Building Investment (November-December 2021)

Artist impression.
(Source: Zaha Hadid Architects)
Artist impression: The CECEP Shanghai Campus will use 5G network
capability to operate intelligent management and biometric security
systems. (Source: Zaha Hadid Architects)
Artist impression: The CECEP Shanghai Campus will have sustainability
embedded into every aspect of its design and construction.
(Source: Zaha Hadid Architects)
Rating – China's green building evaluation standard – which is the
highest score for any building in Shanghai.
The architecture firm explained that the new CECEP campus
in Shanghai has been designed to be the greenest building in the
city with sustainability embedded into every aspect of its design
and construction. "The 2.3-million-square-foot project sets new
benchmarks for the city in energy conservation, energy efficiency
and sustainability," said the firm.
“The new project echoes CECEP's commitment to
environmental education by creating vital new public spaces
for its staff and neighbouring communities to enjoy the natural
world."
Passive design and renewable energy play key role
The campus' towers are imagined as a series of interlocking rings
that are intended to reduce their visual impact. Their massing
was developed by the studio to optimize their orientation and
building's façade-to-floor ratios so that passive design principles
could be integrated to limit energy consumption.
Thermal mass and external solar shading will be used for
heating and cooling in tandem with waste-heat recovery systems.
The thermal ice storage will produce ice during the night and
then be used for air conditioning the next day – reducing energy
demand during peak daytime hours.
Other key sustainable measures in the scheme will include
the installation of solar photovoltaics on rooftops and as cladding
throughout the campus, which will be connected to battery
storage and an on-site micro-grid. Rainwater harvesting will
be used to irrigate expansive green spaces and landscaping
throughout the scheme.
Prioritizing local and recycled materials
The materiality of the campus is yet to be disclosed, though Zaha
Hadid Architects is committed to using recycled materials and
prefabricated components in its construction. Prefabricated
elements will also be used and these will be manufactured locally
in an effort to support the local economy and help to reduce the
embodied carbon of the scheme.
As part of the project, Zaha Hadid Architects will also overhaul
an existing industrial building on site built in the 1930s. Named the
Shanghai Minghua Sugar Plant, the riverside factory will be used
as a space to host CEPEC's education and community engagement
programmes.
Energy usage optimized by 5G network
CECEP Shanghai Campus will be complete with an intelligent
building management system. Reliant on a 5G network, it will
automatically monitor and react to changes in internal conditions
such as temperature, natural daylight, or the number of occupants
to help reduce energy consumption. This system will also
incorporate biometric security systems that will allow staff and
visitors to enter the building without having to touch potentially
contaminated communal surfaces.
Artist impression: (Source: Zaha Hadid Architects)
(Source: dezeen.com)
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