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Cover Story: Dawson Estate BTO Projects
18 Interview: Energy-ecient performance guaranteed

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THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER Jul 2010 1
IES Update
Message from the President
IES COUNCIL MEMBERS

2010/2011
President
Er. Ho Siong Hin
Vice Presidents
Er. Chong Kee Sen
Er. Prof Chou Siaw Kiang
Er. Edwin Khew
Er. Lum Chong Chuen
Er. Ong See Ho
Prof Yeoh Lean Weng
Dear Friends
Honorary Secretary
Er. Ng Say Cheong
While much of the attention was focused, and correctly so, on the challenges at the
national-, state- and city- level during the SIWW, it must be pointed out that there are
a lot of possibilities at the facility-level engineering and management to conserve energy
and water resources. Experts have stated that energy-saving, particularly in buildings,
can have a greater impact on the issue of sustainability, than the harnessing of renewable
energy sources. Likewise, the use of recycled water such as NEWater and grey water
for non-potable applications, within the premises of buildings, can help to achieve the
desired degree of conservation of water as well as energy.
Honorary Treasurer
Assoc Prof Daniel Lim
Assistant Honorary Secretary
Er. Jee Yi Yng
Assistant Honorary Treasurer
Mr Jerey Chua
Immediate Past President
Er. Lee Bee Wah
Past Presidents
Er. Tan Seng Chuan
Er. A/Prof Foo Say Wei
Er. Ong Ser Huan
Council Members
Dr Boh Jaw Woei
Prof Er Meng Joo
Er. Koh Beng Thong
Mr Lim Shiyi
Er. Low Wong Fook
Mr Neo Kok Beng
Er. Ong Geok Soo
Er. Prof Ong Say Leong
Er. Pak Yew Hock, Lawrence
Prof Seeram Ramakrishna
Mr Tan Kai Hong
Er. Toh Siaw Hui, Joseph
Mr Alfred Wong
2 THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER
The recently held Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2010 and World Cities
Summit 2010 brought the worlds major stakeholders on a common platform to nd
solutions to the most important challenges confronting every country in the world.
SIWW also served as a showcase to highlight Singapores capabilities and achievements
in attaining water sustainability and in addressing the issues of urban transformation.
The project teams responsible for the creation of buildings should therefore give the
utmost importance to these objectives at the earliest stage of the design process. Further,
facility engineers and managers have the task of ensuring energy-ecient and waterecient operation of buildings.
I am heartened to note that relevant technical committees within IES are playing their
part in highlighting the importance of facility design, operation, and management,
and enhancing the standing of the professionals working in these elds; organising
professional training; and managing certication programmes. In this way, we can
ensure that buildings are designed and operated in a sustainable manner.
Come 4 September 2010, IES will be launching the National Engineers Day (NED) at
*SCAPE, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Mr Teo Chee Hean as
Guest-of Honour. Intended to promote the engineering profession as an attractive career
among the young, especially at the secondary school levels, NED promises to be an
extravaganza of engineering-centric activities and exhibits which will appeal to the target
audience. Among the programmes will be the hosting of secondary school students by
engineering rms. We hope to count on your support to make NED a success!
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Er.
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Hi
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President
The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
Jul 2010
IES Update
Singapore Aerospace Forum 2010
On 25 June 2010, the IES Aerospace
Engineering Interest Group, Singapore
Institute of Aerospace Engineers, and
Singapore Polytechnic, organised
the Singapore Aerospace Forum
2010 that addressed the subject
Seletar Aerospace Park (SAP). It was
attended by about 130 participants.
Prof Yeoh Lean Weng, IES Vice
President and Chairman for IES
Industrial Group, in his welcome
address, said, The aviation industry
in Singapore is a thriving one, having
been identified as a key component
of Singapores quest to become a
major transport hub. Singapore has
evolved to become a major aerospace
maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) centre in the Asia Pacific
region. Our sustained high growth has
created strong clusters of aerospace
activity, mainly concentrated in the
Changi area.
With Asia expected to double its
fleet of aircraft by 2018, we can be
certain that the Singapore aerospace
industry will experience exponential
growth. No longer will Changi alone
be sufficient to serve the needs of
the rapidly expanding industry. This
is why the Seletar Airport has been
identified as a dedicated aerospace
facility to meet the needs of the
industry, he added.
Four
speakers,
namely
Mr
Kevin Chow, Deputy Director,
Precision Engineering and Transport
Engineering, Singapore Economic
Development Board, Ms Tang Wai
Yee, Director, Aerospace, Marine &
CleanTech Cluster, JTC Corporation,
Mr Koh Chwee, Director, Engineering
Planning Division, JTC Corporation,
and Mr Daniel Ng, Deputy Division
Head, Aviation Industry Division,
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
(CAAS), gave their presentations on
the latest developments and projects
that their respective organisations are
embarking on.
After the presentations, Prof Yeoh
presented plaques to the speakers as
tokens of appreciation.
The event was sponsored by ST
Aerospace.
Prof Yeoh Lean Weng presenting the plaque to (clockwise from top left) Mr Kevin Chow from EDB,
Ms Tang Wai Yee from JTC Corporation, Mr Koh Chwee from JTC Corporation, and Mr Daniel
Ng from CAAS.
Prof Yeoh presenting a plaque to Mr Lim Tau Fuie, representing ST Aerospace, the sponsor of the
event.
From left to right: Mr Daniel Ng from CAAS, Mr Koh Chwee from JTC Corporation, Prof Yeoh Lean
Weng from IES, Mr William Goh from SIAE, Ms Tang Wai Yee from JTC Corporation, Mr Kevin
Chow from EDB, Mr Lim Tau Fuie from ST Aerospace, and Mr Ng Weng Lam from Singapore
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SkyTerrace @ Dawson
Winner of a Green Mark for Buildings
Award, for Residential New Buildings,
under the Platinum category, at
BCA AWARDS 2010, the Housing &
Development Board (HDB) Build-ToOrder (BTO) project also received the
ABC Waters Certification from PUB,
the national water agency.
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Housing in a Park
Located in Dawson Estate, the project
site is bounded on the north and east
by Margaret Drive, and on the west by
Dawson Road. Running along its entire
southern boundary is the Alexandra Canal
Linear Park. The key driving concept of
the project is the creation of Housing in
a Park and a City in a Garden, with the
public residential development set in a
scenic park-like environment.
In response to this vision, the intention
is to convert Margaret Drive into an
ecological corridor with finger park
linkage to the Alexandra Canal Linear
Park along the eastern boundary of the
site. The project site will thus eventually
enjoy seamless connectivity to greenery
on three sides. This green concept is
further brought into the development
by introducing lush landscaping on
the ground plane, which travels up the
building facades taking the form of green
terracing, roof gardens, and green sky
terraces.
Multi-generational
living
and
community building
The project design aims to reinforce
the idea of multi-generational living
and community building by providing
extended families the opportunity to buy
interconnected loft units. These loft units
are designed such that a paired larger flat
and a studio apartment can be combined
by removal of the internal walls.
The concept of community building
is further promoted by creating a variety
of active and passive recreational spaces to
allow for greater communal interaction.
These community spaces and integrated
recreational facilities are designed in a
park-like setting, enabling residents to
enjoy the natural environment.
The key driving concept of the project is the development of public housing set in a scenic park-like
environment.
THE PRECINCT DESIGN

The 758-unit development comprises five
residential 40-storey to 43-storey towers
and a 4-storey linear multi storey car park
(MSCP) podium.
The MSCP podium is connected to
the residential towers by bridges, at every
level of the podium, enabling the residents
to have an uninterrupted covered entry
experience from the car parks to the lift
lobbies and to their apartments.
Running east-west along the central

spine of the project, and interspersed
by pockets of greenery, is the Heritage
Gallery, the main circulation spine,
which celebrates the history of Dawson
Estate, whilst spatially linking the
residential towers and MSCP with various
community and recreational facilities
outdoor amphitheatre, precinct pavilion,
community centre, childrens playground,
fitness corner etc. All these amenities are
located within easy walking distance from
The project will enjoy seamless connectivity to greenery.
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all the blocks.
The site planning takes full advantage
of the long north and south boundary,
by aligning the residential towers
along this axis, thereby maximising the
developments north-south exposure. A
formal main entrance and drop-off court
is carved out in the north-west corner
which connects to a peripheral road that
runs along the western, south-western,
and northern boundary, and loops into the
MSCP. This road also serves as the service
access route to the residential towers. The
majority of the southern periphery of the
development is thus preserved as a vehiclefree green park that opens up seamlessly
to the Alexandra Canal Linear Park.
LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
The landscaping concept aims to provide
the residents with a natural and green

living environment and complements
the idea of community living by creating
a varied collection of communal spaces
within the development.
The main arrival into the development
is at a shaded arrival court anchored by
two large rain trees and a formal canopied
drop-off area. This space is linked to the
residents lift lobbies and other communal
facilities through the Heritage Gallery.
The residents enter their homes at the
end of a journey that is complemented by
landscaped courts and green vistas. The
soft landscaping strategy here is to provide
trees that introduce vertical rhythmic
elements and shade to the journey, and
ground cover that imparts colour and
texture to the garden spaces.
The southern periphery of the
Heritage Gallery extends out to a
generous open lawn that stretches out

and seamlessly merges with the Alexandra
Canal Linear Park. On the eastern
edge of this lawn space sits an outdoor
amphitheatre that serves as a focal point
for the community.
Adjacent to the amphitheatre are
located the active recreation facilities like
the childrens playground, fitness corner,
and outdoor badminton courts.
The northern periphery of the site
is currently lined with existing mature
rain trees. The landscape design responds
to this environment by the addition
of similar rain trees to complement the
scale and rhythm of the existing foliage,
and the planting of low level shrubbery
to create lushness at pedestrian scale.
There is careful and sensitive selection
of shrubbery and ground cover to subtly
announce the three pedestrian entrances
The Heritage Gallery, the main circulation spine, celebrates the history of Dawson Estate, whilst spatially linking the residential towers and the multi storey
car park, with various community and recreational facilities.
A formal main entrance and drop-off court is carved out in the north-west corner of the development.
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to the development that run south
towards each of the residential towers
facing the ecological corridor. This area
will blend seamlessly with the ecological
corridor in the future, especially with the
introduction of a linear bio-retention
basin along the northern periphery.
The green concept is reinforced by
having cascading green terraces and edge
planters that screen the bulk of the MSCP,
culminating in a green landscaped roof of
the MSCP. Ascending from the adjacent
open lawn at ground level, landscaped
terraces on the southern side of the
MSCP provide a continuous route with
intermediate communal spaces, up to the
green roof above. These terraces, together
with the green roof, serve as convenient
communal gathering spaces for the
residents due to their close proximity to
the residential towers. The majority of the
green roof is covered by a linear undulating
turfed area, anchored by a tai-chi court,
on one end, and a multi-purpose trellis
covered court, on the other. Low-level
shrubbery and small trees are planted
along the sides of the roof to define the
edges and provide shade and screening to
the residents.
Adjacent residential towers are linked
by sky terraces at two levels. Thus there
are sky terraces at levels 13 and 28, 18
and 33, and 19 and 34, connecting pairs
of adjacent towers. These serve as fire
refuge holding areas as well as communal
gathering points that provide unparalleled
views of the surrounding cityscape. Each
sky terrace is lightly landscaped with

