CASE STUDY OF THE EDGE BUILDING

1. kalas, PUNE
THE EDGE
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS

2. K a l a s , P u n e
INTRODUCTION -THE EDGE
• The Edge building was built in 2015 in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, as one of the most successful examples
of sustainable architecture.
• This building is currently considered as the most
stable office building in the world.
• Its sophisticated design, combined with intelligence
and advanced technology, has achieved a ninety-eight
percent stability score based on the Birim standard.

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• TYPOLOGYY :
• Office Building, in Zuidas business district
• AREA : 40,000m²
• AIM : To create a ‘smart building’ to act as a catalyst for D
eloitte’s transition into the digital age
• BREEAM VERSION : BREEAM NL new construction
• STAGE : Post construction
• SCORE : 98.36 %
• BREEAM RATING : Outstanding, world’s highest
awarded to office building

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INTRODUCTION –ABOUT BUILDING
• The Edge under went BREEAM certification as away of measuring the
most innovative aspects of itdesign and realization.
• The over all concept of the building was always to be exemplary to stand
out from the crowd as a future proof office that raises standards in the
Netherlands and internationally.
• The Edge leads to lower energy and maintenance costs reduced sickness
leave and higher productivity which ultimately achieves a much better
financial performance.

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• ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
• AQUIFIPER THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
• CONSCIOUS CHOICE OF MATERIALS
• SHARED PARKING FACILITIES
• RE-USE OF RAINWATER
• SOLAR PANELS AT THREE LEVELS
• LIGHT OVER ETHERNET
• HIGH INSULATION VALUED WALLE

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FORM EVOLUTIONS VS
DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS
• The scale of the space and the
atmospheres created by a subtle
differentiation in material sand
Lighting make the atrium a natural
gathering place.
• As a continuous surface this façade
folds in to the roof to animate the
Building not only acting as a
window that unveils its daily
activities to the out side but also
framing the varying surroundings
to the inside.

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EXEMPLARY INNOVATION
EXEMPLARY EVOLUTION
• BREEAM is not only energy neutral but also energy positive.
The Edge uses 70% less electricity than comparable office buildings.
• The roof and the south-facing façade incorporate the largest array of
photovoltaic panels of any Europe an office building.
• An aquifer thermal energy storage system provides all of the energy
required for heating and cooling.
• A heath-pump was applied to this storage system significantly increases
efficiency.
• These and several other innovations have ensured that The Edges cored
particularly well on innovation credits.
• Occupancy ,movement, lighting levels, humidity and temperature are
continuously measured and using mart technology –including Ethernet-
powered LED connected lighting– the building systems respond to
maximize efficiency.
• The real outcome of The Edge is not just the reduction in water and
energy use of its own users but also the project’s role as a feasible high
quality example of new technologies new ways of designing and news
ways of working.

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ORIENTATION
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9. ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
THE GREEN SPACE THAT SEPARATES THE BUIL
DING FROM THE NEARBY MOYORWAY ACTS AS
AN ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR ALLOWING ANIMAL
S AND INSECTS CROSS THE SAFETY
SITE PLAN
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10. GROUND FLOOR PLAN
STAIRCASE
ENTRY PORCH
SITTING AREA GROUND FLOOR

11. SOLAR PANEL ON
SOUTH FACADE CONDITION AIR
SECTION

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ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES –
FACADES
Each façade is uniquely detailed according to its orientation and purpose:
• Loadbearing walls to the south east and west have smaller openings to provide thermal mass and
shading and solid openable panels for ventilation
• Louvers on the south facades are designed according to sun angles and provide additional
shading for the office spaces reducing solar heat gain.
• Solar panels on the south façade provide enough sustainable electricity to power all
smartphones, laptops and electric cars.
• The North facades are highly transparent and use thicker glass to dampen noise from the
motorway.
• The atrium facade is totally transparent, allowing views out over the dyke , and steady north
lighting.

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HIGH INSULATION FROM A GLASS
FAÇADE
• The building’s external glass façade measures 47
millimeters on average , which results in a sound
proof value that is 5dB higher than is required by
organization Bouwbesluit .
• The North façades are highly transparent but use a
thicker glass to dampen noise
from the motor way. The internal walls
are designed to be sound proof as well.

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FEATURES-SMART LIGHTNING
• The building’s Ethernet-powered LED lighting system
called LOE (Lightover Ethernet)is integrated with30,00
0 sensors to continuously measure occupancy,
movement, lighting levels , humidity and temperature
allowing it to automatically adjust energy use.
• The system also enables employees to use an
application on their smartphone or table to
regulate the climate and light over their individual
work spaces.
• The Light over Ethernet (LOE) LED system is powered
by Ethernet and 100% IP based.
• This makes the system fie each luminaire individually
computer controllable, so that changes can be
implemented quickly and easily without opening
suspended celing .

