200 Braddell Road Singapore 579700
Building and Construction Authority
Laboratory Energy Performance Benchmarking Study in Singapore
- Project Key Words:
- Lab, Laboratory, Energy, Benchmarking, Data, Lab practices
- PI:
- Mr. Nilesh Y Jadhav
- Organization:S2Lab Organising Committee & Program Director, Energy Research Institute @ NTU
- Designation:Chairman
- CO PI(s):
- Dr. Derrick Tan
- Organization:S2Lab Organising Committee & Managing Director, 1st Phase Operations
- Designation:Vice Chairman
- CO PI(s):
- Ms. Sunnee Ng
- Organization:S2Lab Organising Committee & General Manager, Joule Air Pte Ltd
- Designation:Member
- Collaborators:
- Singapore Sustainable Laboratories Group, S2Lab and Lab participants
- Project Period:
- 15/02/2016 To 31/01/2017
- Project Description:
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore had rolled out environmental sustainable rating systems comprising various schemes to suit different type of buildings and interior. To develop a scheme for Laboratory buildings or spaces, which are highly energy-intensive (approximate 5 to 10 times more than offices), requires comprehensive studies due to complexity of design, equipment, and 24/7 operation
Starting in Feb 2016, ERI@N and S2Lab Group (I2SL Singapore Chapter) carried out a study funded by the National Research Foundation under the Green Buildings Innovation Cluster (GBIC) programme to analyse the energy consumption patterns in laboratories and identify energy saving opportunities in view of recommending a rating system to evaluate laboratory spaces.
Under the scope of work for the project, the research team will carry out a few major tasks as listed below:• To conduct research and literature review on international standards and guidelines related to laboratories energy efficiency and sustainability;• To carry out survey and measurement in selected laboratories in Singapore;• To compile and analyse data obtained from survey and measurement;• To propose recommendation for potential criteria for GMS for laboratories
- Lead Organization:
- Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERI@N)
- Project Impact
- • Understanding of the current lab designs adopted and their correlation to the energy performance.• Identify potential saving opportunities without compromising safety.• Identify, recommend and sharing of good lab practices.• Useful data for lab designer/consultant’s reference during project design stage.• Consolidation of the energy data which can used for benchmarking by industry and stakeholders to optimize their energy consumption.
- Project status:
- On-Going Completed Terminated
- Project Outcomes:
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1. Measure and analyze the energy consumption pattern for laboratories in Singapore.2. Identify potential energy saving opportunities in labs.3. Provide recommendations to facilitate the development of the 1st green rating scheme in the world dedicated for laboratories: Green Mark for Laboratories.