shrubbery and small trees, to create a
welcoming environment.
BLOCK & UNIT LAYOUT
Block layout
Each residential block is designed with
four units on each floor, which are
served by three lifts and two staircases.
The common areas are designed to

have through-ventilation, including the
staircases which are clad with lightweight
metal mesh. In the evenings, backlighting to the staircases converts the
mesh cladding into a silhouette, creating
a lantern effect.
The service areas of the units are
grouped close to the core of the block,
making available the outer periphery
Existing and planted trees and shrubbery, as well as landscaped cascading terraces and sky terraces,
add to the greenery in the development.
Ascending from the adjacent open lawn at ground level, landscaped terraces on the southern side of the multi storey car park provide a continuous route
with intermediate communal spaces.
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for major spaces like living rooms and
bedrooms.
As each floor has only four units,
only one unit occupies each of the four
wings of the block, ensuring privacy and
minimising the amount of common areas
in this compact layout.
Unit layout
The apartment design is based on one
of two configurations - the multigenerational loft unit and the doubleheight loft unit.
Multi-generational loft units are a
combination of a double-storey 4- or 5room unit and a studio apartment. The
double-storey unit enjoys a double-height
living room that is attached to a loft
space above. The buyer is provided the
opportunity of purchasing and combining
these apartments by connecting the upper
storey loft space of the 4- or 5- room unit
directly to an adjacent studio apartment.
Each unit will still have its respective
individual entrances, for privacy.
The double-height loft units are special
apartments that enjoy a double-height
living/dining room space. The ceiling
height for this space is a soaring 5.4 m.
Each double-height loft unit is designed
to have a balcony as an extension of the
living room space.
Generally, unit plans are designed
with minimal structural beams traversing
major spaces. This feature allows for
flexibility in catering for future conversion
into different bedroom configurations
to suit the evolving requirements and
lifestyles of residents. All living rooms and
bedrooms have full perimeter frontage
for best possible views out and maximum
daylight penetration. This feature is
enhanced by having full height windows
for all the bedrooms and living rooms.
A service yard is provided for each unit
for the washing and drying of clothes.
These yards and other service areas of
the units like bathrooms face the internal
elevations of the block, keeping the main
external facades clean and uncluttered.
ELEVATION DESIGN
The tower elevation design showcases the
interlocking spaces that are created by the
loft concepts. Units are clearly defined by
architectural edge fins that give a clear
The sky terraces serve as communal gathering points that provide unparalleled views of the surrounding
cityscape.
Multi-generational loft units are a combination of a double-storey unit and a studio unit. The doublestorey unit enjoys a double-height living room that is attached to a loft space above.
crisp silhouette to the tower facades as

well as provide some sun-shading to the
south-facing facades. Spanning vertically
between the fins are full-height windows.
These, together with the vertical groove
lines on the pre-cast panels, provide an
interesting relief pattern on the facades,
which creates an additional level of detail
and refinement to the elevations.
As an extension of the site landscaping,

the MSCP elevations are softened with
green terracing and edge planting. This
green elevation concept is carried through
vertically to the sky terraces that span
horizontally between the tower blocks
at staggered intervals, thus providing
compositional juxtaposition to the
verticality of the towers.
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GREEN FEATURES
The design of the project incorporates
a green strategy which has several
components. The green features are
expected to produce energy savings of
793,962 kWh/yr and water savings of
40,616 m3/yr.
North-south orientation
The five residential tower blocks are
oriented north-south, to minimise solar
gain to the apartments.
The facades of the towers consist
predominantly of pre-cast panels and
full-height windows. East and west facing
facades are designed to have minimal
openings and all windows are installed
with low-e glass to further minimise
heat gain. The Residential Envelope
Transmittance Value (RETV) achieved is
18.01W/m2.
The double-volume loft units have a ceiling height of 5.4 m.
Through-ventilation of common areas

Typical lift lobbies and common areas
are designed to maximise throughventilation. Staircases are clad with
lightweight metal mesh which introduces
a large degree of porosity and openness to
the staircase enclosures. Together with the
open parapets surrounding the typical lift
lobbies, uninterrupted flow of air across
the common spaces is encouraged.
Bio-retention basins
Bio-retention basins are incorporated on
the northern, western, and south-western
peripheries of the site, to catch storm-water
surface run-off from the peripheral road.
The water that percolates through these
bio-retention basins undergoes a natural
bio-filtration process that removes water
borne pollutants and is stored in several
underground catchment tanks. The stored
water is then recycled for irrigating ground
level landscaping. Excess water from the
bio-retention basins is discharged directly
into government drains in line with PUBs
ABC water policies.
Rainwater harvesting and drip
irrigation
In addition to bio-retention basins, a
rainwater harvesting strategy is employed
to irrigate above-ground landscaped areas
at the sky terraces, the landscaped MSCP
roof, MSCP green terraces, and edge
The orientation and design of the residential tower blocks minimise solar gain and maximise air
circulation and through ventilation.
planters. Rainwater is collected from roofs

and is fed to intermediate holding tanks
by gravity, to irrigate these areas through a
drip irrigation system.
Early estimates indicate potential
water savings of about 40%. The system
also allows for a top-up with PUB water
to supplement the system during periods
of low rainfall.
Water-efficient fixtures
This residential development has waterefficient fixtures such as water closets,
bath mixers, wash basin mixers, and bib
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taps, as certified by the Water Efficiency

Labelling Scheme (WELS).
Solar panels
Solar panels are installed on the upper
roofs of the towers, to harvest solar energy
which will be used to supplement the
power for common area lighting and
lift operation in the residential towers.
Preliminary estimates indicate potential
minimum savings of 24.6% of the total
power consumed using T5 fluorescent
fittings (the HDB requirement of 3.15
hours/day is used as the baseline).

Motion sensors
To further reduce the power consumption
within the common areas, staircases are
equipped with motion sensors. Effectively,
minimal lighting is provided on landings
to meet code requirements and the
lighting is supplemented only when the
staircases are being used.
Lifts
Lifts are equipped with AC VVF (Variable
Voltage and Frequency) and sleep mode
features. These features are estimated to
provide 10% savings in lift operational
costs.
Environment management
Recyclables chutes are provided for
collection of recyclable waste.
PROJECT DETAILS
Site area: 22,524 m2
Total GFA: 87,101.97 m2
Plot ratio: 3.87
Bio-retention basins are incorporated to catch storm-water surface run-off from the peripheral road.
The water that percolates through, undergoes a natural bio-filtration process that removes water borne
pollutants.
PROJECT CREDITS
Client / Developer
Housing & Development Board
Project Manager
SCDA Architects Pte Ltd
Architect
Landscape Architect
The energy harvested by the solar panels installed on the upper roofs of the towers, will be used to
supplement the power for common area lighting and lift operation.
M&E Engineer
Bescon Consulting Engineers Pte
C&S Engineer
Ronnie & Koh Consultants Pte Ltd
Quantity Surveyor
WT Partnership
ESD Consultant
ZEB-Technology Pte Ltd
All images by SCDA Architects Pte

Ltd.
Recyclables chutes are provided for collection of recyclable waste.
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Skyville @ Dawson
Winner of a Green Mark for Buildings
Award, for Residential New Buildings,
under the Platinum category, at
BCA AWARDS 2010, the Housing &
Development Board (HDB) Build-ToOrder (BTO) project also received the
ABC Waters Certification from PUB,
the national water agency.
INTRODUCTION
The project presents an opportunity
for the team of design consultants to
conceive and design a new and exciting
vision for the future of public housing in
Singapore.
The design proposal re-thinks
conventional norms for public housing
by creating spaces that range in scale,
location, and function.
The Sky Villages, Rooftop Penthouse,
Urban Plaza, and social facilities, help
foster community spirit.
Configurable unit layouts allow
expression of individuality and diversity
of character.
A sustainable environment is achieved
by utilising good passive design, a variety
of foliage, and on-site renewable energy,
creating the potential to reduce energy
consumption and carbon emissions.
The design for Skyville @ Dawson is
the product of integration of the three
key concepts of community, variety,
and sustainability, as mutually beneficial
concepts, and presents a glimpse of what
the future of public housing in Singapore
could be.
Skyville @ Dawson will be a precedent
for HDBs new generation of public
housing.
Located in Queenstown, the site
for Skyville @ Dawson is bounded on
the north and east by a newly aligned
Margaret Drive and Dawson Road. The
south boundary runs parallel to the
Alexandra Canal Linear Park. There are
many mature trees in this estate which
will be conserved and developed into a
landscaped park, covering about 30% of
the site area.
The 960-unit public housing
development is located within the HDB
landscaped master plan for the Eco
Corridor and Alexandra Canal Linear
The design for Skyville is based on a re-thinking of conventional norms for public housing.
Interaction takes place when residents cross paths at the ground level lift lobby of their blocks.
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Park. This project will be developed
by HDB to fulfil the vision of creating
Housing in a Park, where public housing
is set in a scenic park-like environment.
COMMUNITY
This project aims to build communities.
A rich variety of sheltered and outdoor
community spaces are designed to
encourage social interaction among
residents at different scales and levels. By
strategically locating these spaces along
the daily routes of residents, this becomes
part of their daily life.
Interaction takes place when residents
cross paths at the ground level lift lobby
of their blocks. Here they collect their
mail, wait for the lifts, wait for school
buses, or they can sit in the community
living room to enjoy a chat as well as the
serenity of the landscaped park just next
to it.
The landscaped park and the
landscaped deck of the podium block
provide interaction spaces in an outdoor
setting. These accommodate precinct
pavilions, playgrounds, fitness stations,
and beautifully landscaped gardens, for
the enjoyment of residents, their families,
and their communities.
FLEXIBILITY IN LAYOUT
THE FAADE
All the apartment units are designed with

