Case Study of Continental Climate

1. CONTINENTAL
CLIMATIC ZONE
Prepared By:
Anant Nautiyal
Dhir Dhwaj Singh
Riya Taneja
B.ARCH 2nd YEAR
State Institute of
Urban Planning and Architecture
CLIMATOLOGY

2. CONTINENTAL CLIMATE
 Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of
significant bodies of water nearby.
 Continental climatic conditions occur due the impact of cold air mass which penetrates the region during the winter
time and the warm air mass that breaks in at the summer time.
 Temperature - three months with a temperature exceeding 10ºC (50ºF) while winters may sometimes go below 0ºC
(32ºF). Average summer temperature ranges from 70 F to 90 F at the daytime while goes to almost 50 F and 65 F
during the night time.
 Annual precipitation :- 24 inches to 48 inches.
 It is generally hot in summers and grey and dreary in winters.
• The regions affected with Continental weather conditions comprises of tall-grass prairies or forests.
• Continental climates are usually witnessed along the east coasts and north western coasts of Northern Hemisphere
(especially North America and Asia), and at higher elevations in other parts of the world.
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3. GREEN CLIMATE FUND
HEADQUARTERS
• Green Climate Fund is ‘an ecological model project’ and demonstrates the motto: ‘green is the
new black’
• With a design inspired by the beautiful setting in the Rhine valley, and with curvilinear forms,
nature light wells, roof top gardens and a large sunken terrace for the restaurant, the three level
structure will comply with the latest energy and building ecology standards, meeting the highest
demands in terms of sustainability (German gold certificate), ecology and energy efficiency (net
zero energy).
• It is designed to showcase the latest environmental building techniques, and is equipped with
integrated regenerative energy production systems, photovoltaic's and bioreactors.
• LAVA are more well-known for their competition-winning designs for a zero-carbon, zero-
waste city in Masdar, Abu Dhabi
Client: The Federal Government of Germany Location: Bonn, Germany
Size: 13,000 sq.m
Project Team: LAVA - Tobias Wallisser, Alexander Rieck, Chris Bosse
With Stephan Markus Albrecht, Marvin Bratke, Stefanie Pesel, Christian
Tschersich
BONN, GERMANY
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4. GREEN CLIMATE FUND
HEADQUARTERS
The vision for international climate protection will be realised in the building design
itself, with innovative solutions such as:
• Facades are articulated according to building orientation
• Surfaces integrate various means of regenerative energy production
• Photo-voltaics and bioreactors demonstrate the application of the latest
technologies
• The building responds to the site to maximize the experience of its natural qualities
Described as ‘architecturally appealing’ and ‘environmentally friendly with functional
spaces that foster working productivity’ the purpose built GCF headquarters will offer
ideal working conditions for approximately 300 Green Climate Fund officials, on a
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5. GREEN CLIMATE FUND
HEADQUARTERS
The three- storey proposal features a sunken terrace, a roof garden and a series
of tiered balconies, designed to showcase the latest environmental building
techniques, and is equipped with integrated regenerative energy production
systems, photovoltaic and bioreactors.
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6. GREEN CLIMATE FUND
HEADQUARTERS
The facade takes on a curvilinear form
that hosts nature light wells, roof top
gardens and large sunken terrace for
the restaurant.
The interior planning includes an
access and logistics area with security
controls, a visitor reception zone,
state-of-the-art office technology, an
auditorium, a conference room, a
canteen/cafeteria and an underground
car park.
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7. GREEN CLIMATE FUND
HEADQUARTERS
[GENERAL FEATURES]
Windows: The windows have solar heat gain
performance but can also lose a lot of energy
via conduction, infiltration and radiation.
Therefore, windows are an important
component of passive houses. The heat loss
of windows via conduction, thermal bridges,
infiltration and radiation must be as little as
possible and their heat gain in winter must be
as high as possible.
Window Orientation: South-facing windows
can collect a lot of solar heating energy in
winter. The north-facing windows can not
collect direct sunrays and thus receive little
heat gain in winter. But they can lose a lot of
heating energy in winter. Therefore the area
of west, east and north facing windows must
be minimised.
Doors: To reduce heat loss via conduction
doors must have minimal thermal loss
coefficients. Heating energy can be lost
through external doors via convection as well
as infiltration. Therefore, the external doors
must be airtight and an extra internal door
swinging into the room must be added. This
will reduce heat loss through the internal
warm air exhausting during the use of these