluorescent • BMS dependent ventilation

lights and 35% LED
with automatically • Natural ventilation at moderate
adjusting brightness temperatures and night.
levels
• Mechanical ventilation at
• Daylight and
presence detectors extreme tempretures.

BUILDING ENVELOPE
BUILDING ENVELOPE
ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS
HEATING AND COOLING
WATER SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT
 Building Management System
BMS

CCTV and PA Lifts and

TAC VISTA FIRE ALARMS
system escalators

HVAC PLUMBING STP

CCTV and PA
BASEMENT 1
system

DOMESTIC
CHILLER PLANTS SOFTENER PUMP
PUMPS FIRE ALARMS BASEMENT 1

COOLING TOWERS SLUDGE HVAC and

SUMP PUMPS BASEMENT 2
AND CT FANS TRANSFER PUMP PLUMBING

CONDENSOR AND STP On site

FILTER FEED
SECONDARY SEWAGE PUMPS
PUMP
PUMPS
BMS ROOM LOCATIONS

AHU AND EXAUST

RO and UV
FANS
 TAC VISTA BUILDING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SYSTEMS MANAGED

ACCESS LIGHTING PUMPING

HVAC
CONTROL CONTROL SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS USED IN THE MALL

TCP/IP CONTROLLERS
 HEATING AND COOLING
KEY POINTS

• PUMPS ARE NOT AUTOMATED

HVAC and
• RUN ACCORDING TO PRESPECIFIED TIME
PLUMBING
SCHEDULE
• MAIN PUMP ROOM IN B2
BASEMENT 2 • SEPARATE CONTROL PANELS NEXT TO
EVERY AHU AND EXAUST FAN UNIT
• SENSORS TO DETECT AIRFLOW IN DUCTS
AND FLOW OF CHILLED WATER IN AHUs
CONTROL
• AHU AND EXAUST FANS GENERALLY
PANELS NEXT
INACCESIBLE BY BMS SYSTEM DUE TO
TO EXAUSTS
MANUAL OVERRIDES
AND AHUs MAIN CONTROL PANEL FOR PUMPS

HVAC EQUIPMENTS
EQUIPMENT QTY.
CHILLER PLANT 10
COOLING TOWER 11
CT FANS 14
CONDENSOR PUMP 14
SECONDARY PUMP 14
VFD 10
PRIMARY PUMP 12
MAIN CHILLER PUMPS HVAC DUCTS AND PIPELINES
 Cctv surveillance AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
PA SYSTEM
CCTV and PA BASEMENT 1
system
KEY POINTS
• Fire alarms are grouped into
KEY POINTS sections and information from
• CCTV surveillance and PA system managed all sensors is relayed to fire-
through one computer system located in boxes located in basement 1.
basement 1 • At the time of study, fire
• All the hardware and management systems alarms were dysfunctional
for CCTVs are provided by PELCO managed due to maintenance work.
by Schneider Electric. • Smoke Detectors coupled
• Use of Internet Protocol (IP) cameras allows with sprinkler systems are
for remote supervision. used, however the exact type
• Surveillance system is not integrated with of equipment is unknown. Fire alarms for different sections of the mall
the main BMS. CCTV hub
List of equipments
PLUMBING EQUIPMENTS STP EQUIPMENTS
EQUIPMENT QTY EQUIPMENT QTY
RO 2 FAB FEED PUMP 4
UV 1 WATER FEED PUMP 2
DOMESTIC PUMP 6 SOFTENER PUMP 2
SOFT WATER TRANSFER PUMP 6 SLUDGE TRANSFER PUMP 2
HYDROPNUMATIC PUMP 9 SLUDGE SCREW PUMP 1
SUMP PUMPS 10
Surveillance and recording PA system hub controlling various speakers
SEWAGE PUMPS 5