beam-free ceiling in core spaces, and with
columns along the perimeter, to maximise
flexibility in unit layout. Residents will
enjoy a range of unit layouts with a
variety of options in terms of living room
and master bedroom sizes, and number
of bedrooms, to suit their individual
lifestyles and family needs.
The tower faade is designed to highlight

the different clusters, with the sky
gardens providing visual relief at regular
intervals, as well as punctuating the solid
element with a dispersion of voids and
landscaping.
Each cluster within the block
is characterised by a colour that
differentiates it from other clusters, to
Example of how the layout of the units allows change over the lifecycle.
The landscaped deck of the podium block is another outdoor venue for community interaction.
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give a sense of identity.
The playful staggering of the vertical
wall finishes and colours lends a rich and
varied touch to the tall stately towers,
thereby providing a special character to
this development.
THE LANDSCAPE
A rich variety of landscaped areas is
designed to bring an enjoyment of nature
into the high-rise living environment.
Both the residential towers and the
multi storey car park will be landscaped
at the roof levels as well as at the sky
villages.
At ground level, there is a huge
landscaped park with majestic rain trees
on the north side, 13 of which have been
earmarked for conservation. The bioswale, integrated at the edge of the towers,
creates an eco-feature water garden, while
at the same time pre-treating hardscape
water run-off and managing storm-water.
Skyville @ Dawson has an intensive
green roof system at the tower blocks,
multi storey car park, and the adjoining
3-storey building. The extent of coverage
The tall, stately towers are conspicuous even

when viewed from a distance.
Community spaces are strategically located along the daily routes of residents, to promote social
interaction.
The landscaped areas bring enjoyment of nature into the high-rise living environment.
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At ground level, there is a huge, landscaped park, with majestic rain trees on the north side.
The bio-swale integrated at the edge of the towers creates an eco-feature water garden, while at the same time, pre-treating hardscape water run-off and
managing storm-water. Image by ICN Design International Pte Ltd.
The buildings are topped by an intensive green roof system and there are sky gardens at various levels of the tower blocks.
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of the green roofs is about 4,690 m2, out
of the entire building roof top area of
about 9,370 m2.
Sky gardens are created on the 3rd, 14th,
th
25 , and 36th storeys of the tower blocks.
Each of these sky gardens is a communal
sky village of 80 units. Residents share
these community spaces just outside their
doorsteps.
Residential units are also in close
proximity to the Alexandra Canal Linear
Park which forms part of the nation-wide
park connector network.
Transmittance Value (RETV) of 19.56

W/m2 was obtained.
Renewable energy
A grid-tied, mono-crystalline, photovoltaic
(PV) system is incorporated into the
roof garden features to supplement the

energy requirement for the lighting
of the common areas. The capacity of
the PV modules installed is 125kWp
and the estimated electrical output is
approximately 137 MWh/year.
SUSTAINABILITY
A sustainable environment is achieved
in this project through utilising good
passive design and a variety of foliage, and
installing solar panels, thereby creating the
potential to reduce energy consumption
and carbon emissions.
Building orientation
The buildings are 100% north-south
facing and more than 70% of the dwelling
units enjoy true cross ventilation.
Computer simulation
In order to design and identify effective
layouts and dimensions of the buildings,
which will ensure cross ventilation,
Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
simulation of natural ventilation within
the units, was carried out at the design
stage.
Daylighting and thermal analyses
were also carried out during the initial
design stage to identify the optimum
faade design that would achieve a balance
between reducing solar heat gain, allowing
daylighting to permeate, and ensuring
cost-effectiveness. A Residential Envelope
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of natural ventilation within the units, was
carried out at the design stage. Image by Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd.
Daylighting and thermal analyses were also carried out during the initial design stage to identify the
optimum facade design. Image by Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd.
All the buildings face north-south.
A grid-tied mono-crystalline PV system is incorporated into the roof garden features, to supplement the
energy requirement for the common area lighting.
Jul 2010

Lighting
Through good daylighting designs and
the use of energy-efficient T5 light
fittings with high frequency ballasts for
the illumination of all common areas, the
buildings aim to achieve savings in the
power consumption for lighting, of more
than 55%, as compared to a typical codecompliant building. In addition, motion
sensors are installed to control the lights
at the half landings of each staircase, so
that half of the lights will be automatically
switched off when there is no movement
of people along the staircases, further
reducing the energy consumption of the
lighting.
Through the incorporation of PV
technology and an efficient lighting
system, an estimated overall energy savings
of approximately 394 MWh/year could be
achieved for Skyville @ Dawson.
Dwelling units
The message of sustainability and green
living is extended into the dwelling
units as well. All the water fittings such
as basin taps, and WC flushing cisterns
used, are rated Very Good (2 Ticks)
under the Water Efficiency Labelling
Scheme (WELS). The estimated overall

water savings for Skyville @ Dawson is
approximately 53,000 m3/yr.
Efforts were also taken during the
design phase to ensure a good indoor
environment quality within the residential
units. All wet areas will be adequately
ventilated with good daylighting and all
refuse chutes will be located in open areas
in the common corridors.
Environment-friendly materials
Where possible, the construction materials
used will be certified by Singapore Green
Labelling Scheme (SGLS).
Non-structural elements will be made
with concrete incorporating ground
granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS),
and environment-friendly water-proofing
materials will be used in all the wet areas.
Environmental protection
A compost bin centre will be installed
at the ground level to promote recycling
of landscape clippings as well as organic
wastes, which will be used for landscaping.
At the ground level, recycling bins for
paper, plastics, and metals, will be located
at the lift lobbies for use by the residents.
Dual bins will also be provided at the

common refuse chutes on every level, to
promote the concept of recycling among
the residents.
Bicycle parking lots will be allocated
at each tower block to encourage
alternative transportation. In addition,
the development is located within
walking distance to the bus stop and the
MRT station, further reducing the carbon
emissions from transportation.
CONCLUSION
Skyville @ Dawson is among the
forerunners that define the new generation
of public housing in Singapore. This
BTO project sees the implementation of
sustainable technologies at a large enough
scale to show meaningful results on
environmental sustainability design and
also to deliver long-term savings to the
end-user.
PROJECT CREDITS
Client / Developer
Project Manager
WOHA Architects Pte Ltd
Architect
WOHA Architects Pte Ltd
All the water fittings are rated Very Good (2 Ticks) under the Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme
(WELS).
M&E Engineer
Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E.
Asia) Pte Ltd
C&S Engineer
LBW Consultants LLP
Quantity Surveyor
KPK Quantity Surveyors (Singapore)
Pte Ltd
Landscape Consultant
ICN Design International Pte Ltd
ESD Consultant
Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E.
Asia) Pte Ltd
A compost bin centre will be installed at the ground level to promote recycling of landscape clippings
as well as organic wastes, which will be used for landscaping. Image by ICN Design International
Pte Ltd.
All images by WOHA Architects Pte

Ltd, unless otherwise stated.
Jul 2010 17
Interview
Energy-efficient performance guaranteed
The Singapore Engineer speaks to Mr
Pay Ngiap Poh, Vice-President Asia
Energy Solutions, Ingersoll Rand,
Climate Solutions Asia Pacic, and asks
him about the companys capabilities
and contributions in the area of energy
management in buildings.
Question: Trane has all along been a
well-known name in airconditioning
equipment and systems. When did
the company move into the role of an
ESCO (Energy Services Company)?
Answer: About 15 years ago, Trane started
providing Energy Services and Asset
Management Services in the US, and we
have been moving well. In Asia, we were
not doing much in this area. Around
three years ago, we decided to focus on
Asia by launching a bridgehead Trane
Asia Energy Solutions in Singapore,
and that is when we started oering these
services.
Mr Pay Ngiap Poh.
Artists impression of Gardens by the Bay.
Jul 2010
Interview
Q: How are the prospects for ESCOs in
Singapore and Asia, in both newbuilding
and refurbishment projects?
In general, the business opportunities have
gone up tremendously. With the emphasis
on green buildings, there is a real need
to reduce the energy consumption of
buildings, with the airconditioning alone
accounting for up to 60% of the total.
With respect to the retrotting of
existing buildings in Asia, the prospects
are good as there are a lot of matured
buildings, especially in cities like Bangkok,
Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore,
and Taipei.
As a result of the need for energy
services, our Asia Energy Solutions expects
to grow 30% year-on-year.
Q: What are your comments on the
incentives being given to building
owners to incorporate green features
in their projects?
A: With the widespread awareness of
global warming and climate change, we
see several countries in the region, such
as Japan, Thailand, China and Korea,
introducing energy-saving programmes
that include incentives. Singapore has also
taken action, and the incentives provided
are good.
But for energy-savings to be actually
realised, accurate measurement of the
performance of the systems, particularly
the airconditioning system, is important.
In Thailand, we secured the Seagate

and Tetrapak building projects. We are
also moving to North Asia. A notable
project here is the Hong Kong Jockey
Club.
Q: What are the highlights of Tranes
contributions in Gardens by the Bay?
A: The Conservatory Complex in Gardens
by the Bay comprises a Cool Dry biome
and Cool Moist biome, for the plants
and owers of two dierent geographical
environments.
We
supplied
airconditioning
equipment including energy-ecient
chillers, as well as the controls for the two
biomes.
The Gardens by the Bay project will
use Trane's Building Automation System
(BAS), which facilitates web-based facility
management of multiple buildings.
The BAS will control the functioning
of the dierent equipment and systems in
the two biomes, including those for solar
tracking, fogging, shading, irrigation,
ACMV (Air Conditioning Mechanical
Ventilation), and lighting.
Q: What guarantees do you give on the
performance of chiller plants?
A: Trane gives 3-year, 5-year, and 10-
year guarantees on the performance of

chiller plants which are maintained by the
company.
For example, in Mapletree Business
City, we have a performance guarantee
of 0.65 kW/ton energy eciency, for a
cooling load varying from 2,000 ton to
10,000 ton.
Q: What is the signicance of the
acquisition of Trane by Ingersoll Rand?
A: Ingersoll Rands diversication started
10 years ago. But it was in 2007 that
the company sold its road construction
machinery, construction equipment, as
well its utility equipment and attachment
products businesses. In December of the
same year, Ingersoll rand acquired Trane.
This gives the company a strong focus
in the area of Climate Solutions, together
with Thermo King and Hussmann.
Whilst Trane is a leader in
airconditioning systems, services, and
solutions, Thermo King manufactures
temperature control systems for a variety
of transportation modes including trailers,
trucks, buses, shipboard containers, and
railway cars.
Hussmann provides display cases,
refrigeration systems, installation, and
services to food retailers around the
world.
Q: What are some of the projects that

