Eco-City high-rise Apartments (2019)

Project Data
 
Total GFA:   15.000m2
Location:   Tianjin, China
Function:   Residential
Features:   One of first ever PHI Passive House high-rise projects in Asia!
Scope:   Sustainability Consulting Design SD, CD, Site Supervision, Auditing for PHI Passive House Certification
Status:   Completed
 
 
Project Summary
 
Two residential high-rise buildings of 16-18 floors within a larger master plan development in Tianjin’s Sino-Singapore Eco-City were designed and developed to German Passive House standard. The project was officially certified by PHI (Passive House Institute) in September 2019.
 
To date, this is one of the tallest Passive House projects in Asia!
 
In order to make sure that the building will later comply with relevant passive house standards - namely low energy consumption, high air-tightness, well-developed thermal envelope - various measures have been implemented during design and construction process and summed up in the “Design Book”:
 
Educational Training for all relevant project stakeholders (Client, LDI, Contractor) with emphasis on passive house related principles, risks and best practices
Technical Review of Design including thermal performance of construction details, guidelines and concepts for building envelope and HVAC system
Calculations and definition of necessary specifications for envelope and HVAC system
Regular reporting and alignment with PHI
Assistance with relevant specifications during tender phase
On-site control and reporting during construction phase
On-site testing (Blower-Door-Test)
Submission of all relevant documents to PHI for certification