Terra Viridis

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Introduction The Construction Industry is a very important sector/economic progress indicator of any developing country. A good example of such progressive development in South East Asia would be our home country Malaysia which has been and continues to translate and materialise all development projects from blue-prints into realities. This industry is recognized as the vehicle or means of meeting the socio-economic needs and the development tempo of any country in upgrading the standard of living of its citizens by providing better , more modern, fit for purpose infra-structural facilities such as International standard roads, bridges, airports, harbours, power stations, domestic water treatment and supply plants, drainage and irrigation systems and in building more schools, hospitals, industrial plants, commercial and social premises, accommodations and dwelling units. Malaysia has firmly committed to achieving this mission and translating its vision into reality by transforming from a developing country to a developed nation by year end 2020 or possibly earlier in 2018 as predicted by its Prime Minister with evidence of Malaysia’s per capita income having touched US$6,700 in 2009 and having increased 49 per cent to US$9,970 in 2012, a trend which is in accordance with World Bank's benchmark. In achieving this milestone, first and foremost the construction industry must assume the unavoidable responsibility of acting as the vanguard and a forward surging sector to physically implement all the programmed development projects as in the 9th and 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP, 2011-2015) planned to be launched in October this year with an estimated allocation of RM230billion ringgit which would boost the construction industry and generate domestic growth. The industry must be ready to improve and upgrade performance both quantitatively and qualitatively to meet the rapidly accelerated high expectation of its clients and end-users of the nation. In the context of this rapid change, the industry with its related design consultants must likewise change traditions, conventional practices and methods to meet the global challenges and environmental preservation requirements of today. Its beyond doubt there would be unavoidable challenges, controversies and resistance because of the build-up of the Malaysian construction industry and the existing compartmentalization of the various and numerous participating consulting parties in the industry whether immediate or distant, directly or indirectly. Notwithstanding the prevailing circumstances it is felt that there is a dire need for the consulting parties involved in the construction and development process to be more communicative, united and coordinated, able to accept and adopt the teamwork spirit and thus by their united/joint and combined efforts transform the industry into a more efficient, effective and productive mechanism as a result achieving the ultimate goal and objective of producing designs which are cost effective, environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Introduction ATSA Architects, after 20 years of existence as an established, architectural award winning firm in Malaysia are one of the pioneer consultants to have realised and implemented changes within its establishment to design all future buildings with energy conservation / green building features as priority design elements in line with the global expectations “2030 Challenge” established in the year 2007 whereby all new buildings, developments and major renovations must be designed to meet a fossil fuel, greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 50% of the regional (or country) average for that building type. The plan is to reach a carbon-neutral state by 2030 for buildings (zero fossil-fuel, GHG emitting energy to operate). In a competitive world of ours, particularly towards the “Vision 2020” there is no place for complacency and one has to put all his/her efforts and energy into continuous strive and struggle to reach for excellence in performance, “World Class”. ATSA Architects in its strive to be a green building consultancy, after having had the opportunity to work with a “LEED” USGBC and “GRIHA” INDIA registered International, Indian Green Building Consultant “Terra Viridis Limited” on the new build “Manipal International University Nilai, Seremban” decided to enter into collaboration to formulate the “ATSA Architects In Association With Terra Viridis India” Entity, a group of professional Architects and Engineers both Malaysian and Indian with the main objective of building future “Green Certified Buildings” both locally and overseas. With this established collaboration ATSA Architects would in future be able to offer its clients both locally and foreign, building designs which would be certified both internationally and domestically “GREEN” an added asset value to any new built building and a lower operational / maintenance cost for its owners.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 ABOUT Overview Company Profile POLICY & STRATEGY Green Design, Technology & Certification 2030 Challenge SERVICES SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS & PROPOSALS ATSA ARCHITECTS SDN BHD TERRA VIRIDIS

