The role of international partnerships in delivering low-energy building design: A case study

Kristen Parrish, Reshma Singh

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Abstract

This paper presents the role of an international design assistance team in the design of a low-energy building in Singapore. Staff from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Austrian Institute of Technology, and Nanyang Technological University formed a team, known as the Scientific Planning Support (SPS) team, to provide design assistance and process support during the design phase of a low-energy building project. Specifically, the SPS team worked on the Clean Tech Two project, a tenanted laboratory and office building that seeks Green Mark Platinum Plus, the highest possible certification level for green buildings in Singapore. The SPS team hosted design charrettes, helped to develop design alternatives, and provided suggestions on the design process in support of this aggressive energy target. This paper describes these efforts and discusses how teams like the SPS team can be leveraged to achieve high performance, low-energy buildings at an international scale.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICSDEC 2012
Subtitle of host publicationDeveloping the Frontier of Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction - Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction
Pages72-80
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 15 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd Annual International Conference Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, ICSDEC 2012 - Fort Worth, TX, United States
Duration: Nov 7 2012Nov 9 2012

Publication series

NameICSDEC 2012: Developing the Frontier of Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction - Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction

Other

Other2nd Annual International Conference Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, ICSDEC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Worth, TX
Period11/7/1211/9/12

Keywords

  • Design Process
  • High-Performance Buildings
  • International partnerships
  • Sustainability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Architecture

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