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Project Goal: Satisfy "Living Building Challenge"
Measure + Target Value - 1
70% reduction of energy usage from an equivalent building baseline
Strategies - 1:
Passive solar design (Efficient Façade, Daylight shading system )
Maximize daylighting
Natural ventilation - minimize HVAC system size with Night-Purge
Adsorption Chiller + Combined heat and power
Solar Panel
Battery storage
Measure + Target Value - 2
Zero cut off the pristine trees
Strategies - 2:
Harmonize the building shape to the topography
Measure + Target Value - 3
Zero potable water usage for irrigation
60% Water Use Intensity (WUI) reduction than baseline building of the same type
100% usage of recycle(captured) water
Strategies - 3:
Recycle water usage for toilets
Low-flow fixtures
Rainwater capture
Graywater capture
Measure + Target Value - 4
2% agricultural area + food market
Strategies - 4:
To integrate opportunities for connecting the community to locally grown fresh food
By providing the agricultural space and food market space on the site.
Other Challenge:
20% or more of the materials construction budget must come from within 500 kilometers of construction site.