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 OVERVIEW

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 VISION To inculcate sustainable and green design features in all of OUR APPROACH our future buildings. Designing towards buildings which will be less dependent on carbon fuels and will only use It is our long term objective to collaborate with Clients and materials that are generated from the various sustainable demonstrate to them how to approach buildings that are of sources. low carbon and green buildings which are now economical and technically feasible. The future or new generation of MISSION buildings must be subscribed to the MS 1525 in order to be considered as energy efficient buildings. Furthermore, new Our mission towards sustainable design in our future are simply buildings must consider the use sustainable materials to to promote buildings which are to consume less carbon ensure that materials are made of recycled materials as so related energy and eventually designing all of our future not to further burden the already limited natural resources buildings to be zero carbon or carbon neutral buildings by and to combat the rise of Greenhouse gases. It is said that the 2030. amount of carbon in the atmosphere has reached a critical level and there is a need to reverse that tendency to limit the At the same time, we wish to promote the use of sustainable effects of climate change. It is important to note that \"Grey and recycle materials in our future building designs which will type buildings\" will lose out in the property market of the be powered by reliable and clean renewable energy. future due to Green Buildings becoming more valuable and more attractive to businesses as it will be considered as OUR OBLIGATION technologically advanced and efficient. Building owners now might not have a choice but to consider this approach as As Architects, in pursuit of green designs we are obligated to more and more people are looking towards owning or renting direct ourselves and our clients towards the importance of buildings which are sustainable and energy efficient. At ATSA, building low carbon and energy efficient buildings. Our aim is we strive to offer our services to assist our clients in designing to build environmentally friendly buildings using sustainable or our next generation of buildings to be more energy efficient recycle materials which have low carbon or carbon neutral and to provide our green building consultancy throughout footprint. In 2011, we have made a pledge by subscribing to the design process. This is to effectively reduce the energy Architecture 2030, a body formed in the US to continuously operating cost of the building and help our clients achieve explore ways to strive towards designing buildings that will the Green Building certification by LEED and / GBI or other over time reduce our over-reliance on the use of certifying bodies. hydrocarbon fuels to power our buildings until we reach a pre-set goal of building all new buildings which are of Zero Value-added services in Malaysia as described above is carbon by the year 2030. The ultimate goal is to currently very limited and expensive. We have taken the design buildings that use low carbon or renewable energy. approach to collaborate with a well-known sustainability and This is the way of our future buildings. Concurrently, we have Green Consultant from India, Terra Verdis. It has been proven also made a pledge to subscribe to a sustainable lifestyle in to be cost effective and helpful in obtaining a broad scope hope that the future generation will be inspired to carry it on. of valuable services which will add value to a newly designed building for our clients.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 JEEAN MOHAN Senior Consultant

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Background Info ATSA Architects in association with Terra Viridis India It is ATSA Architects' philosophy to always provide various design solutions for its buildings that will not only be incorporating excellent design ideas but will also provide memorable spaces and timeless architecture. We also believe in designing the next generation of buildings which are green and sustainable, to reduce its carbon footprint. Our goal is to meet the MS 1525 guidelines, for designing energy efficient buildings in Malaysia and designing buildings towards \"Architecture 2030\", where buildings are to be of Zero Carbon or powered mainly by renewable energy. ATSA Architects was founded in 1992 by its founding members; Ar. Azim A. Aziz, Ar. Zulqaisar Hamidin and Yee Teck Choon. In the past 21 years, ATSA Architects has been successful in winning several awards and is regarded as one of the better established architecture firms in Malaysia. ATSA has been accorded within the Top Ten architectural practices in Malaysia by BCI Asia for several years. To ensure consistent quality service, ATSA has also been accorded with MS ISO 9001:2008 certification since 2006. Since then, ATSA has upgraded its certification to QESH Management System in 2011 to qualify and meet the quality standards for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements. As an Architectural company, we have experienced many changes over the past 21 years. We have grown in terms of our capacity from 4 key personnel which consists of its two founding members Azim and Zulqaisar, Yee Teck Choon as Senior Architect and Paul Lau as Director, to approximately 80 employees with offices in Penang and Kota Kinabalu. We are also planning to open our latest office in Johor within the first quarter of 2012.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Background Info ATSA Architects in association with Terra Viridis India Our Head Quarters, located in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, has become one of the most highly computerized medium-sized architecture firms in Malaysia. We have progressed tremendously over the years since 1992. In order to ensure that we are always able to render high quality, innovative designs with comparative services to our clients, we have invested intensively in upgrading ATSA's CAD division capability with the latest and up to date software's. We are now proceeding to the next level in providing and adopting the use BIM (Building Information Modeling) software as one of our abilities to provide support that offers better integrated production solutions for all related consultants, builders and contractors which includes Architecture, Engineering, Quantity surveying, Construction and its related building industries. Currently, ATSA is also in association with OWMP International, providing Architectural design services in Brunei Darussalam. We have collaborated in jointly producing various design works together. We have also engaged in various international design experiences in Maldives, India, Papua New Guinea, Iran and the UAE. To date, ATSA is undertaking several projects in Malaysia that will be based on LEED and GBI (Malaysia Green building rating) green building rating system. 2013 marks a milestone for ATSA as it celebrates its 21st anniversary. ATSA has identified key goals for the next few years that would mark new growth path and specialization in key building types. We aim to position ourselves to be “THE CHOICE” for an Architectural design firm which will focus in providing sustainable design solution services.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Background Info Terra Viridis India MR. YEE TECK CHOON In the brief span of 5 years since its inception, we have created a Finance Director presence for ourselves in India as a respected environmental consultancy. Our projects range from policy research and strategizing implementation for Urban Local Bodies to environmental consultancy for corporate clients and training professionals in environmental building design principals. In recognition of the work we have been doing in Hyderabad we were invited to be one of the 28 founder members of ADARSH, a society started by TERI and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to promote the Indian green building rating system GRIHA. In further recognition of services to the Indian green building movement, TERI and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Govt. of India) have awarded Terra Viridis the title of Patron of GRIHA in 2012. We are also a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for GRIHA and have been invited to several consultation meetings of on the formulations and promotion of ECBC, sustainable buildings etc. by TERI and MNRE. The main promoters of Terra Viridis have a combined experience of more than 25 years in various areas design consultancy, environmental policy research & sustainable developmental planning in India, Europe, UK, USA, and Middle East. With this international experience and partnerships, we facilitate knowledge transfer from various countries around the world and other states in India that have had a robust history in environmental urban design, research and policy making.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 BUILDING ENERGY INDEX IN MALAYSIA EPI or Energy Performance Index is an How Energy Efficient are Malaysia Buildings? international standard that is commonly used to measure specific energy usage of a particular building. It basically calculates the ratio of total energy used as against the total built-up area to determine the building yearly consumption. This total energy used includes both purchased electricity as well as any power which is generated on site; however it excludes renewable energy generated from sources like solar photovoltaic, wind, bio gas etc. The total built-up area used for the purpose of the calculation also excludes basement and parking areas. The EPI is usually calculated one year after the Building Energy Index (kWH/m2 year) completion and commissioning of a particular building with full occupancy and it is always measured in units of kWh/sq m/year. Above is the illustration by PTM (Pusat Tenaga Malaysia) which shows the MR. YEE TECK CHOON percentage of buildings in Malaysia with the various levels of BEI, from Finance Director 100 to 450 kWh/m2/year. This illustration also suggests that less than 30% of buildings in Malaysia achieve a BEI level which has less than 200/kWh/m2/year, which is considered as energy efficient buildings under MS 1525 : 2007. The average Malaysian office building has an average BEI of 250 kWh/m22/year, which is well above MS 1525 standards which set the code of practice on Energy Efficiency and the use of Renewable Energy. The MS 1525 standards also set a benchmark of 220 kWh/m2/year maximum BEI bench mark level for a building to be considered as energy efficient building. http://blog.japhethlim.com/index.php/2012/05/22/building-energy-index-in- malaysia/

