Creating Europe’s Greenest Building
Abtec Building Technologies, the UK’s leading building control experts, has revealed the extent of its work on Europe’s greenest building, the Crystal.
The uniquely shaped, glass-clad structure is London’s newest landmark and encompasses an area of more than 6,300 square metres. Inside is the world’s largest exhibition on the future of cities covering 2,000 square metres. The high-tech exhibition is fully interactive with two immersive film theatres and more than 50 screens with a host of games and experiences that help visitors explore the cities of the future.
The client realised substantial energy savings through room and floor occupancy control for both lighting and HVAC. Even when occupied, energy is saved through daylight linking and preset dimming. In corridor and toilet areas, dimming presets are as low as 25% brightness.
Abtec’s role in this historic building included:
- Designing and implementing the building control system for the lighting; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; blinds and window ventilation
- Integrating intelligent window and roof vent actuation to the main building control system, to enable natural ventilation and air flow
- Building the external façade lighting control