Trane has successfully undertaken?
A: At our bridgehead in Singapore, we
have laid the foundation, and built up
the team through transfer of knowledge
and training. We have already established
a track record here, with completed and
ongoing projects such as Singapore Post
Centre, The Galen, Mapletree Business
City, and New Tech Park. Trane also
supplied our energy-ecient chillers to
the national project - the Gardens by the
Bay.
We have several jobs in Malaysia
including Penang Times Square,
Dammansara Oasis, Parkson Shopping
Complex in Kuala Lumpur, and Hotel
Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur.
Tranes Building Automation System will control the functioning of the dierent equipment and
systems in the two biomes at Gardens by the Bay.
Jul 2010 19
Sustainable Energy Application

Solar Assisted Heat Pump research and
development at NUS
Energy is considered to be a prime
agent in the generation of wealth
and a signicant factor in economic
development. Of all known energy
sources, solar energy is considered
clean and inexhaustible.
Solar energy is particularly suitable
for low temperature applications and
oers an excellent opportunity for its
use with heat pumps. The unglazed
evaporator-collectors absorb both
solar energy and ambient energy due
to the low operating temperature.
At the National University of
Singapore (NUS), three dierent
systems have been designed, fabricated
and installed. They are:
A solar assisted heat pump system
for producing hot water using an
unglazed evaporator collector.
A solar assisted heat pump for hot
water production, drying, and space
cooling.
A solar assisted heat pump system
for desalination using an unglazed
evaporator-collector and a solar liquid
collector.
Dr M N A Hawlader, Mr Zakaria
Mohd Amin, and Dr Ye Shaochun,
Department
of
Mechanical
Engineering, NUS, describe the three

systems.
INTRODUCTION
Taking into consideration the growing
energy needs and concerns regarding
environmental degradation, greater
attention is being given to clean and
inexhaustible energy sources, such as
solar energy, for various applications.
The use of solar energy systems
reduces pollution and waste, and has
little or no harmful eects on the
environment. It is understood that this
source of energy can complement, rather
than compete with, conventional energy
sources.
A combination of solar energy and
heat pump can improve the quality of the
energy available and has the potential for
being utilised in dierent applications
[1- 2]. The evaporator-collector used in
such a system can absorb both solar and
ambient energy [3-4]. Huang and Lee
[5] studied the long-term performance
of solar assisted heat pump water heaters.
Grossman [6] conducted experiments
with a solar heat pump system to
provide cooling, dehumidication, and
airconditioning. In 2003, Hawlader et al
Fig 1: Schematic diagram of a SAHP water heating system [9].
Jul 2010
[7, 8] conducted a series of experiments

on the application of a Solar Assisted
Heat Pump (SAHP) system for water
heating, drying, and desalination.
APPLICATION OF SAHP SYSTEMS
At NUS, several SAHP systems were built
for the evaluation of their performance in
various thermal applications, under the
meteorological conditions of Singapore.
SAHP for water heating
The most common use of solar thermal
energy is in the area of water heating.
Heat pumps are becoming more
popular, since they are more energyecient and have a better performance
than conventional heating systems such
as those using gas or electricity.
Hawlader et al [9] developed a
SAHP water heater, as shown in Figs
1 and 2, and conducted experiments
on such a system operating under the
meteorological conditions of Singapore.
The system includes two serpentine,
unglazed,
evaporator-collectors
connected in series. The ambient air also
acts as a heat source depending on the
operating temperature of the evaporatorcollectors.
Fig 2: Photograph of a SAHP water heating system [9].
Fig 3: Schematic diagram of an integrated solar heat-pump system.
Integrated SAHP system

At NUS, an integrated system for
airconditioning, water heating, and
drying, was designed and built, as shown
in Figs 3 and 4. The various components
of the system are an evaporator-collector,
evaporator, variable speed reciprocating
compressor, air-cooled and water-cooled
condensers, drying chamber, blower, and
other control devices. The evaporatorcollector and evaporator are connected
in parallel with individual expansion
valves. The air-cooled and water-cooled
condensers are connected in series.
SAHP for desalination
Desalination processes involve phase
changes and require signicant energy
inputs. At NUS, a direct expansion SAHP
system for desalination was designed and
built [9].
In the desalination system, as shown
in Figs 5 and 6, the heat pump provides
heating and cooling for the desalination
process. In the desalination section, the
water is preheated using a liquid solar
collector.
Previously, only an electrical heater
was used to maintain the temperature of
the feed water at 70 C [10]. Currently,
the heater serves as a booster. The heat
exchange between water and refrigerant
occurs in the desalination chamber and
water condenser tank.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
SAHP water heating
Fig 7 shows the thermal performance of
the system in water heating with solar
radiation for dierent collector areas.
Fig 4: Photograph of an integrated solar heat-pump system.
As seen from the gure, for a particular

collector area, if solar irradiation increases,
the Coecient of Performance (COP),
the ratio of heat gain to compressor work,
increases. It may happen if the uid
temperature in the collector increases due
to high solar irradiation and reduces the
work of the compressor. Again, for the
same reason, for a particular size of the
compressor and specic solar irradiation,
the COP of the system increases with
increasing collector area.
Integrated SAHP system
Here, all the three applications (water
heating, drying, and airconditioning), are
implemented simultaneously. A room is
cooled down by this system. A cooling
load analysis has been done and this
system has a cooling capacity of at least
4200 W. Cooling capacity is a measure of
the total amount of cooling needed for an

enclosed area during a specied period of
time.
A total of 10 towels are placed in a
drying chamber and dried by the hot air
from the air condenser. The weight of the
10 towels in the drying process is shown
in Fig 8. The temperature of the air inlet is
around 55 C while the temperature after
drying is around 30 C. It can be seen
initially that the temperature dierence
between the inlet and outlet is larger and
gets smaller after the towels are dried.
Within 30 minutes, 1400 g of water
evaporate, leading to the drying of the
towels. There is a drop in the temperature
of air at the outlet as the heat from the
air inlet is used to dry the towels. While
most systems vent out the warm air, this
system eectively makes use of it to dry
the towels.
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SAHP for desalination
Desalination is performed and compared
at two compressor speeds (30 Hz and 35
Hz) under the meteorological conditions
of Singapore. From Fig 9, it can be seen
that at 35 Hz, more water is produced.
This is because at higher compressor
speeds, the refrigerant is driven at a
higher ow rate, resulting in more water
evaporation and condensation.
Performance Ratio (PR) is dened
as the amount of distillate produced per
2326 kJ of heat input. The value 2326
kJ represents the theoretical amount
of energy required for evaporating 1 kg
of water. Higher PR indicates higher
distillate production per unit heat input
and better utilisation of the thermal
energy of the system.
From Fig 10, it can be seen that
the PR is lower when the compressor
is running at 35 Hz. Under similar
solar irradiation conditions, distillate
production by the system is slightly
higher when the compressor is running
at 35 Hz.
CONCLUSION
The SAHP system is an eective and
environment-friendly solution for low
temperature applications.
This system uses both solar and
ambient energy, enabling operation even
at night. The eciency of the unglazed
evaporator-collector was found to be
much higher than that of the air or
liquid collector.
The application of SAHP principles
facilitates the development of an
integrated multi-task SAHP system,
where solar and ambient energy, and
waste heat from airconditioning, can
be used for water heating, drying,
desalination, and space cooling.
Fig 5: Schematic diagram of the desalination system [10].
Fig 6: Photograph of the desalination system [10].
REFERENCES
[1] Kush E A, 1980: Performance of
heat pumps at elevated evaporating
temperatures with application to
solar input, Journal of Solar Energy
Engineering, Vol 102, pp 203-210.
[2] O'Dell M P, Mitchell J W, and
Beckman W A, 1983: Design method
and performance of heat pumps with
refrigerant lled collectors, Transactions
of ASHRAE Vol 89 (1), pp 519-525.
Fig 7: Eect of storage volume on thermal energy output by the collector and condenser.
Jul 2010

[3] Ito S, 1992: Heat pumps with
direct expansion solar collectors,
Transactions of the Japanese Association
of Refrigeration, Vol 9(2), pp 101-115.
[4] Chaturvedi S K, Chen D T, and
Kheireddine
A,
1998:
Thermal
performance of a direct expansion solar
assisted heat pump. Energy Conversion
and Management,Vol 39 (3-4), pp 181191.
[5]Huang B J and Lee C P, 2003: Longterm performance of solar-assisted heat
pump water Heater, Renewable Energy,
Vol 29, pp 633-639.
[6]
Gershon
Grossman,
2002:
Solar-powered systems for cooling,
dehumidication and airconditioning,
Solar Energy, Vol 72(1), pp 53-62.
Fig 8: Variation of drying load with time.
[7] Hawlader M N A, Chou S K, Jahangeer

K A, Rahman S M A, and Eugene Lau
K W, 2003: Solar-assisted heat-pump
dryer and water heater, Applied Energy,
Vol 74(1-2), pp 185-193.
[8] Hawlader M N A, Prasanta K Dey,
Sufyan Diab, and Chan Ying Chung,
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Desalination. Desalination, 168, 49
54.
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Ullah, 2001: The performance of a solar
assisted heat pump water heating system,
Applied Thermal Engineering, 21, 10491065.
Fig 9: Distillate production rate as a function of solar irradiation for dierent compressor speeds.
[10] Hawlader M N A, Zakaria Mohd

Amin, 2008: Conversion of seawater
to fresh water: an experiment with a
solar assisted heat pump, ASME 2nd
International Conference on Energy
Sustainability ES2008, August 10-14,
2008, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
[This article is based on a paper presented
by Dr M N A Hawlader, at CAFEO 27
(the 27th Conference of ASEAN Federation
of Engineering Organizations).
Hosted by the Institution of Engineers,
Singapore (IES), CAFEO 27 was held at
Suntec Singapore International Convention
and Exhibition Centre, from 30 November
to 2 December 2009].
Fig 10: Variation of PR with solar irradiation for dierent compressor speeds.
Jul 2010 23
Products & Services