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 MS 1525:2007 also suggests the following: • All buildings exceeding 4,000 m2 of air conditioned space shall be provided with an EMS (Environmental Management System). • OTTV (Overall Thermal Transfer Value) of a particular building shall not exceed 50 W/m2 • RTTV (Roof Thermal Transfer Value) of a building shall not exceed 25 W/m2 MR. YEE TECK CHOON Finance Director MS 1525 : 2007 is the practice code that set the standards for buildings in Malaysia to be Energy Efficient. It also states the various requirements for the Design & Performance specifications to guide and encourage Architects, Engineers and Building owners to build buildings which are energy efficient and consume less carbon. BEI calculations are an important category in the rating assessment when using Malaysia’s GBI (Green Building Index) to rate the various rating levels. It rates building from Certified level (at BEI 220 kWh/m2/year starting level to 100 kWh/m2/year) Silver, Gold to Platinum which depends on its scoring. http://blog.japhethlim.com/index.php/2012/05/22/building-energy-index-in-malaysia/

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 The BEI calculation appears under the category of Energy Efficiency EE, which awards higher points if a BEI score of a building is lower. GBI aims to encourage Architects, Engineers and Building owners to consider achieving better GBI scores to achieve higher rating, rather than continuing in designing buildings which are not energy efficient. Diagram MR. YEE TECK CHOON Finance Director The diagram above compares the BEI rating levels with the various energy saving percentage and the its assumed additional construction cost. The current BEI for many existing buildings are high as the result of previous approach of designing buildings which became too dependent on the use of artificial lighting and the use of less efficient air conditioning system without much consideration of its surrounding climatic conditions, orientation and other sensible ways to improve the building Internal Environmental and air Quality. http://blog.japhethlim.com/index.php/2012/05/22/building-energy-index-in-malaysia/

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Perception on the shift towards low energy and sustainable buildings. The awareness of present and future building owners towards the need of having energy efficient buildings is encouraging but not as effective as it should be. In light of rising energy cost and climate change, we must attempt to do our part to help reduce our dependency on energy and the consumption of the various depleting raw materials. Most future and current building owners are presently very concern with the additional cost and its (ROI) Return of Investment rate when spending the additional cost to build low energy and sustainable buildings. This uneasy feeling is currently felt throughout the industry as the need to change and convert to low energy and sustainable buildings is expected. As stated by MGBC, the current market perception needs to the focus towards building buildings which will use less and less energy and will be ultimately highly efficient. However, It is our believe that the near future all new buildings will be eMRx. YpEEeTEcCKtCeHdOONto be energy efficient with a predetermined BEI level of 220 kW/hr/m2/year or less. Finance Director Moreover, the Malaysia's Honourable Prime Minister had voluntarily pledged to the world at the COP 15 on 17th December 2009 ( Conference of Parties) in Copenhagen, organized by United Nations on Climate Change, that Malaysia will reduce its current Carbon emission as much as 40% in terms of its emissions intensity of GDP ( Gross domestic product) by 2020 to its 2005 levels. Also, the 2030 Architecture challenge, has issued ' The 2030 Challenge ' in 2007 asking the global Architecture and building community to adopt the following target. http://blog.japhethlim.com/index.php/2012/05/22/building-energy-index-in-malaysia/

