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ARCHITECTURE Shining with sustainability System also allows members of staff to monitor energy consumption daily Web Earth has brought its ethos of sustainability closer to home by installing Solar PV panels on the rooftop of the group’s Singapore headquarters. The move comes as growing numbers of companies in Singapore are switching on to the many benefits of renewable energy. The system has been designed to power all the practice’s communal facilities as well as its lifts, lighting and water pumps. The aim is to reduce the building’s overall energy consumption and the system also allows members of staff to monitor energy consumption daily from laptops and iPhones to ensure it is working correctly. Web Structures’ state-of-the-art headquarters is already one of the most environmentally friendly in Singapore. The five-storey building at 40 Carpenter Street – one of the city’s prime business locations – was designed with sustainability in mind. Minimal use of materials was key in all areas of its renovation to minimise the embodied emissions associated with the office. Recycled cardboard has been used to create furniture. And where new equipment was required existing lighting was replaced by high efficiency T5 lighting and controlled by motion and daylight sensors where applicable. Richard Outhwaite, director of Web Earth, oversaw the project to put panels on its rooftop and says solar power is proving to be an attractive investment for companies in Singapore. A view from the top floor He says: “Singapore is a great place for PV panels because we have yearround, constant sun exposure. “All the country’s energy is imported from neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia and energy costs are at an all-time high in Singapore. “Current prices mean returns of between 12-15 per cent on investment and a seven to eight year payback. “Leading companies, such as food distributor and supermarket retailer Sheng Siong, recently installed large PV arrays on their warehouse rooftops, with investment and profitability one of the main drivers.” Web Earth has incorporated the use of solar PV panels in its approach to eco-friendly design excellence. They include residential homes in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, targetting zero energy consumption and the new eng Wah retail development at Clenmenti, achieving green mark platinum status recently.. Richard says: “Solar panels are playing an increasing role in our approach to incorporate renewable energy into our design and they really can make a big difference, both financially and in terms of sustainability. “Increasing numbers of our clients are looking to benefit from cheap, reliable and environmentally friendly solar power.” He adds: “The solar energy market in Singapore is so competitive right now and there are start-up businesses entering the market that will install solar panels on a roof free of charge! “The tenant then buys the energy, at a cheaper price than local utility tariffs, from the solar leasing company over 20 years. “The market in Singapore has developed a sustainable path to open the city’s extensive building stock to renewable energy on a large scale. “Some of Singapore blue chip companies, such as Woh Hup, the largest privately owned construction company in Singapore, have installed large PV systems under a leasing model to cut their energy bills and reduce their operational carbon emissions.” 58 november-december, green+.2014
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