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Project: IKEA - Dublin.
Project Type:
Commercial. Client: IKEA Dublin.
Description:
Our environmental policy is to assist the design team at an early stage in order to assess whether building orientation and façade design can be optimised in order to minimise energy consumption for comfort cooling. All renewable solutions are investigated with a view to establishing the feasibility and cost impact of each technology in turn, in relation to the project concerned. Local planning requirements are studied, and environmental performance statements are made where necessary, with carbon emission estimates to assess the percentage carbon savings that can be made towards the targets set by Local Authorities. We were appointed by IKEA to design a carbon reduced solution for their new store in Ballymun, Dublin. Fingal County Council had set stringent carbon reduction, and on-site renewable targets to be met by a new retail development for Ikea in the Ballymun area of Dublin. Whilst there were no opportunities for altering the orientation of the building due to planning constraints, we carried out evaluations on all feasible renewables technologies, and have designed a closed loop ground source heating and cooling system, working alongside a biomass boiler installation for this project. Passive solar control has also been applied to the south façade. Our environmental performance statement and carbon emission predictions estimate that these renewable solutions can achieve the 60 on-site renewable targets set by the Local Authority for this project. Details
Architect: OMS Architects
Structural Engineer: Blyth & Blyth Consulting
Quantity Surveyor: N/A
Construction Manager: RG Contract Management
Project Value: £32.0m |
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