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 All new buildings, development and major renovation must be designed to meet a fossil fuel, green house gas (GHG) emitting,energy consumption performance standard of 50% of the regional (or country) average for a particular building type, This global challenge also set the target for the fossil fuel reduction standard for all new buildings to be increased to: 60% in 2010 70% in 2015 80% in 2020 90% in 2025 100% in 2030, The plan is to reach a carbon -neutral state by 2030 for buildings (Zero fossil-fuel, GHG emitting energy to operate. All the above efforts is a collective effort to reduce the impact of the increase of Green house gases into our environment, thus increasing the earth's temperature, commonly known as global warming. It is the rise of the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and Oceans since the late 19th century and its continuance rise in the 21st century that will be a concern as it result in the increase of sea levels, change in precipitation, expansion of dessert and melting of glaciers. MR. YEE TECK CHOON Finance Director

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 POLICY & STRATEGY 1. Green Design, Technology & Certification 2. 2030 Challenge

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Green Design, Technology & and its Certification At ATSA, our concept sketch designs are always carried out by our Design Director and Senior Design Architects. Our design’s logic and approach will always be tailored to the needs and will accordingly follow our Clients' brief and concept before arriving to the best design solution. Several designs meetings will be carried out to collaborate with our Clients or their representatives along with other relevant consultants. Our design will undergo several stages to test against its cost, site, brief and green building sustainable components to achieve a desirable outcome. Our ultimate design objective, apart from its innovative solution, will always be to meet the 2030 challenge, which is to design buildings that are of low energy with the use of zero carbon fuels or using renewable energy to power the building. A. Standard Development iii. Natural air movement and ventilation to maintain good air quality • To harmoniously integrate sustainable architectural elements to its overall design. iv. Strategic landscaping and the use of water features incorporated into the design • To meet our design’s most desirable to generate a natural cooling effect through objectives. micro climate especially for non air - conditioned areas. • The building design approach shall always be sustainable, innovative, state-of-the-art v. Meeting the designed BEI Building Energy and award-winning architecture design Index following the MS 1525 guidelines. solution. • A cost effective design especially in terms • Architectural \"Passive design\" approach of efficiency and optimum design based on shall be the main design strategy for the the required GFA. development.\"Active design\" approach using the most sustainable energy efficient • A building which meets the latest relevant Mechanical and Electrical systems, and the standards with respect to its spatial, use of energy efficient appliances to reduce structural, and life safety concept with electricity. respect to the following Green Building Index requirement. • The building shall incorporate Energy Efficient (EE) building features as • To design a building which will be: recommended in MS1525 such as: 1) Energy Efficiency i. Optimizing natural daylight and daylight 2) Indoor Environment Quality penetration 3) Sustainable Site Planning & Management ii. Rain water harvesting Material & Resources 4) Water Efficiency 5) Innovation

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Green Design, Technology & Certification B. Materials and Finishes Materials and finishes to be used for any of our future proposed projects are to be:- Carefully selected to conform to the various green building certifications to complement the overall architectural concept and design. We envisage that all building materials in future will come from recycled or sustainable sources. BIM CAPABILITY STATEMENT BIM (Building Information Modelling) will be the software tool which will be used extensively designing and detailing buildings in the near future. It will replace the current method of using CAD, (Computer Aided Drawings).It will be used to integrate all CAD drawings done traditionally by the various consultants into one coordinated set of drawings for construction. It will also help consultants to estimate the exact quantity of materials to be used and in estimating more accurately the cost of construction. To comply with the BIM capability, ATSA Architects has invested in Autodesk Revit Architecture Software. Built for Building Information Modelling (BIM), Autodesk® Revit Architecture software is a highly adaptable CAD tool which is currently used in construction industries worldwide. Benefits associated with it includes: one CAD model for several domains, efficient design review, clash detection, as well as exact design and model detailing that will effectively reduce discrepancies between the various drawings. Interior Driven Projects • Frequent Concept Creations and solutions. • Room information and datasheet extractions from databases. • Efficient floor-plate color coding for programing probability : Test-fits. Aesthetic Driven Projects • Utilize the 3D - Dimensional Visualization Tools. • Ability of structuring buildings quickly and working with creative form. • Lighting studies to show how lighting can influence the aesthetics of design.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 2030 CHALLENGE ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd desicion to adopt The 2030 Challenge by committing to design all of our projects to meet the targets outlined by the initiative. This requires each new building project or major renovation to be designed to achieve an energy consumption performance standard of 50% of the regional (or country) average for that project’s buildings type. For new building projects, this performance standard will increase to 60% of the regional (or country) average in the year 2010. Every five years the standard will increase by an additional 10%, achieving carbon-neutral buildings in the year 2030. Major renovations are only required to meet the 50% target throughout this timeline, but are encouraged to achieve the increased reductions. By implementing Architecture 2030, ATSA wishes to have a clear implementation plan that will assist its designers and team members in reaching the goals outlined by The 2030 °Challenge. ATSA’s implementation plan should contain the following key elements: Inform all partners, employees, consultants and clients that we has adopted The 2030 Challenge. Explain what The °Challenge entails and why the firm has committed to its targets. Establish energy-efficiency as a central tenet of our design philosophy and from time to time review the strategies. Outline energy-efficient design strategies, technologies, and opportunities for each project Engage clients in discussions relating to energy efficiency. Explain that reducing carbon emissions from the building sector is now a major focus for us we plan to incorporate cost-effective design strategies that should not increase the overall cost of the work. Provide a life-cycle cost analysis for each project and encourage clients to review those costs to ascertain the true cost of each project. Establish a portfolio of the our work that highlights energy efficiency. Demonstrate that the our designers are knowledgeable professionals, with regard to energy-efficient design, who can produce quality projects within an allotted budget that meet an agreed schedule. Create a database that contains energy-consumption statistics for our projects. Use this information as a tool to analyze strategies that work and those that may need improvement. Share this information with clients and collaborators. To include each completed project’s energy achievements in its database. Verify that our project meets The 2030 °Challenge targets, either through a final energy- analysis or through post-occupancy measured consumption.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 ENERGY ISSUES

