EKOCHERAS BLOCK A OFFICE

Project Description

GBI Rating

Silver

Certificate No.

GBI-NRNC-0205(P)

Validity Date

15 Sept 2017 – 14 Sept 2020

Building Category

Non-Residential New Construction (NRNC)

Location

NO. 693, BATU 5, JALAN CHERAS, 56000 KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur

Local Authority

DBKL - Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

Owner

EKOVEST CAPITAL SDN BHD

Green Strategies 1. Energy Efficiency  Performance glazing with low-emissivity coating  Energy monitoring system to monitor and analyse the monthly energy consumption data  Maximum Demand Limiting program installed on the EMS to actively control the building elements in order to limit the instantaneous peak power consumed by the building as a whole, thus avoiding penalties imposed by the power companies.  Photo-voltaic system with capacity of 200.4 kWp supplements electricity consumption of the air-conditioning chiller plant. This generation capacity is equivalent to 4% of the predicted energy consumption of the building.  The air-conditioning system using chilled water fan coil units (FCU) allow a high degree of temperature control as there are many FCUs each serving a relatively small area of the floor which are independently adjustable by the office occupants.  Lighting requirements in all tenancy agreements make it legally binding for all tenants to implement the following in their fit-outs:  Limit interior lighting zones to no more than 100 m2  Average lighting illuminance level to comply with MS 1525  All luminaires to be high efficiency and longer life LED or T5 fluorescent light tubes with high frequency digital ballasts  All installed lifts are regenerative drive lifts.  A Commissioning Specialist engaged to provide commissioning advice, monitor and verify the commissioning of all building energy systems. 2. Water Conservation  Water efficient fittings resulting in reduction of potable water consumption by more than 60%  Rainwater harvesting resulting in reduction of potable water consumption of 59% for landscape irrigation  Water sub-meters linked to the EMS help in automatically detecting any leakages or wastage of water  Recycling of fire system test water for sprinkler and wet riser systems 3. Healthy Indoor Environment  Good level of diffused lighting for significant portion of the office due to extensive high-performance glazing provided. 4. Resource conservation  Efficient structural design with Concrete Usage Index of 0.34 m3/m2 reduces carbon footprint  Reused building materials costing >7 % of total material cost  Recycled content materials costing > 30% of total material cost  Regional materials costing > 45% of total material cost  Electric car charging points provided for 20 carpark bays  Reserved parking for hybrid and electric cars as well as for carpool vehicles  IBS score of 58 5. Reduction of heat island effect  Softscape covering 40% of total development area  30% of softscape area consists of plant species that are considered herb or food.  High albedo hardscape and roof finishes