Having in mind building sustainability high rise buildings present particular challenges. Some example of high rise already have applied different sustainable strategies systems such are : wind transition season, wind turbines, heliostats – tower spire, low emissivity glass façade, higher voltage power-up system, sky source ventilation, dedicated charcoal air filters for suites, smart lighting and mechanical control, electronic metering, solar enhanced stack effect, solar engine and so on.
The behavior of residents and tenants of a sustainable facility play an important role in reducing impact on the environment.
Architects should design the systems that helps people to engage in conservation and recycling. At the beginning it is necessary to define requested sustainability, what kinds of behaviors are expected or required of residents in a sustainable skyscraper and finally is building systems are going to be complex, technical, and require careful monitoring and maintenance, or will they be ‘carefree and automatic’?
Thanks for your answering dear Amir causevic. you are right those strategies and people behaviors effected energy consumption, but there is one important question how many percent of energy saving we are looking for? there is too much energy losing when these skyscrapers is under constructions this is more than 50 percent of this kind of Buildings in its life. About residents behaviors in my opinion sustainability is not only about energy usage, people behaviors sustainability is important as much as energy sustainability,I think residents have to learn so many new behaviors to use these kind of building.
Currently pending construction in Singapore, the EDITT Tower will be a paragon of “Ecological Design In The Tropics”. Designed by TR Hamzah & Yeang and sponsored by the National University of Singapore, the 26-story high-rise will boast photovoltaic panels, natural ventilation, and a biogas generation plant all wrapped within an insulating living wall that covers half of its surface area. The verdant skyscraper was designed to increase its location’s bio-diversity and rehabilitate the local ecosystem in Singapore’s metropolis.
Approximately half of the surface area of the EDITT Tower will be wrapped in organic local vegetation, and passive architecture will allow for natural ventilation. Publicly accessible ramps will connect upper floors to the street level lined in shops, restaurants and plant life. The building has also been designed for future adaptability, with many walls and floors that can be moved or removed. In a city known for its downpours, the building will collect rainwater and integrate a grey-water system for both plant irrigation and toilet flushing with an estimated 55% self-sufficiency.
855 square meters of photovoltaic panels will provide for 39.7% of the building’s energy needs, and plans also include the ability to convert sewage into biogas and fertilizer. The tower will be constructed using many recycled and recyclable materials, and a centralized recycling system will be accessible from each floor.
Read more: Singapore’s Ecological EDITT Tower – Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building