New Intelligent Power Manager software
simplifies supervision of UPSs and ePDUs
Diversied
industrial
manufacturer
Eaton Corporation recently announced
the introduction of an intuitive, costeective, and secure software that
will enable Information Technology
(IT) managers and administrators to
remotely manage and monitor all of their
networked power and environmental
devices across the enterprise. According
to the company, its Intelligent Power
Manager software is a robust and scalable
program that will enable the supervision
of networked Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS) systems to be done at a cost
that is substantially lower than the cost of
using major network management system
platforms.
Intelligent Power Manager can carry
out a scan for all the UPS systems,
regardless of the vendor, using both XML
Web services and SNMP protocols. It also
discovers and manages other critical power
components, such as ePDU products,
shutdown modules, and environmental
sensors,
to
give
administrators
comprehensive control of their protected
infrastructure.
Intelligent Power Manager is an
excellent productivity tool that gives IT
managers a global view of their power and
environmental devices, from any secure
personal computer on the network, said
Mr Bernard Lee, Product Manager, Eaton
Power Quality Business Unit.
The exible and intelligent monitoring
of devices simplies management,
minimises response time, reduces time to
repair, and substantially increases uptime
- benetting the bottom line, he added.
The feature-rich software presents a
consolidated view of the main operating
parameters of all UPS systems, which can
be congured easily, according to the type
of UPS, location, operating status, and
other user-dened parameters. Through
its colour-coded displays and customised
views, administrators can activate advanced
functions such as automatic shutdown of
unattended servers, automatic re-boot, and
system operation scheduling of multiple
devices over multiple locations. The
software also oers the ability to organise
devices by several dierent criteria such as
Internet Protocol (IP) address, application

type, or owner. Users can assign automatic
actions such as e-mail notication of
power or environmental events, as well as
centralise alarms and maintain event logs
for preventive maintenance of the entire
installed equipment base. Moreover,
network management card setup and
maintenance is reduced by mass-upgrading
the rmware.
As part of Eatons PowerChain
Management solutions, Intelligent Power
Manager can be used in combination
with Eatons Power Xpert platform,
which provides facility managers with
a comprehensive view of their electrical
systems. It is a scalable solution, managing
virtually any number of power devices on
the network.
This software gives IT users who
may not have an in-depth knowledge of
power quality concepts, an easy-to-use
tool to manage and monitor power assets
remotely, said Mr Lee.
The
multi-platform,
web-based
Intelligent Power Manager software is
bundled with Eatons UPSs at no charge,
for up to 10 monitored devices. Eatons
electrical business is a global leader

in power distribution, power quality,
control and automation, and monitoring
products and services. Eatons global
electrical product series, including CutlerHammer, Moeller, Powerware, Holec,
MEM, and Santak, provide customerdriven PowerChain solutions to serve
the power system needs of the data
centre, industrial, institutional, public
sector, utility, commercial, residential, IT,
mission critical, alternative energy, and
OEM markets worldwide.
A diversied power management
company, Eaton Corporation is a global
technology leader in electrical components
and systems, for power quality,
distribution, and control; hydraulics
components, systems, and services,
for industrial and mobile equipment;
aerospace fuel, hydraulics, and pneumatic
systems, for commercial and military use;
and truck and automotive drivetrain and
powertrain systems, for performance,
fuel economy, and safety. Eaton has
approximately 70,000 employees and sells
products to customers in more than 150
countries.
The Intelligent Power Manager software facilitates the cost-eective supervision of networked UPS
systems and associated equipment.
Jul 2010
Products & Services

Accurate determination of insulation moisture
content
DIRANA, the DIelectric Response
ANAlyzer, from OMICRON, determines
in a simple and ecient way, the moisture
content of liquid-lled transformers.
Accurate knowledge of the moisture
content is a crucial factor in the condition
assessment of power transformers. High
moisture levels accelerate insulation
decomposition,
decrease
dielectric
strength, and may cause bubbles to form
at elevated temperatures. Additionally,
the condition (water content) of the oil
is determined. DIRANA can also be used
for the condition assessment of bushings,
instrument transformers, cables, and
rotating machines. Other applications
include verication of proper drying
for a new transformer at the factory or
conrmation that the transformer is
properly dried out after eld assembly,
repairs, or oil processing.
Speed meets precision
DIRANA determines the moisture
content on the basis of Dielectric
Frequency Response (DFR). A special
feature of DIRANA is the combination
of the two measurement techniques Polarisation Current Measurement (PDC)
and Frequency Domain Spectroscopy
(FDS). This allows for accelerated
measurements, even in the very low

frequency ranges which are often required
for measurements on transformers that
are new, cold, and dry. The extended
measurement range of 5 kHz down to
50 Hz, allows DIRANA to discriminate
between moisture in the oil, insulation
geometry, and paper. The result is
independent of moisture equilibrium and
insulation temperature. By combining
the time and frequency domain methods
(PDC and FDS), DIRANA achieves
superior speed that halves conventional
measurement times. Measurements made
with DIRANA are claimed to be more
accurate than traditional oil sampling, as
compensation for equilibrium conditions
and the use of equilibrium diagrams are
no longer required.
for conductive ageing byproducts in the

oil and is therefore well suited for older
transformers.
Integrated expert knowledge

DIRANA's assessment is based on
a database containing data from
measurements of real oil-paper-insulation
systems with varying moisture content
and oil/paper ageing. On this basis, the
measurement results are automatically
analysed and the moisture content is then
classied according to IEC 60 422 between
the extremes dry and extremely wet.
Additionally, the software compensates
New features
A new Pre Measurement Check feature
analyses the capacitance, signal to noise
ratio, and noise current, to ensure
a successful test. The software also
recognises when sucient data has been
gathered and the test can be stopped.
Therefore the measurement time can
be minimised. Training videos are now
available that discuss moisture analysis
and test set operation.
Dielectric Response Analysis with DIRANA.
LED lighting from AZ E-lite

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are
energy-ecient and long-lasting. LED
lights create less heat than traditional
lights, which means they last longer (up
to 50,000 hours which is 50 times more
than incandescent lights and ve times
more than uorescent lights) and save
up to 50% in electricity bills.
The global LED lighting market is
expected to grow exponentially with
increasing acceptance and adoption of
LEDs as a viable mainstream and green
technology.
AZ E-lite, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Aztech Group Ltd, oers a range of
LED lighting for various applications.
Included are Commercial Lighting (oce
lighting, spotlights & LED oodlights),
LED & Green Lighting (LED modules

& LED lights), and Household Lighting
(ceiling lamps & LED light bulbs).
The IP54-designed Aztech LF210 &
LF420 (2-feet and 4-feet) LED luminaires
with xtures, are used for outdoor
lighting. They are also commonly used
in residential buildings (in the common
corridors, staircases, and void decks) and
in commercial buildings.
The Aztech LF210S2 & LF420S2
(2-feet and 4-feet) LED luminaires
with xtures and built-in motor sensors
provide further energy savings. They are
commonly used in residential buildings
(in the common corridors, staircases,
and void decks) and in commercial
buildings.
The Aztech LT8 Series (2-feet &

4-feet) LED tubes can be used for direct
replacement of standard uorescent
tubes. They are commonly used in
hospitality lighting, oce lighting, and
other indoor lighting.
The Aztech LE27N LED spot lights
can be used for direct replacement of
standard incandescent bulbs. They are
commonly used in hospitality lighting,
oce lighting, and other indoor
lighting.
The Aztech XL & XL-S) LED
oodlights are suitable for indoor and
outdoor areas. The XL-S model is
built with Pyroelectric Infra-Red (PIR)
motion detector and daylight ambience
sensor for further energy savings.
Jul 2010 25
News & Events

Philips sports lighting at 2010 World Cup
stadiums
Six out of the 10 stadiums that hosted
the recently concluded 2010 FIFA World
Cup South Africa soccer tournament,
were lit up with the ArenaVision
MVF404 oodlighting solution from
Philips. They are the Soccer City
Stadium in Johannesburg where the
nal was held, Ellis Park Stadium in
Johannesburg, Royal Bafokeng Stadium
in Rustenburg, Moses Mabhida Stadium
in Durban, Peter Mokaba Stadium in
Polokwane, and the Nelson Mandela
Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
The
ArenaVision
MVF404
oodlighting solution has been developed
to allow for 10% more light and fewer
luminaires to be used, thereby saving
on costs, energy use, and maintenance.
With increased optical eciency, the
light distributed has minimal spill.
The new ArenaVision systems oer
easy lamp tting and replacement, full
IP65 compliance, a new safety knife
connector system, and an electronic hotrestrike solution, while continuing to
oer all the benets of its predecessor.
The advanced and yet unobtrusive

lighting solutions from Philips helped
to enhance the viewing experience for
players, referees, spectators, and TV
viewers alike, bringing the spectacle and
emotion of the soccer games alive.
Light represents less than 1% of the
stadium/arena budget, but determines
99% of the eect seen on TV. It is vital
that our lighting systems accommodate
the stringent demands of the TV
broadcasting industry in capturing the
details and emotion of the sports for a
remote audience. But it does not stop
there. The ArenaVision systems also give
live spectators the best possible viewing
experience to clearly see what is going
on from every seat. And, as we all know,
every detail can be of great importance.
Good and unobtrusive lighting help
players and referees deliver the best
performance. It is for this reason that
Philips was chosen to light most of the
South Africas top stadiums, said Mr
Jeroen Jansen, Philips Lightings General
Manager for Southern Africa.
Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.
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In the Moses Mabhida Stadium, for

example, Philips supplied a total of 548
ArenaVision MVF404 2kW oodlights
to illuminate the soccer pitch to 2000
lux average vertical while the athletics
track is illuminated to 1000 lux average
vertical.
The oodlights are mounted on two
aluminum catwalks suspended by tierods from the roof steelwork - one on
the east side and one on the west side.
The average height of these catwalks is
45 m above the playing eld.
In the event of power failure, 46 hot
restrike versions of the 548 oodlights,
provide safety lighting.
To further ensure maximum
performance of its lighting installations,
the oodlights were powered by diesel
generators during the World Cup
2010 tournament, with supply utility
ESKOM acting as the backup.
Philips also supplied general
lighting luminaires for the venues. For
example, at the Soccer City Stadium,
the company provided 1900 roof truss
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luminaires (TCW216 2xTL-D 58
W) to illuminate the underside of the
skin of the roof canopy; 60 upper tier
aisle lighting luminaires (MVF616 1
kW halogen oodlights) to illuminate
a part of the spectator seating; 1600
luminaires (TCW216 2xTL-D 18W) to
illuminate the roof catwalks on which
the oodlights are mounted; and 136
upper concourse column spotlights
(BBB451 3 x LED-K2) for aesthetic
lighting as well as oce and general
lighting.
Further, Philips used LED solutions
to light up a hotel where the Dutch
soccer team was staying.
Philips ArenaVision sports lighting
already equips more than half of the
worlds major football stadiums, and the
technology has been further improved
since the 2006 FIFA World Cup in
Germany.
Philips has been the leader in sports
lighting applications. For years, the
company has been the technical partner
of international sports federations.
Through these partnerships, Philips has
helped to draw up ocial specications
and guidelines for oodlighting in
sporting venues.
A hotel where the Dutch soccer team was staying, lit up with LED solutions from Philips.
Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
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New Philips brand store for home lighting
Philips has opened a brand store for home lighting, along Bukit Timah Road. The store oers lighting solutions, displayed in a home setting.
Philips Electronics Singapore has opened

