Ministry of Manpower, Bendemeer Service Center

Year:

2011

Category:

New Non-Residential Building

Rating:

Green Mark Award for Buildings – Platinum

Features:

• Estimated energy savings: 2,113,616 kWh/yr; Estimated water savings: 12,846 m3/yr; ETTV: 35.32 W/m2.
• Chiller plant with efficiency of 0.58kW/ RT – Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contract Project (GESP).
• Under floor air-conditioning for general offices, through proprietary carpet with micro pores discharge.
• Permanent measurement and verification instrumentation for the monitoring of chilled-water plant efficiency and heat balancing.
• Passive displacement ventilation for customer service hall and multi-purpose hall.
• LED lighting system for the entire development, use of motion sensors for toilets and staircases and use of photo sensors to control office periphery lighting.
• Extensive landscaping, porous paving to reduce the urban heat island effect and bio swales to prevent flooding by filtering rainwater through surface vegetation.
• 35kWp of onsite energy generated through photovoltaic cells.
• Use of water efficient fittings that are rated Excellent under WELS and recycling of grey water for toilet flushing.