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 SERVICES

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 • Sustainability advising services • Sustainable Design • Conducting green building design charrettes • Environmental Building Design • Energy simulation (IES) • Sustainable Masterplanning • Daylight simulation (Radiance) • GRIHA and LEED Facilitation • Design for 50% of indoor spaces • Sustainability policy research and development • Grey water recycling with mini-wetlands • Sustainable Developmental Programs • Rainwater harvesting • Feasibility analysis to undertake sustainable • Sustainable material selection (carpets, paints, developmental programs as a CSR initiative plaster boards etc). • Identify Implementation methods through local • Floor slab cooling • Air-tightness NGOs • Building integrated PV (Photo volitics) • Independent Monitoring of Existing Developmental • Energy efficient plug loads Programs

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Energy Efficiency CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Simulations Services & Design Tools  Optimisation Of Indoor Ventilation Energy Simulations  Optimisation of local environment around Building Energy Optimization through buildings  Efficient Facades  Design Displacement Ventilation Systems  Efficient Cooling Systems  Efficient Mechanical Systems  Efficient Lighting Systems Daylight Simulations Green Building Rating  Visually Pleasing Daylight (no glare) Green Design Input for  Good Light Distribution  Energy & Water Efficiency  No Penetration of Direct Sunlight  Sustainable Materials and IAQ  No Overheating  Innovation & Transport  Good Daylighting Improves Energy Efficiency  Solutions For Offices, Retail & Residential

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 PROJECT EXPERIENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN ATSA ARCHITECTS SDN BHD

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Manipal International Manipal International University, Engineering Faculty Building Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, for Educational Buildings Category

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Manipal International Manipal International University, is a joint The entire development of university venture project in establishing a tertiary campus is scheduled to meet its target educational centre between a local by the year 2020, with its plan to counterpart company and Manipal accommodate approximately 20,000 Education group from India. Manipal students. The vision of the owners of University is better known in Malaysia for Manipal International University is to its world renown Medical Faculty. build a university of the 21st century However, in India Manipal University is incorporating and integrating various also known for other university courses. It traditional elements with bespoken is their aspiration to build a world class modern features. The University is university campus outside India. The planned to be the first university in Manipal International University campus Malaysia ( or even the world ) to be in Nilai will be their best planned and rated highest rating scale by LEED which designed campus. is Platinum. It is planned to be one of the best University in Malaysia. The first phase building is the construction of the Engineering Faculty which can accommodate up to 3,500 students. The whole area for the university campus covers a site measuring approximately 145.54 acres. The site is well suited for a University campus as it is located in an area that is known as an education centre just outside Kuala Lumpur. The master plan designed by ATSA Architects includes several different buildings for various faculties such as, Engineering Faculty, Business Faculty, Law Faculty and Architectural Faculty. A Library and Chancellor Building was also added into the Master-plan. Other amenities such as the student centre, a sports complex complete with a small stadium and field will be added to the master plan for the campus. It was envisaged that the campus will be an active and bustling university which will be fully utilized by students or public. There are also plans to build student housing that will be designed to encourage the interaction between students and also conducive for proper student living. The university campus is also planned as a working university complete with adequate shaded pathways.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Cyberjaya Green Mosque, Cyberjaya, Cyberjaya Green Mosque, Cyberjaya, Selangor

