Green Solutions for a Sustainable Built Environment
18 Aug 2008

This seminar addresses two very vital aspects of green building design: an integrated climate-appropriate building design and efficient active building systems.

Passive building design is a highly challenging task in the tropics and with the very little mileage offered by the climate, it becomes both important and challenging to determine how effectively the building can utilize natural lighting, ventilation and cooling resources and this in turn has a long-term impact on the building occupants' well-being and the building's energy performance.

The building's active systems, ranging from renewable solar energy system to indoor climate control system, compliment the architectural design. They govern the building's operation and maintenance costs and like the building envelope, shape the building's long-term environmental impact.

Objectives

•	Explore key opportunities provided by the tropical environment to design passive strategies.
•	Address key challenges posed by the climate in implementing some of the most easily conceived passive strategies.
•	Discuss and articulate the facts and fallacies behind the implementation of appropriate passive strategies.
•	Provide a general introduction to the technical aspects of the various types of green energy generation systems.
•	Explain how innovative mechanical, electrical and control system design can create high performance buildings that have high energy efficiency and low operating cost.
•	Share with the participants advanced IAQ management technologies and strategies to enhance the working environment.

Target Audience

•	Architects
•	Consulting Engineers
•	Contractors
•	Developers
•	Facilities Manager

Programme Outline

•	Sustainable Development Initiative
	Guest Speaker: Ms Michelle Tan, Head of Environmental Services Division, IE Singapore
•	Update on Clean Energy Industry Development in Singapore
	Speaker: Mr Federick Ow, Senior officer, Singapore Economic Development Board
•	Passive Methods for Green Building Design in the Tropics
	- Tropical Climate – a Boon or a Curse to Climatologically Responsive Designers - Sun, Wind and Rain in Tropical Building Design - Energy Efficient Facade Design for the Tropics (ETTV/RETV) - Natural Ventilation in Tropical Buildings - New Materials and Technologies - Other Potential Passive Strategies in Green Building Design
	Speaker: Dr Uma Maheswaran, Director, ZEB-Technology Pte Ltd
•	Active Systems for Low Energy Eco-Friendly Buildings
	Green Energy Systems and Efficient Energy Generation: - Photovoltaic, BIPV and Solar Thermal Systems - Geothermal Systems - Combined Heat & Power - Fuel Cells - District Cooling & Thermal Storage
	Efficient HVAC and Lighting Systems: - Energy Recovery, Demand-Controlled Ventilation, Displacement Cooling and Weather Responsive Strategies - Low Energy Lighting Systems, Daylight Harvesting, Occupancy Sensing and Lighting Sweep Programmes
	Smart Controls and Automation: - Interactive Multi-System Control, Peak Load Shifting, Load Shedding, Advanced Chiller Optimization and Weather Programmes
	Human Comfort Systems for High Performance Environment: - Indoor Environment Quality & Human Productivity - Types of IAQ Factors, Contaminants and Toxins - Managing Ultra-fine Particulates - Managing Bioaerosol - Managing VOCs - IAQ & Energy Efficiency
	Speaker: Mr Lui Wing Sin, General Manager, GETC Asia Pte Ltd

7 Professional Development Units (PDUs) to be awarded by Professional Engineers Board, Singapore

Date: 18 September 2008
Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Venue: Singapore Management University

For more information on the programme and registration, please contact the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) at Tel: 63388578 or Email: joann@seas.org.sg or download the brochure here.