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FEATURES - PV PRODUCTION
• The Edge uses a total of more than 5,900 square metres of solar panels.
• The roofs over the building spaces are laid out in solar panels totaling over 4,100 square metres
and of which are connected to the grid,
• Next to this, the south façade of The Edge contains 720 square metres of solar panels and the
roof iscovered with an additional 1,086 square metres of solar panels.
• The Edge uses a total of more than 5,900 square metres of solar panels,
• The on-site production is provided by 720 square metres of solar panels on the south facade of
the Edge and another 1,086 square metres on the roof.
• The solar panels that cover the roof provide electricity for the aquifer thermal energy storage
which generates all energy required for heating and cooling the building.
• Solar panels on the south façade provide enough sustainable electricity to power all smartphone
laptops and electric cars.
• The off-site production is provided by 4.100 sqaure metres of solar panels from the roofs over the
University of Amsterdam.

16. NATURAL AND MECHANICAL VENTILATIO
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• The atrium acts as a buffer between the work
space and the external environment excess
ventilation air from the offices is used again
to air condition the atrium space.
• The air is then ventilated back out
through the top of the atrum where it
passes through a heat exchanger to
make use of any warmth.
• The atrium and its iconic slanted roof,
which looks from the outside as if a
wedge has been sliced off the building.
floods the workspaces with daylight and
provides sound buffer from the adjacent
highway and train tracks.
• Every workspace is within 7 meters (23 feet)
of a window.

17. THERMAL ENERGY
STORAGE
• An aquifer thermal energy storage sy
stem generates all energy required
for heating and cooling the building.
• This system is equipped with a new
evaporator unit with an innovative
technology that has never been used
before. In theory, this particular unit
is 15% more efficient than the other
units.
• Two 130 m deep wells reach down
(one fr cold water and another for
warm water) to an aquifer, allowing
thermal energy differentials to be
stored deep underground.

18. ENERGY CONSUMPTIONP-
• 7tal primary energy consumption: 67.6k kwh PE/
m².year
• Fossil primary energy consumption: 56.7 kWh PE
/m².year
• Renewable energy production (PV): 3 kWh PE/m²
year
• The level of final energy consumption of the build
ing will vary between -0.3 and 40.7 kWh/m² year d
epending on the availability of the renewable ene
rgy supply by the PV production.
• Estimated water consumption 4.1 m³/ person year
(20% of grey water)
ENERGY SYSTEM -
Heating, Cooling and DHW system:
• A geothermal system based on aquifer thermal
storage which pumps cold/warm water into/out of
the building, depending on the indoor or outdoor
• climate.-The pumps and the evaporator unit can be
powered by fossil or renewable electricity.
Ventilation system:
• Natural ventilation (automatic openable window
panels in the south façade) and mechanical
ventilation (double flow heat exchanger).
• A rainwater harvest system can also cover the
water needs in the DHW in the toilets.

20. RAIN WATER HARVESTING:
• Rain water is collected on the roof and used to flush toilets, and irrigate the green terracesin the atrium and other garden a
reas surrounding the building.
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR:
• The building is located in a low environmental impact site.
• The greenspace that separates the building from the nearby motorway acts as an ecological corridorwhich allows animals
and insects to safely cross the site.
ACCESSIBILITY:
-Safety for pedestrians and bicyles is considered inside the buiding. Public transport (train, tram, bus) isnearby. There is a char
ging point for electric cars, scooters and bicycles.
-The bicycle parking is large enough to provide parking space for bicycles of employees.
-Even before and after office hours the parking facility is publicly accessible, allowing people to park when visiting the neighbori
ng hospital.
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS:
-95% of the materials used have a responsible and demonstrable origin. All wood in The Edge
-FSC Forest Stewardship Council)-certified.

21. Cycle parking
Car parking
Cleaning robot

22. SMARTPHONE – AN EVOLVING APP
BLUE TUBES
GLASS FACADE
ALUMINIUM PANDED SPANDREL

23. Conclusions:
• The Edge is not just a pretty face-a modern facade: it is designed to be as energy neut
ral and self-sustaining as possible
• Its Atrium in 15 floors high, making not only the work environment open and thus more
inspiring,but also serving as a part of the ventilation system, ensuring that the used air
from the offices gets sucked off at the top.
• The form and orientation of the building brings natural daylight to most of its workspac
es. At the same time, the shade will fall on the sunny parts of the structure for natural c
ooling
• As for electricity, the whole southern gable is equipped with solar panels. Additionally a
nother 4000+ square meters ofpanels have been placed on the roofs of neighbouring bu
ildings of the University of Amsterdam and the Hogeschool of Amsterdam.
• But this is not all: an aquifer thermal energy storage, located about 130 meters undergr
ound, generatesall energyrequired for heating and cooling of the building. Rainwater is
also collected and reused.