a brand store for home lighting, along
Bukit Timah Road, that will enhance
consumers shopping experience.
The store oers lighting solutions,
combining energy-ecient lighting
technology and sophisticated designs,
displayed in a home setting, that will
appeal to the lifestyles of modern
consumers and their increasing desire to
personalise their living spaces.
The store will feature the latest
home lighting solutions from Philips,
including Ledino, said to be the worlds
rst complete range of indoor lighting
for homes, based on energy-saving Light
Emitting Diode (LED) technology.
Other home lighting solutions include
ecoMOODS, a range of contemporary
light xtures, that combines style and
function; KidsPlace, a line of fun, creative
lighting that is child-safe; Aquat, a
dedicated range of bathroom lighting;
Roomstylers, a collection with diverse
styles suited for dierent living areas; and
Outerstylers, a range of water-resistant
outdoor lighting.
The size of the home lighting market in
Singapore is currently valued at between
S$ 40 million and S$ 60 million per
annum. This gure is expected to increase
as an estimated 37,000 private residential
units are likely to be given Temporary
Occupation Permits by 2012. Philips
Ledino is said to be the worlds rst complete range of indoor lighting for homes, based on energysaving LED technology.
estimates that, globally, more than 75%

of all lighting points will be converted to
LED lighting, by 2020, with advanced
societies like Singapore taking the lead.
Through the brand store, Philips
hopes to address the growing needs of
consumers. Lighting experts will be
available at the new store to provide
advice and guidance on what lighting
can do for their spaces at home, and on
choosing the appropriate lighting for the
various rooms and corners.
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With the new brand store, we want

to provide inspiration for home owners
seeking to see their homes in a new light,
and show them how lighting has the
ability to transform their homes, said
Mr Tiew Chew Meng, General Manager,
Philips Lighting Singapore.
Local consumers are becoming
more discerning, with cost no longer the
sole factor for purchase. They consider
benets to their homes, their families,
and even the environment. Our team of
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trained personnel at the store will work
closely with homeowners to source for
the right lighting solutions across our
wide range of oerings. We are condent
that consumers will nd their purchasing
experience much more enjoyable, he
added.
Moving forward, the brand store will
be a platform to showcase Philips new
lighting ranges and product innovations.
Consumers who visit the store will nd
information on these new technologies
and see how these lighting solutions will
look in their actual environments.
In the brand store, concept spaces,
which will demonstrate how homeowners
can play with lighting to enhance various
home spaces and dcor themes, will be
updated every six months, with new
furnishings and lighting xtures tted in.
With the opening of this store, we
want to continue to engage our consumers
and give them ideas on what they can do
with lighting at home, said Mr Tiew.
Lighting is more than just luminaires.
We want to show how lighting can
transform homes and enhance lives, he
added.
Lighting products are available for all parts of the home, including the living room, kitchen, and outdoor areas.
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Ensuring glare-free lighting of the Centre
Court at Wimbledon
A tennis match in progress with the roof in the closed position. Image by All England Lawn Tennis
Club.
Wimbledon 2010 was held from 21 June

to 4 July 2010 at the All England Lawn
Tennis Club.
Traditonally, the matches were played
during the day under natural light, and
they were interrupted when the level
of light deteriorated. Now, with the
installation of a retractable translucent
roof over the Centre Court at Wimbledon,
matches could be played at night with the
help of articial sports lighting.
The GRAFIK 7000 system, from
Lutron Electronics, is used to control the
more than 120 light sources when the
retractable roof is closed, oering accurate
and glare-free lighting of the Centre
Court.
The new system controls both direct
and indirect lighting sources. It is the rst
time that indirect lighting has been used
to illuminate such a high prole sports
arena. Sixty of the indirect lights are tted
The GRAFIK 7000 processors have been integrated into the retractable roof signalling system, so that on requiring the roof to open or close, a chain of
lighting sequences are put in place for optimum visual comfort and safety. Image by All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Jul 2010
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to the retractable trusses and are focused
onto the reective roof fabric, creating a
blanket of overlay light.
The Lutron system can be programmed
in two operating modes Championship
and
non-Championship.
The
Championship mode is pre-programmed
and fully automated to exacting
requirements, to ensure that players have
the minimum of distractions. The nonChampionship mode is more exible,
with a number of preset scenes being
possible for various training and spectator
conditions. The conceptual design of
the sports lighting was accomplished by
global engineering design company M-E
Engineers.
In designing the sports lighting for the
retractable roof on Wimbledons Centre
Court, we were presented with a unique
challenge - the sliding roof was to be far
lower than at any other major professional
venue in the world, creating a potential
problem with glare to the players, said
Mr Corey Berhost, Associate Director,
M-E Engineers.
Working with the architects and
the client, we introduced the technique
of indirect sports lighting. What was
discovered was that by reecting some of
the light o the roof itself, we could add a
layer of diuse light to blanket the court
and this reduced the need for the quantity
of glare-producing direct luminaires.
Everything from the selection of a fabric
roof membrane to the colour selection
of the moving roof trusses, played a
major role in the symbiosis of the system
integration, he added.
A key requirement was meeting the
high luminance levels required by TV
companies with the high-denition
coverage of the event. The All England
Lawn Tennis Club also specied an easy
to use, fail-safe way of controlling the
lighting whether the roof was open or
closed.
The GRAFIK 7000 control system
provides the centralised lighting control
solution. With multiple processor capacity
(with up to 32 processors), 16,384 zones
and 6,144 Control Station Devices, the
system is well placed to cope with stadiums
of any capacity. At Wimbledon Centre
Court, three GRAFIK 7000 processors
and 24 Lutron XP Softswitch power and
switching panels have been used, alongside
a Graphical User Interface in the master

control room, to ensure ultimate control
of all the lighting circuits.
Not only is the visual comfort of
the players, visitors, and viewers, preprogrammed into every lighting scene,
health and safety considerations are
integral to the system, as well. The
GRAFIK 7000 processors have been
integrated into the retractable roof
signalling system, so that on requiring the
roof to open or close, a chain of lighting
sequences are put in place for optimum
visual comfort and safety. When closing,
the lighting sequences are not activated
until the roof locking pins move into
place and subsequently, when the roof is
ready to be retracted, the sports lights are
automatically turned o and allowed a
10-minute cool-down period, before the

trusses begin to open and manual control
is regained again.
Lutron Electronics
Lutron Electronics Co Inc, headquartered
in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, USA,
is a leading designer and manufacturer
of lighting controls and architectural
lighting control systems for residential,
commercial, and institutional applications.
Lutron sells and services products in more
than 80 countries around the world.
It oers more than 15,000 products,
from single-room dimmers, and quiet,
electronic-drive shades, to comprehensive
architectural systems that operate lighting
throughout an entire building and can
control virtually any lamp source.
Designing the sports lighting for the retractable roof on Wimbledons Centre Court, was a challenge, as
the roof has to be far lower than at any other major professional venue, thereby creating the possibility
of glare for the players. Image by M-E Engineers.
Sixty of the indirect lights are tted to the retractable trusses and focussed onto the reective roof fabric,
creating a blanket of overlay light. Image by Lutron.
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Pioneering tidal power moves closer to reality
Surrounded by strong seas and winds,
Scotland has 25% of Europes tidal
resources and 10% of its wave potential.
One of the biggest energy suppliers,
ScottishPower Renewables, wants to
convert the natural power into clean
electricity, with banks of gigantic, hightech, underwater turbines turning the seas
tidal movement into green energy.
It is developing a system that will be
the largest demonstration tidal power
project in the world, putting the company
at the forefront of this activity, globally.
By building at least 40 underwater
turbines in various places o the Scottish
coast, the tidal farm sites would have a
combined output of 60 megawatt (MW),
enough to power 40,000 homes in
Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It is thought that, if fully accessed,
Scotlands tidal resources could contribute
to more than 30% of its energy demand.
One of the benets of tidal power is that
it is extremely predictable compared with
other forms of green energy.
Experts believe that thousands of
jobs could be created in this sector as the
technology is exported across the world,
with an estimated market of some 40
billion pounds. Scotland's government
recently stated that kick-starting the sector
is vital if a signicant industry, based in
Scotland, is to be created, and the long
term renewables targets are to be met.
The high-tech, underwater turbines
are 30 m tall and can work as deep as 100
m. The 20 m blades would turn at least
10 m below the surface to avoid shipping.
The energy zones would be o-limits to
trawlers for safety reasons.
According to Mr Keith Anderson,
Director, ScottishPower Renewables,
Tidal power is completely renewable,
being driven by the gravity of the sun and
moon, with no carbon dioxide emissions,
plus the added benet of being entirely
predictable.
The rapid technological advance of
tidal power has been startling and is now
allowing us to progress plans for substantial
projects delivering major environmental
and economic benets, he added.
ScottishPower Renewables partner in
the scheme is Hammerfest Strm UK, a
subsidiary of the Norwegian tidal power
A Scottish company wants to convert the huge natural power of the sea into clean electricity, with
banks of super high-tech, underwater turbines turning the seas tidal movement into green energy.
Image by Scottish Power Limited.
developer Hammerfest Strm.

