海角视频

Mistral A Building Analysis

Warsaw, Poland

海角视频 supported developer Blizzard Real Estate to transform an office building on the western outskirts of Warsaw, Poland 鈥� ensuring that a major refurbishment project helped to improve the energy performance of the building and help attract new occupants.

Our experts conducted an energy audit of the office building to identify ways of increasing its energy efficiency and reduce operational carbon emissions.

海角视频 was engaged to deliver expertise around building services engineering and energy consultancy.

We delivered a comprehensive energy performance analysis to make the site more sustainable, but also ensure compliance with EU taxonomy.

A digital twin was developed to show the impact of interventions on lowering energy bills, as well as reducing operational carbon intensity, set alongside capital costs.

Challenge

Mistral A, constructed in 2001, has served its tenants for more than two decades. To enhance tenant comfort and integrate modern technologies, the owner decided to modernise the building. This renovation will incorporate ESG solutions to minimise the carbon footprint of the asset and foster a welcoming environment for those working in the office complex.

Building services equipment in the market has generally undergone radical improvement during the course of those two decades in terms of energy intensity, so our client saw the opportunity to significantly improve the site鈥檚 operational carbon footprint as part of the refurbishment.

海角视频 was engaged to deliver expertise around building services engineering and energy consultancy, to deliver a comprehensive energy performance analysis with suggestions for key improvements that would not only support the client to make the site more sustainable, as well as supporting the client鈥檚 own ESG strategy.

Solution

Our team conducted a thorough investigation and assessment of the current MEP infrastructure and equipment. An opportunity was identified to replace the existing gas-fired boiler and two air chiller units with modern, low carbon alternatives.

The aim of the analysis was to find the optimal technical solution to minimise the use of energy at the most efficient and rational investment cost level. Our experts, informed by an external report, conducted 鈥淭hermovision鈥� and blower door tests to build a comprehensive picture of thermal leakage from the building. Blower door tests are a diagnostic tool to determine how much air is entering or escaping from the building by its envelope. Thermovision is used for detecting energy/thermal leaks in the building envelope. The thermal imaging pictures were taken at night in normal conditions and during the blower door test. A number of areas of impaired thermal performance were identified, with suggested interventions outlined to ensure the insulation of the building is optimised as part of the refurbishment.

A digital model of the geometry of the building was also prepared, using specialist IES VE software. This enabled detailed calculations of the thermal efficiency of structure. Using these calculations, we further developed the model into a digital twin of the building. This interactive resource was used to analyse and assess the relative merits of the different interventions, but was also an important tool in communicating the assessment and suggested improvement works to the client and wider design team.

The digital twin demonstrated the impact of interventions both on lowering the client鈥檚 and occupants鈥� energy bills, as well as reducing the operational carbon intensity of the site, set alongside the capital costs of the investments and a schedule of predicted payback time.

In the accompanying report, we also outlined the client鈥檚 requirements for compliance with EU taxonomy, as well as highlighting the most impactful suggested interventions to further support the client鈥檚 sustainability targets and ESG strategy and reporting.

Value

Our comprehensive assessment and analysis of the building鈥檚 energy usage and thermal integrity, set alongside the bespoke digital twin developed by our experts, ensured the client was able to make fully-informed decisions about the most impactful and cost-efficient way of investing in the MEP infrastructure and equipment.

The refurbishment of the property will allow the client to go to market with a fully refreshed building, supporting it to engage with potential new occupants, while the key interventions made ensure maximum energy efficiency.