Living Lab for Future Workspace

Jun 20 2024
Corporate, Events

As a living lab for a novel approach to achieving about 60% reduction in cooling energy, Azendian Solutions’s HQ in the Built Environment Innovation Hub (BEIH) at Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Braddell Campus has been garnering much interest.

The approach uses a combination of natural ventilation from automated windows, elevated air movement from ceiling fans, spot cooling from personal ventilation desks, and background cooling from the air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) system. The aim is to maximise conditions when natural ventilation is desirable and reduce reliance on energy-intensive air-conditioning, thereby contributing to urban sustainability and significantly reducing cooling energy consumption.

This experimentation is a collaboration among BCA, National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Technology, Kajima, and SJ Group under the Cities of Tomorrow (CoT) R&D programme.

Today, Azendian hosted over 40 participants of the Green Mark Associate Applied Learning Workshop organised by the Singapore Green Building Council. Azendian’s CEO Bill Lee shared on how the experiment is aligned to Azendian’s push for energy optimisation and sustainability in the Built Environment. The Azendian team has also participated actively in the programme adorning wearable devices providing real-time data as well as feedback.

The BEIH is envisioned to be a collaborative space to connect like-minded individuals, showcase innovative technologies and ideas, and transfer knowledge to accelerate the transformation of the Built Environment (BE). One use of the space is for it to be a “living laboratory”, allowing collaborators to be co-located on the same campus, so as to be able to conduct research, test-bed and refine in-demand BE solutions in a real world environment.