scene setting and scheduling. Employing such control can optimise the lighting provision based on real-time demand, the availability of natural light and the required occupant experience. Such systems also allow for adaptable lighting
It is still early days for BS EN 17037, but its timely introduction has caught the wave of building designers and clients that have increasing awareness of the benefits of daylighting to the health, wellbeing and productivity of building occupants. This appears to be evidenced by the current s...
The spokes help order the exposed building services on the column-free floor plates, with the chilled beams alternating every third recess with the track-mounted lighting and sprinklers, and containment. The offices were originally heated by oil-fired boilers located in the basement plantroom. Under...
The offices also feature an energy efficient LED lighting scheme incorporating daylight dimming to prioritise natural daylight over artificial illumination. The façade incorporates a saw-tooth detail, where giant timber mullions shade the angled, glazed elements. Glazing is high-performance, low solar...
The offices are illuminated by an LED lighting system – which uses 60% less energy than the New Zealand building code requirement – with intelligent controls incorporating both occupancy and daylight level sensors. ‘The lighting levels are designed to minimise operational energy use, targeting less...
thermal comfort, CO2and daylighting at each desk position across a floor plate on an hourly basis. The tool can identify areas in a building where the IEQ is likely to reduce levels of occupant productivity. It can then be used to optimise architectural test fits of options to improve ...