Dar Group Headquarters Smart Village
This five-story corporate headquarters project had the bold vision of being the first certified LEED Gold building in Egypt and setting a new sustainability standard for the region. The team used an integrated design approach to create a high-performance building envelope and building systems.
To attain LEED Gold certification, the building must achieve between 28% and 30% energy reductions, including on-site renewable energy systems (photovoltaics and solar thermal) to supply between 3% and 5% of the total building energy requirements. Water reduction efforts to achieve 40% or better savings focused on using low flow fixtures and a grey water treatment system.
A net zero energy area of approximately 13,000 ft² was created to showcase cutting-edge sustainable design strategies. This area uses radiant cooling and displacement ventilation systems to decrease energy consumption further to allow offset by renewable PV power systems.
KEY FEATURES
- Use the atrium as an environmental “transition” zone with a water feature to temper and reduce humidity
- Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS) with energy recovery and dehumidification systems
- Reduced fan and pumping energy through system design and equipment selection
- Enhanced electronic air filtration systems
- Thermally-powered variable volume air diffuser systems
- Maximized day-lighting through the building envelope and atrium design with automatic controls
- Reduced ambient light levels coupled with high-efficiency task lighting
