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In the face of very strong competition the edge was awarded the\u00a0BREEAM award for offices new construction in 2016, and also won the public vote for the prestigious your BREEAM award.<\/p>\nIn the face of very strong competition the edge was awarded the\u00a0BREEAM award for offices new construction in 2016, and also won the public vote for the prestigious your BREEAM award.<\/p>\n
The Edge is a 40,000m\u00b2 office building in the Zuidas business district in Amsterdam.<\/strong> It was designed for the global financial firm and main tenant, Deloitte. The project aimed to consolidate Deloitte\u2019s employees from multiple buildings throughout the city into a single environment, and to create a \u2018smart building\u2019 to act as a catalyst for Deloitte\u2019s transition into the digital age.<\/p>\n The Edge creates a radically new working environment that is enabled by sustainable technologies. With the world\u2019s highest BREEAM rating awarded to an office building, it integrates numerous smart technologies to create adaptable and intelligent work spaces. The building demonstrates that the pursuit of a vibrant and collaborative working environment can be combined successfully with achieving the highest levels of sustainability.<\/p>\n The Edge uses 70% less electricity than comparable office buildings.<\/strong> The roof and the south-facing facade incorporate the largest array of photovoltaic panels of any European office building, and an aquifer thermal energy storage system provides all of the energy required for heating and cooling.<\/p>\n Occupancy, movement, lighting levels, humidity and temperature are continuously measured, and using smart technology \u2013 including Ethernet-powered LED connected lighting \u2013 the building systems respond to maximise efficiency. But the real outcome of The Edge is not just the reduction in water and energy use of its own users, but also the project\u2019s role as a feasible, high quality example of new technologies, new ways of designing, and news ways of working.<\/p>\n The building\u2019s orientation is based on the path of the sun. The atrium bathes the building in northern daylight while the solar panels on the southern facade shield the workspaces from the sun. The building\u2019s Ethernet-powered LED lighting system is integrated with 30,000 sensors to continuously measure occupancy, movement, lighting levels, humidity and temperature, allowing it to automatically adjust energy use.<\/strong> The atrium acts as a buffer between the workspace and the external environment. Excess ventilation air from the offices is used again to air condition the atrium space. The air is then ventilated back out through the top of the atrium where it passes through a heat exchanger to make use of any warmth.<\/p>\n Rain water is collected on the roof and used to flush toilets, and irrigate the green terraces in the atrium and other garden areas surrounding the building.<\/p>\n Every employee is connected to the building via an app on their smartphone. Using the app they can find parking spaces, free desks or other colleagues, report issues to the facilities team, or even navigate within the building.Employees can customise the temperature and light levels anywhere they choose to work in the building via the mobile app. The app remembers how they like their coffee, and tracks their energy use so they\u2019re aware of it.<\/p>\n The greenspace that separates the building from the nearby motorway acts as an ecological corridor, allowing animals and insects cross the site safely.<\/p>\n Source: http:\/\/www.breeam.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the face of very strong competition the edge was awarded the\u00a0BREEAM award for offices new construction in 2016, and also won the public vote for the prestigious your BREEAM award. The Edge is a 40,000m\u00b2 office building in the … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/zoldenergiablog.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/untitled1-200x300.png\")
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