Hammerfest has received a grant of
3.9 million pounds from the UKs Carbon
Trust for the construction and testing of a
1 MW tidal power device o the Orkney
islands, northern Scotland.
Hammerfest Strms underwater
turbines are mounted on the sea bed to
capture tidal stream power, which is
dierent to tidal barrage power, because
there is no need to impound the water.
This is expected to bring signicant
environmental advantages by avoiding
impacts on sensitive inter-tidal zones
around coasts. In the future, arrays of
multiple devices are anticipated, that
could each generate 50 MW to 100 MW.
The tidal turbine is expected to be
fully operational near Orkney by 2011.
Hammerfest Strm UK has already
completed the design and pre-engineering
and is now tendering for fabrication
and installation. After a test period, the
company will work with ScottishPower
Renewables which has plans to install the
device as part of a 10 MW tidal power
array o the coast of Islay, south-west
Scotland, by 2012.
Hammerfest Strm's device is
designed, based on a 300 kW prototype
that has been installed in Kvalsundet,
Norway, for the last six years. The
prototype device was the rst turbine in
the world to convert kinetic energy in
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tidal waters to electricity and deliver to

the grid in 2004.
ScottishPowers Mr Anderson said,
We rmly believe that the tidal turbine
developed by Hammerfest Strm is the
most advanced and rigorously tested
device anywhere in the world.
The grant from the Carbon Trust
will enable the rst deployment of the
turbine in Scottish waters, where we have
ambitious plans to further utilise the
device at a number of locations to take
advantage of the fantastic tidal resources
that Scotland has to oer, he added.
The tidal power resource is estimated
at some 150 billion kWh/yr globally
(representing capital investment of about
40 billion pounds sterling). The UK share
has been estimated at 13 billion kWh/yr
and more than 80% of this is located in
Scottish waters.
ScottishPower Renewables is part
of Iberdrola Renovables, a Spanish
multinational corporation, which is
the largest wind energy company in the
world, with an installed capacity of almost
11,000 MW at the end of 2009, and a
pipeline of 57,400 MW. ScottishPower
Renewables had more than 800 MW of
installed capacity at the end of 2009, and
a pipeline of 5,115 MW.
Source: London Press Service. Author:
Richard Maino.
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World Wind Energy Award 2010 given to
IRENA
On the occasion of the 9 th World
Wind Energy Conference 2010, the
Board of the World Wind Energy
Association (WWEA) decided to give
the World Wind Energy Award 2010
to the Founding Member States of
the International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA) and handed it over
to IRENAs Interim Director General,
Ms Hlne Pelosse.
The World Wind Energy Award
has been given to honour all
Founding Members for the founding
of IRENA.
The creation of IRENA can be
seen as the most important decision
ever taken on the global level in
favour of renewable energy.
The founding of IRENA sent
out a very strong signal to the world
community that renewable energy
will have to play and will play a key
role in the future energy supply all
over the world.
With the award, WWEA has also
indicated that it is committed to
working closely with IRENA and will
continue to give its full support.
IRENA has already 145 members
and the ratification process is going
on rapidly.
WWEA says that it is pleased that
the crucial mark of 25 ratifications has
now been reached. This is expected
to make IRENA a legal entity by the
beginning of July.
With this impressive and fast
progress, IRENA is an example of the
successful creation of an international
governmental body.
In spite of a lot of opposition,
the world community convincingly
committed to the implementation
of renewable energy. The founding
of IRENA was a very long, often
difficult process, and many obstacles
had to be overcome.
Not everybody, in the traditional
energy sector and beyond, shared
the enthusiasm that the initiators of
IRENA had been showing for many
years. The WWEA has been one of
the initiators and one of the strongest
proponents since its own foundation

in 2001.
Officially launched by the
Governments of Germany, Denmark,
and Spain, in 2008, the initiative to
create IRENA has found many more
supporters than most people had
expected, at a breathtaking pace.
These countries and all those
countries that followed to support
IRENA
showed
extraordinary
leadership and passion by overcoming
huge internal and external barriers.
The Founding Member States
of IRENA, with all their authority,
have initiated a new and innovative
direction.
It is a direction that will lead
into a future where some of the most
pressing problems which mankind is
facing today, such as energy scarcity,
climate change, and equal as well as
fair access to energy, are overcome.
IRENAs Founding Members
have indicated with their action
that they want to break the vicious
circle of increasing dependency on
limited fossil resources, and replace
it with energy independence by using
domestic renewable resources.
IRENAs creation gives the
opportunity to create the long-due
access to energy for billions of people
that so far have been left out.
WWEA sees the creation as a
milestone to introduce wind energy
and other renewable energies on a
broad basis and on a large scale.
It will be important that the
working scope of IRENA be as
broad as possible, involving the
broad diversity of stakeholders and
applications in renewable energy.
Small, rural communities as well as
large cosmopolitan areas will benefit
equally.
WWEA however believes that
building the operational capacities
and capabilities of IRENA is an
enormous task which requires huge
efforts.
WWEA said that in these
circumstances, it is encouraging to
see the leadership and drive that

IRENAs Interim Director General
Ms Hlne Pelosse and her dedicated
team have shown.
The creation of IRENA has raised
high expectations all over the world.
WWEA says that it hopes and
expects the World Wind Energy
Award 2010 to encourage the
Member States of IRENA to continue
the present path and without any
hesitation follow it to its successful
implementation.
WWEA also says that it hopes
and expects Ms Hlne Pelosse
and the whole IRENA Staff to feel
encouraged to continue the work
which has just started but which
will be of crucial importance for the
future of mankind.
World Wind Energy Award
The World Wind Energy Award
is an award given every year to
personalities and organisations who
have contributed extraordinarily to
the worldwide proliferation of wind
energy utilisation.
The 9 th World Wind Energy
Conference 2010
Organised by WWEA, in cooperation
with EUROSOLAR Turkey, the
World Wind Energy Conference and
Exhibition 2010, the 9 th event in the
series, was held in Istanbul, Turkey,
from 15 to 17 June 2010.
About 400 delegates attended
the conference which, in addressing
the theme Large Scale Integration
of Wind Power, covered all aspects
of wind utilisation, related policies,
manufacturing,
development,
operation, as well as economic and
social issues.
It was also specially focused on
large-scale integrated wind power
and renewable energy solutions such
as hybrid systems.
The exhibition attracted about
1,000 visitors from the wind energy
and all other renewable energy
sectors.
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ABB wins order for offshore wind power
connection
ABB, a leading power and automation
technology group, has won an order
worth around US$ 700 million, from
the German transmission grid operator,
transpower, to supply an 800 MW power
link that will connect more oshore wind
farms in the DolWin1cluster, located in
the North Sea, to the mainland German
grid.
ABB will deploy its innovative and
environment-friendly HVDC Light
(high voltage direct current) transmission
technology to transmit power from the
400 MW Borkum West II wind farm and
other wind farms to be developed nearby.
This is the second HVDC Light
oshore wind connection supplied by ABB
in Germany, the rst being the BorWin1
project, the most remote oshore wind
farm in the world.
For the DolWin1 project, the wind
farms will be connected to an oshore
HVDC converter station which will
transmit electricity to the onshore HVDC
station at Drpen, on the northwest coast
of Germany via 165 km of underwater and
underground DC cables. The Drpen/
West converter station will in turn feed
AC power to the mainland grid.
This is the largest power transmission
order in ABBs history. At 320 kV, this
will be the highest voltage level at which
extruded cable is used in an HVDC
application.
ABB will be responsible for system
engineering, including design, supply,
and installation of the oshore platform as
well as the oshore and onshore converter
stations, and will also supply and install
the sea and land cable systems.
Oshore wind power is becoming a
key source of large-scale renewable energy
and is making a vital contribution to the
eort of lowering environmental impact,
said Mr Peter Leupp, head of ABBs Power
Systems division.
ABB has state-of-the-art transmission
technologies for integrating renewable
energy sources eciently and ensuring
grid reliability and stability, he added.
HVDC Light transmission systems
oer environmental benets such as neutral
electromagnetic elds, oil-free cables, and
Installation of land cable for BorWin1.
The HVDC Light platform, three foundations for wind turbines and the AC platform under
construction, in the BorWin1 project.
Testing of HVDC Light valves for BorWin1.
compact converter stations. It is a solution

for connecting remote oshore wind
farms to mainland networks, overcoming
distance limitations and grid constraints,
while ensuring robust performance and
minimal electrical losses.
Scheduled to be operational in 2013,
this network of oshore wind farms is
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The platform BorWin Alpha in the BorWin1

project.
expected to avoid three million tons of

carbon dioxide emissions per year, which
is the amount produced when generating
an equivalent amount of energy from
fossil fuels. Germany currently meets
about 8% of its electricity requirements
with wind power, and expects to double
that by 2020.
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ABB commissions worlds longest and most
powerful transmission link
ABB has achieved another signicant
milestone with the commissioning of the
Xiangjiaba-Shanghai project in China, the
worlds rst UHVDC (ultrahigh voltage
direct current) transmission link to go
into commercial operation. ABB was the
main technology supplier to State Grid
Corporation of China (SGCC) and the
project was completed in 30 months, one
year ahead of schedule.
The 800 kV Xiangjiaba-Shanghai
UHVDC link has the capacity to transmit
up to 7,200 MW of power from the
Xiangjiaba hydropower plant in southwest
China to Shanghai, the countrys leading
industrial and commercial centre about
2,000 km away. The new link is able to
meet the electricity needs of about 24
million people, and sets a new benchmark
in terms of voltage levels and transmission
capacity, superseding the 600 kV Itaipu
transmission line in Brazil, which was also
delivered by ABB.
The 800 kV UHVDC will play an
important role in providing China with
access to remote renewable energy, a key
focus area for us, said Mr Zheng Baosen,
Executive Vice President, SGCC.
We are extremely pleased with the
support and co-operation of ABB and
the local Chinese suppliers during the
execution of this project, which enabled
its completion in record time, he added.
The high-capacity power link comprises
a single overhead line and occupies less
space than the existing system. Moreover,
transmission losses on the new line are
under 7%, again considerably less than
the existing 500 kV system. The electricity
saved is equivalent to the power needs of
around one million people in China.
The Xiangjiaba-Shanghai link sets a
new standard in ultrahigh voltage power
transmission and underlines ABBs global
leadership in HVDC technology, said
Mr Peter Leupp, head of ABBs Power
Systems division.
We
congratulate
State
Grid
Corporation of China on this remarkable
achievement and acknowledge the
excellent cooperation and support of all
our local partners, he added.
As part of the turnkey project, ABB
was responsible for overall system design

