Sustainabilty

Germany Sustainable Development Strategy:

The Federal Government aims to achieve the sustainability objectives outlined in the 2030 Agenda. The key areas of action include energy, climate protection, circular economy, housing, transport, food, and agriculture. The German Sustainable Building Council developed the DGNB system, a global sustainability standard.

 A multi-purpose project as proposed is a complex project designed and built to containn a group of retail stores, service establishments, and residential suites usually with large parking spaces available and delivering many interconnected activities for a specific community or neighbourhood. We propose a project that will be a market hub for economic and customer comfort while greatly impacting sustainability and climate change. Large shopping malls, and residential structures can have major impacts on energy consumption because of the characteristics of the structure. Fortunately, Moor Construct recommends improving energy consumption in our projects to increase their worth and value.

 Internationally, there are differences in energy use and system solutions due to local outdoor climate, available energy resources, prices, national building regulations, traditions, etc. For a shopping centre and offices, tenants are generally international chains, which usually have the same demands for system solutions, indoor climate, and so forth along with their counterparts in other locations, regardless of the climatic differences. Shopping centres usually tend to have large lighting loads, high population density and hence a large air conditioning demand. There is also a trend towards increasing glass surfaces and such design features affect the energy balance of the building.

Most European structures have already been built, but there is still enormous potential for energy savings thanks to the practice of regular retrofitting and redesign, This state of constant change offers regular opportunities to improve the technical systems, such as lighting, ventilation, the building envelope, and monitoring systems which is included in our concept and design.

 Strategies for reducing energy consumption in shopping centres

General strategies for the reduction of energy consumption in shopping malls include, but are not limited to:

• Implementation of a multifunctional climate adaptive façade system, with multi-purpose coatings as well as potential applications for the strategic integration of vegetation to reduce heating and cooling demand.

• Application of smart natural ventilation and cooling to reduce the use of energy-intensive climate control systems,

• The application of heat pumps and heat-recovery technologies to reuse waste heat.

• The implementation of LED lighting with optimal Light management systems and sensors to make lighting more efficient.

• The enabling of greater use of natural light through windows, skylights, and solar tubes.

• The implementation of renewable energy generation, incorporating solar collectors, photovoltaic (PV) panels, and innovative battery systems to help meet the building’s energy needs.

• The implementation of an intelligent building energy management system to enable fine-tuned control of all systems to reduce energy consumption and operational costs.