Intuitive Energy Monitoring

 

 

Sustainability is a very important factor that plays a part in HJ2K Design Lab’s ethos for office build in the future. Monitoring using simple, intuitive graphics will allow key elements such as energy systems, water systems, green space impacts and carbon usage to be easily understood and compared.

This allows offices to make informed decisions about how they work.

 

This advanced technology in offices not only improves the environmental impact including a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating and an EPC rating of ‘A’.

This allows a high-performance building to stand out in the competitive market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BREEAM

 

HJ2K Design Lab will not only meet but also excel the standards set by BREEAM UK New Construction Assessment requirements.

The firm aims to achieve this through the integration and use of scheme by clients and their project teams at key stages in the design and construction process. The assessment addressed the major sustainability issues that arises in The Office building of the Future using the following nine key categories:

 

Management

Health and Wellbeing

Energy

Transport

Water

Materials

Waste

Land Use and Ecology Pollution

 

HJ2K Design Lab aims to meet at least 70% on the BREEAM score in all new built construction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Ecosystems

 

Our office buildings will interact with the surrounding context. The building will capitalize on solar energy, water from rain and utilizing wind energy for cooling and ventilation.

 

Converting excess urban CO2 into oxygen is one of the few significant sustainable strategies that HJ2K Design Lab plans to use in its technological strategy.  The studio and its inhabitants will not only enjoy the interactive spaces created, but also reap the benefits from access to natural ventilation and light.

 

 

 

Net-Zero Energy

 

 

The Studio spaces aims to produce just as much energy as it uses becoming a high-performance building that improves indoor environment quality, enhances productivity and encourages healthy behavior.

 

The use of Narrow floor plates and efficient facades use passive strategies to decrease energy consumption and costs while increasing occupant satisfaction, radiant heating and cooling systems and efficient lighting, coupled with smart monitoring and occupant controls, provide users with personal control of their environments creating a greater comfort and productivity overall.

 

 

Heat Recovery Ventilator

 

To supplement the Net-Zero Energy plan, the OFB will utilize a system of supplementary ventilation and heat recovery ventilators. The heat recovery ventilator will capture exhaust heat and then produces conditioned fresh air. 

 

 

Reducing Carbon Footprint

 

Determining a project’s embodied carbon is challenging due to limited or unavailable material data. The OBF’s embodied-carbon strategy will focus on making informed choices during the design and material procurement process by considering relevant comparative data. Carbon Accounting will be commonplace within the next decade as Life Cycle Analysis is increasingly a focus in new construction.

Strategies to reduce the OBF’s embodied carbon include reducing or eliminating Portland cement since its manufacture accounts for 2 percent of all US greenhouse gas emissions and requiring embodied carbon reporting and using a material’s carbon footprint of as one of the decision-making metrics. To offset resource consumption, trees selected for the OBF site will absorb almost 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide over 30 years, and it is expected that a conscientious owner will offset the remaining carbon impact by supporting regional or international reforestation efforts.