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Cyberjaya Green Mosque, Cyberjaya, The Cyberjaya Mosque is designed to cater the growing population of Cyberjaya. Cyberjaya was initiated and founded by Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in 1997. The township was envisaged as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia to accommodate the rise of Information Technology and the Knowledge economy, better known as the K-Economy. 7,000 acres of plantation land were acquired by the government for the purpose-built township of the future. It was planned to be completed in 2020 with a daytime population of approximately 210,000 people. In 2013, it is only 15 years old and has a current daytime population of 52,000 people. It is currently only 40 percent developed and it is now estimated that the township will be completed within the next 10 to 15 years. It is also expected that by 2016, the daytime population will grow to approximately 64,000 people. The main approach in designing this mosque, while following the GBI standards to Gold, is to ensure that the mosque is designed according to the standards that will make the mosque a truly sustainable mosque so that it will become a true model for the building of future mosques in Malaysia. The goal or original design intent of the mosque is to design the mosque’s main ‘Prayer Hall’ to be air conditioned for two hours during Friday prayers and during prayers for special events based on the Islamic Calendar. During other hours of the day and night, it is expected that the use of fans and ventilators would be sufficient. The Mosque is designed and planned to have an average daytime temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. We hope to achieve this target.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Cyberjaya Green Mosque, Cyberjaya, This will not only save energy and related running costs, but it will also maximise the use materials that are recyclable and will eventually help protect our environment. It is an opportunity for us to re-look and re-think the design of mosques in today's environmental concerns and awareness so that other architects may later build from our approach. The purpose of this mosque is not only a place for prayers but also a place that revolves around the needs according to Islamic events, festivals and ceremonies. Like other similar Mosques in Malaysia, it is designed to accommodate a small dining and food preparation area for events like the Akad Nikah, the learning of the Quran, Hadith, Fardu Ain, Usrah, Kenduri Doa Selamat, Mandi Jenazah, Qurban and so on.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Green Recycle Centre, Cyberjaya, Selangor Proposed Site : 0.246 acre / Located at the Location - Strategically located at the main commercial area to maximize publicity - Very viable location with high volume patron to maximize recovery rate - Adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Green Recycle Centre, Cyberjaya, Selangor - To develop self-sustained recycle collection centre for Cyberjaya - Also will become environmental education centre - Showcase for green activities and green technologies - To increase public awareness and participation in recycling program

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 PROJECT EXPERIENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN TERRA VIRIDIS

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Introduction Helping you analyze Building Performance Terra Viridis was formed in 2006, to aid Our aim is to design or assist you in designing low architects, planners and policy makers in environmental impact built environments that creating environmentally sensitive built respond to their natural surroundings without environments. We are a company that compromising on the user’s quality of life. specializes in environmental design, building systems performance analysis, lighting / Our principle areas of activity include energy daylight design analysis and strategic efficient design, renewable energy integration, sustainability planning. We work with architects sustainable water management, on-site waste throughout the world in helping them design management, and ecological conservation. green buildings. In this regard, our projects range in scope from individual residences We assist in Green Building Accreditation process for straight through to office buildings for GRIHA, the Government of India’s environmental multinational corporations. rating system Helping You Design Green Buildings Assisting Governments and Companies to develop Sustainably Our aim is to design or assist you in designing low environmental impact built environments The rapid development in India is leading to that respond to their natural surroundings haphazard development, severe resource crunches, without compromising on the user’s quality of waste management issues, loss of ecological life. balance.... the only solution to sustain growth would be to go the sustainable way. Our principle areas of activity include energy efficient design, renewable energy integration, Our objective here is to promote sustainable living sustainable water management, on-site waste through a top down approach. In this sector, we management, and ecological conservation. assist urban local bodies and corporate clients in We assist in Green Building Accreditation developing and implementing policies and process for GRIHA, the Government of India’s programs that would lead to a socio- economic and environmental rating system environmentally sustainable solution

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 How Terra Viridis works with Infosys on their green building design The global information technology services company, Infosys (Market Cap $40 Billion), headquartered in Bangalore, plans to become carbon neutral and shift completely to renewable energy by 2017. Infosys is a company that hires 40,000 new people per annum and builds 3 million square feet annually to accommodate them. To create a sustainable tomorrow - Infosys had to imagine a new way to build. They had to take an unreasonable approach. They had to set unreasonable goals. They had to demand unreasonable innovations. Over the last four years, Infosys implemented an integrated design approach where the entire team of architects and consultants took on common goals and worked as one team from the beginning, thereby stimulating new ideas and thought processes. With this approach, the company was able to redefine benchmarks. Results In comparison to their 2007 -2008 building baselines Electricity consumption has been reduced by 32% Water consumption by 23% GHG emissions by 25%, \"Sustainability is an opportunity\" Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan - Co Founder and Executive Co – Chairman Infosys

