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Rab Bennetts OBE RIBA

Bennetts Associates, Architects

Combining good architecture

with sustainability

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates‟ offices, 2000 - 2002

Bennetts Associates projects 1987 - 2011

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Hotel in Amsterdam

Conservation of historic buildings

Masterplanning and residential

Powergen HQ, Coventry 1991-1994

Powergen HQ, Coventry 1991-1994

John Menzies, Edinburgh 1993-1995

John Menzies, Edinburgh 1993-1995

BT Scottish HQ, Edinburgh 1997-1999

BT Scottish HQ, Edinburgh 1997-1999

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Six performance indicators:

• operational CO2

• embodied CO2

• waste

• water

• biodiversity

• transport

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Focus on reducing operational CO2

• realistic briefing

• maximum “passive” design

• minimum “active” design

• renewable energy

• post-occupancy assessment

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Passive Design

Orientation

Solar Shading

Insulation and airtightness

Thermal mass

Daylight

Natural ventilation, where viable

Night purging

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Conventional office benchmark

approximately 80-90 Kg/CO2/m²/year

Wessex Water

measured 25-30 Kg/CO2/m²/year

Wessex Water Operations Centre, Bath 1998 - 2000

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Brighton library 1999-2004

Conventional benchmark

approximately 80-90 Kg/CO2/m²/year

Predicted 8 Kg/CO2/m²/year

Actual 27 Kg/CO2/m²/year

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Plan before development Concept plan 2003

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Typical floor plan

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Ground floor plan

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Ground floor plan

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

City office benchmark 134 Kg/CO2/m²/year

New Street Square

- fancoil 66 Kg/CO2/m²/year

- chilled beams 40 Kg/CO2/m²/year

BREEAM Excellent

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

City office benchmark 134 Kg/CO2/m²/year

2011 target 30 Kg/CO2/m²/year

BREEAM Excellent

Offices, New Street Square, City of London 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Phase 1

Phase 2

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Predicted

16kg/CO2/m²/year

Benchmark

80-90 Kg/CO2/m²/year

Informatics Forum, Edinburgh University 2003-2008

Operational CO2

certificates

Bennetts Associates Carbon Emission Benchmarking

-5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190

EPC Rating

Type 4 Typical

Type 4 Good Practice

Type 3 Good Practice

Type 2 Good Practice

Type 1 Good Practice

RST

Wessex Water Predicted

Wessex Water Actual

Brighton Library Predicted

Brighton Library Actual

New Street Square

Potterrow

Matthew Hay

City Inn 2

Mark Lane

Reading

Worcester Library

Haymarket Green Base

Ashburton Court

Haymarket Green Enhanced

Zero Asset Office Renewables

Heating and Hot Water

Cooling

Fans and pumps

Humidification

Lighting

Unregulated Building

Unregulated Occupant

Unregulated Special

A Rated

B Rated

C Rated

D Rated

E Rated

F Rated

G Rated

Benchmarking Bennetts Associates‟ projects

Local climate, local materials

Local climate, local materials

Globalisation

- Focus on CO2 reduction

- Analysis and feedback

- „Passive‟ design to reduce demand

- Renewable and/or local energy sources

- Local climatic conditions

- Local solutions

- good architecture

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