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ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Terra Viridis – Future Proofing Building Design Water Water Climate / Waste Climate / Waste Outdoor Outdoor Amenity Amenity Pollution PROJECT PROJECT Noise/Air Energy Pollution Energy Noise/Air Transport Biodiversity Transport Biodiversity Extremely Relevant Very Relevant Relevant Not Very Relevant TODAY TOMORROW Future proofing – consider tomorrow today strategically, so as to be able to adapt to both foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences of climate change.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Manipal University, Jaipur Campus, Rajasthan, India Manipal University’s Jaipur campus is being designed to be a LEED Platinum and GRIHA 5 star rated project. When completed, the campus will accommodate 20,000 students and will have an engineering college, a medical college and facilities for postgraduate studies. It will also house administrative buildings, state of the art research facilities, workshops, labs, library, and residential facilities. Terra Viridis is working on this project as energy consultants assisting the architects in integrating passive design strategies such as improved daylighting, optimizing external shading solutions, better natural ventilation, maximizing mixed mode ventilation and night cooling, etc. with the objective of making the campus significantly comfortable in the otherwise harsh weather of Jaipur while ensuring maximum energy reduction. To do this, Terra Viridis is undertaking glare analysis, daylight studies and dynamic thermal analysis. Terra Viridis has also been appointed as LEED and GRIHA facilitators in order to assist the design team in achieving the required rating.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Infosys Campus (Food Court 3), Chennai Food Court 3 is the latest edition to the Infosys campus in Chennai. Terra Viridis is conducting shading studies and dynamic thermal analysis on FC3 to optimize the design to arrive at the most efficient option for the facade. The aim is to maximize indoor comfort, minimize solar gains and minimize mechanical ventilation and cooling loads

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Manipal University Jaipur campus , Rajasthan - Hostels,India Manipal University’s Jaipur campus is being designed to be a LEED Platinum and GRIHA 5 star rated project. When completed, the campus will accommodate 20,000 students and will have an engineering college, a medical college and facilities for postgraduate studies. It will also house administrative buildings, state of the art research facilities, workshops, labs, library, and residential facilities. Terra Viridis is working on this project as green building consultants assisting the architects in integrating passive design strategies such as improved day lighting, optimizing external shading solutions, better natural ventilation, maximizing mixed mode ventilation and night cooling, etc. with the objective of making the campus significantly comfortable in the otherwise harsh weather of Jaipur while ensuring maximum energy reduction. To do this, Terra Viridis is undertaking glare analysis, daylight studies and dynamic thermal analysis. Terra Viridis has also been appointed as LEED and GRIHA facilitators in order to assist the design team in achieving the required rating.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Manipal University Jaipur campus , Rajasthan - Hostels,India The hostels in Jaipur are being designed to achieve a GRIHA 5 star and a LEED Platinum rating. The concept of these hostels is to keep it low rise, dense and organic, to take advantage of the environmental benefits of local vernacular architecture. Several irradiation mapping and wind analysis studies were undertaken to ensure all the courtyards and alleyways were shaded to a great extent so that they can act as ‘cool air ponds’. Importance was given to comfort at pedestrian level by ensuring cool shaded courtyards, corridors and alleyways with slight breezes. Wind analysis helped in creating a network of enclosed courtyards with carefully located corridors that will allow for cool breezes to flow through in midseason and winters while keeping the harsh hot summer winds out. Different shading devices were designed for different levels and orientations that helped in adding interest to the facades.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Manipal County , Bangalore, Office & Hostel, India This project is being designed to be rated high under both LEED and GRIHA rating systems. As environmental consultants and LEED/ GRIHA facilitators, we aim to maximize both resource efficiency and comfort. In addition to providing LEED and GRIHA facilitation, Shading Design Analysis, Daylight Analysis, Thermal analysis, advice is being given on water and storm water management, waste management site services management. Building envelope has been optimized in terms of glazing type and shading, wall types to provide better thermal and visual Comfort. The fenestration has been designed by the architects with close collaboration with Terra Viridis to ensure 100% shading during the hot months and high levels of daylight.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Infosys Indore Campus, India The new 130-Acre Indore campus will make a strong statement in both its architectural style and sustainable design principles. Infosys believes sustainability is the key driver of innovation. They are future proofing their campus master planning and building designs. A strategic choice to consider tomorrow today by being able to adapt to both the foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences of climate change, changes in use and regulation. Some of the salient features of the campus that Terra Viridis is working on are •Climate Sensitive Design with utmost respect for regional influences •Maximum daylight penetration and minimum glare •No blinds provided as Infosys expect 90% of the floor plate to be naturally lit between 9AM and 5PM •Naturally ventilated food courts •Naturally ventilated service core areas •Passively designed internal and external spaces •Zero Discharge Campus •Working towards water neutrality

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Infosys Campus , Hyderabad, India Terra Viridis have been appointed as the environmental consultants for buildings in Phase 1 of the new Infosys Pocharam Campus. This is the “greenest” Infosys campus in India with buildings that set Infosys performance standards worldwide. Terra Viridis conducts energy studies, on site measurements, calibration studies, user comfort surveys etc. to ensure predictions are as close to reality as possible. The focus here is on performance rather than on meeting benchmarks. Several new products for shading, daylighting and thermal buffering are being tested in these buildings by us with live mock ups. The ultimate aim that we are working towards here is to find shading, daylighting and thermal buffering solutions that maximize efficiency while minimizing visual as well as thermal discomfort. Lessons learnt in this campus are being applied across several other Infosys buildings. As part of this ongoing analysis and research, various options and technologies are being analyzed such as light shelves, spectrally selective glazing, ventilated cavity (for which CFD studies were undertaken), external louvered blinds, laser cut panels and micro louvers. Lessons learnt on existing buildings are used to improve both simulation predictions and performance of consequent buildings on this campus

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Infosys Campus , Initial Phase 2 Masterplan , Hyderabad , India Phase 2 of the Infosys campus at Pocharam (Hyderabad) is planned to accommodate 11000 employees and will include food courts, sports facilities, leisure facilities and office accommodation. Terra Viridis has been involved right from the conceptual design stage in developing a scheme that would maximize natural ventilation where ever possible while optimizing day lighting and minimizing glare. Irradiation studies and wind flow analysis were undertaken at the master-planning stage to rationalize the form and orientation of the building blocks. We wanted to ensure adequate levels of wind-flow at pedestrian levels thus avoiding wind tunnels and still air zones and to facilitate for proper integration of passive design strategies such as night cooling, fresh air courts etc. The next stage of design will include detailed design of each of the 10 blocks through extensive daylight modeling and dynamic thermal modeling. Our aim is to supersede the environmental design benchmarks set by Infosys and maximize energy savings while ensuring high levels of thermal and visual comfort. The main aim of the project is to introduce natural ventilation through a large part of the building and to ensure that it remains comfortable through most of the year without the use of air conditioning. This is being done through extensive dynamic thermal modeling for natural ventilation, mixed mode ventilation and air conditioning. Low energy cooling strategies such as direct and indirect evaporative cooling and cooling though extensive use of vegetation is also being analyzed.

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Infosys - ECC, Pocharam, India

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Institute of Public Enterprise - Hyderabad Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) is a non-profit educational society established in 1964. It is devoted to education, training, research and consultancy for business enterprises in the public and private sector. IPE is aiming for high LEED and GRIHA rating for its new campus located on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The campus would house academic, administration and residential facilities for both students and faculty when competed. Terra Viridis have been appointed as environmental consultants and GRIHA/LEED facilitators for the project. We are working in close collaboration with the design team to ensure a design that performs well. The campus is being designed to be a mixed mode ventilated campus and we are ensuring that the use of natural ventilation is maximized by introducing several passive design features. Use of maximum use of daylight while keeping solar giant to the minimum has been achieved with careful design of the building envelope

ATSA ARCHITECTS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN INITIATIVE 2013 - 2030 Environmental Building Initiative for Greater Hyderabad, India Client: Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Project Partners: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and TVPL The project aims to aid HMDA in the sustainable development Based on the prognosis, the Environmental Building of Greater Hyderabad (Population 7 million) and elevate the Initiative for Greater Hyderabad was developed and city as a leader in achieving sustainability in India. Its main consists of the following elements: objectives are to  Promote and integrate sustainable practices as it benefits both current and future generations  Provide an affordable and higher quality environment 1. Development of 41 Environmental Building Guidelines for residents of Greater Hyderabad. specifically for Hyderabad that could be used by building professionals as well as general public relevant  Facilitate integration of the community in sustainable for all types of buildings along with calculation sheets to development of the city. assist in quantifying guideline requirements.  Educate people in environmental building design 2. Economic Appraisal Models to help building owners and disparage the notion that environmental and professionals in seeking most viable solutions building design equates to higher building costs. An Initial Research and Analysis was undertaken to form the 3. Implementation Methods, possible enabling legislation, basis for developing the initiative. This consisted of two parts innovative incentives including awareness generation and a combined prognosis: methods to assist HMDA promote the guidelines  One part was to assess the present and probable 4. Education booklets in English, Telugu and Hindi for future environmental issues caused by the building Information Dissemination industry, specifically with respect to urban development in Hyderabad. 5. Website to allow for detailed information dissemination (http://www.hmda.gov.in/EBRG/site/index.html) – the  The second part analysed the existing bylaws, final version of this would be online from September 2010 incentives and policies and compared them to those in other Indian cites and 12 other case study 6. Databases of products and suppliers Training & countries in Europe, Australia, Asia and America. Capacity Building of HMDA and Building Industry professionals  The prognosis included comparing environmental indicators in Hyderabad to those in other countries drawing up inferences on how the bylaws, incentives and policies could help in better environmental management and consequently continual development.  Based on this, a framework for the guidelines were drawn up.