and supplied the main equipment. The
scope of delivery included 28 high- and
ultrahigh- voltage converter transformers,
10 of which were delivered from Sweden
and the rest manufactured with ABB
components and technology, in local
partnership. Other key products delivered
include thyristor valves, DC and AC
switchyard equipment and the newly
developed DCC800 HVDC control
system.
UHVDC
transmission
is
a
development of HVDC pioneered by
ABB more than 50 years ago. The new
technology with an advanced control
system represents the biggest capacity
and eciency leap in power transmission
systems in more than two decades. It is
particularly suitable for vast countries
like China and India, where consumption
centres are often located far from power
sources including renewables.
The 800 kV UHVDC power transformer for the Xiangjiaba-Shanghai transmission link in China.
The converter station in Fulong.
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IBM and Johnson Controls join forces to make
buildings smarter
IBM and Johnson Controls have formed
a worldwide alliance to create a new era
of smarter buildings. The companies will
team to provide solutions for smarter
buildings that can improve operations and
reduce energy and water consumption.
Expanding on a prior relationship
formed between the two companies in
2007, integrating Tivoli, from IBM, and
Metasys, from Johnson Controls, this
new smarter buildings oering benets
any building or portfolio of buildings.
Johnson Controls will combine its
global leadership in energy-eciency
and sustainable services and technologies
with IBM's global leadership in software,
hardware, and services. The result will
help clients address growing pressure
they face across their enterprises.
Key elements of the oering are
designed to address critical building
performance areas including systems
integration,
energy
management,
enterprise reporting, space optimisation,
and asset management.
Systems integration
The integration of building systems,
business systems, and smart grid
technologies, using Johnson Controls
EnNet and IBM software, oers increased
information on the performance of
buildings, to reduce operating costs and
keep occupants safe, comfortable, and
productive.
Energy management
The
Johnson
Controls
Metasys
Sustainability Manager combined with
IBM business analytics software, provide
building owners, operators, and tenants,
with actionable information to help
reduce energy consumption and waste.
Enterprise reporting
The Johnson Controls Energy and
Emissions Management System, with
IBM enterprise reporting capability,
provides organisations with the capability
to calculate greenhouse gas levels by
measuring, managing, and forecasting
activities related to energy cost,

consumption, energy-eciency projects,
eet emissions, and waste.
Space optimisation
Johnson Controls Visible Living Lab
tools and services combined with IBM
building space management solutions
and advanced analytics provide visibility
across any building or building complex.
Under-used space can be identied and
more ecient options dened, including
footprint consolidation, divestiture, and
relocation.
Asset management
The Johnson Controls Metasys Building
Management System integrated with the
IBM Maximo asset management solution
provides tools and services for visibility
across a building portfolio. This boosts
the eciency of facility operations, and
improves occupant safety and comfort,
as well as utilisation and lifecycle
management.
Singapore warehouse reduces energy use by over 50%

Echelon Corporation recently announced
the rst installation in Singapore of
a high bay lighting system featuring
the companys LonWorks control
networking technology to provide
dimmable, two-way communicating
lights. The new solution installed at the
Sony Supply Chain Solutions Singapore
(SSCSS) warehouse uses ROMlight
energy-ecient, individually dimmable
lights, to cut energy use while increasing
light quality, providing real-time insight
into the health of each xture and
energy consumption, and reducing
maintenance costs. High bay lighting
systems are used in buildings featuring
high ceilings such as warehouses, large
retail stores, grocery stores, convention
centres, factories, athletic facilities,
auditoriums, and airport hangars.
The solution was installed by
Fluematic Engineering Services (S) Pte
Ltd. The company replaced the existing
two hundred and ten 400 W metal
halide lighting xtures with only one

hundred and forty seven 400 W metal
halide xtures with acrylic reectors
from ROMlight. Each xture includes
LonWorks power line based networking
technology, to enable remote control and
dimming at both the individual xture
and system level. Echelons i.LON energy
manager acts as the segment controller,
providing system level functionality such
as scheduling, and can act as a conduit
to other building systems and software
applications.
The result was an improvement in
light levels, enabling the customer to
reduce the number of xtures, and dim
the lights, reducing overall energy use by
over 50%, while still providing same light
levels as before.
SSCSS is very pleased with the
substantial energy savings and the ability
to remotely dim the light levels. The
system also enables maintenance cost
savings, and with these combined savings,
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we expect the return of investment

to be only three years, said Mr Paul
Ang, Managing Director, Fluematic
Engineering Services.
Echelons ISO/IEC standards-based
LonWorks technology allows products
from dierent manufacturers to work
together on the same, open network.
Fluematic Engineering Services
Fluematic Engineering is an industrial
construction company with capabilities
to design and build cleanrooms on a
turnkey basis and specialises in other
industrial construction projects.
ROMlight International Inc
ROMlight develops energy-ecient
lighting technology. The companys
continuous improvement programme
ensures that the latest electronic
components are incorporated in the
various product designs, ensuring reliable
performance at a competitive cost.
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Mitsubishi Electric launches NEXIEZ elevator
series for the global market
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recently
announced that it has launched the
NEXIEZ series of elevators for the global
market. The series oers a load capacity
ranging from 450 kg to 1,350 kg and a
rated speed of 60 m/min to 105 m/min,
and helps users reduce carbon dioxide
emissions through the high energyeciency resulting from the compact,
lightweight designs. The NEXIEZ
series is also designed to reect various
preferences and lifestyles to meet the
needs of customers worldwide.
The NEXIEZ series, positioned as
Mitsubishi Electrics next global agship
elevator series, will be manufactured
by Mitsubishi Elevator Asia Co Ltd in
Thailand, and shipped to other countries
in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and
other areas worldwide.
In response to a growing demand for
elevators with reduced environmental
impact, the NEXIEZ series features
a permanent magnetic (PM) gearless
traction machine that hoists the ropes
using PM motors. The motors incorporate
technology devised by Mitsubishi

Electric, which achieves size reduction
and energy-ecient operations.
OPTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Regenerative converters
Elevators are usually operated by
traction machines which carry the
elevator cars up and down. When a
car travels down bearing a load heavier
than the counterweight, or when a car
moves up bearing a load lighter than
the counterweight, the motor spins in
reverse and is operated as a generator.
The electricity generated by this
operation was previously wasted as heat,
but by using regenerative converters, the
electricity can be eectively utilised for
other equipment inside the building.
According to research conducted by
Mitsubishi Electric, building owners
can consume up to 35% less energy in
elevator operations and therefore reduce
annual carbon dioxide emissions when
incorporating regenerative converters.
LED lighting and LED hall lanterns

For ceiling lights and hall lanterns,
customers can select LED lighting
which can reduce energy consumption
by approximately 50% or more and
therefore reduce annual carbon dioxide
emissions compared to previous forms
of illumination. LED also has a long
lifespan, enabling building owners to
reduce operational cost.
New designs that suit each market
Mitsubishi Electric has conducted
market research and prepared designs to
suit the tastes of each market. 15 ceiling
design variations including two with
LED lighting, can be used with a variety
of decorative lighting boards. Six new
etching patterns in addition to the current
designs for the interior walls of elevator
cars and hall designs include geometric
patterns with modern arrangements and
sophisticated atmosphere created with
stainless steel in gold and other colours.
For hall lanterns, ve new choices that use
LED will be available.
Regenerative converters used in Mitsubishi Electrics new NEXIEZ series can help building owners to reduce energy consumption in elevator operations. The
new series features elevator designs to suit dierent markets.
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Siemens and the Economist Intelligence Unit
to rank the greenest cities in Asia
Which is the greenest city in Asia? A
study being conducted by Siemens
in cooperation with the Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU), will provide
the answer. Over the coming months,
approximately 20 leading Asian business
capitals will be compared in terms of their
environmental sustainability. The cities
will be assessed in eight environmental
categories, including energy supply
and CO2 emissions, transport, water,
sanitation, and green governance.
According to Siemens, the Asian Green
City Index is the rst known attempt to
analyse and compare the environmental
performance of Asian cities and their
eorts to improve sustainability.
Publication of the study is planned for
the end of 2010.
The ranking will cover cities from 11
Asian countries China, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines,
Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and
Vietnam. The nal selection of cities will
be based on data availability.
With the Asian Green City Index,
the Economic Intelligence Unit and
Siemens are covering new ground. So
far, no other study of this scope has been
done for Asia, said Mr Stefan Denig who
is leading this project at Siemens.
The study will be part of the Green
City Index series which sets out to
compare the environmental performance
of cities in dierent regions of the world.
Following the success of the European
Green City Index, a study comparing
the environmental performance of 30
major cities from 30 European countries,
Siemens is now sponsoring similar studies
for Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
The results of the study will help the
cities to better understand and tackle
their specic environmental challenges,
said Mr Lothar Herrman, CEO, ASEAN
Cluster, Siemens.
It will enable city stakeholders to
make more informed decisions about how
to reduce their environmental impact
by, for example, making their power
supplies, trac systems, and buildings,
more energy-ecient and eco-friendly,
he added.
The cities will be assessed in eight

environmental categories - energy supply
and CO2 emissions, transportation,
buildings and land use, water, sanitation,
waste, air quality, and green governance.
At the same time, the study will highlight
best-practice projects to enable cities
to learn from one another. As an
independent partner, the EIU will ensure
the objectivity of the research.
Over the past few years, Siemens has
been focusing on urban challenges and
urban sustainability, and has conducted
various studies on these topics in
cooperation with independent research
partners. On the occasion of the World
Cities Summit 2010 from 28 June to
1 July 2010 in Singapore, Siemens
published its latest study ICT for City
Management Using information and
communications technology to enable,
engage and empower city stakeholders.
In recent years, a number of other reports
have been published including Megacity
Challenges (2007), Sustainable Urban
Infrastructure Edition London (2008)
and the European Green City Index
(2009).
Cities must take a leading role in
climate protection. They are responsible

for 80% of the worlds CO2 emissions
and consume three-quarters of its energy.
Urbanisation and climate change are
two megatrends we can help address with
our valuable and innovative solutions
explained Mr Herrmann.
According to Siemens, it has the
worlds largest environmental portfolio
of energy-ecient and climate-friendly
technologies. In scal 2009, the company
generated about 23 billion euros in
revenue from products and solutions in its
environmental portfolio approximately
30% of the companys total annual
revenue.
In Singapore, Siemens is providing
technological solutions to ensure the
sustainable development of the island
state, from clean and ecient energy,
through its installed advanced gas turbines
in power plants, to energy-ecient
building automation systems such as the
one in City Square Mall. Siemens is also
working with the authorities to provide
sustainable energy solutions such as smart
grid solutions and is also a major partner
of PUB, the national water agency, in the
recycling and production of clean water.
Elevators and escalators for

Shanghai project
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recently
announced that it had received an order
for 127 elevators and escalators to be
installed in the Shanghai JingAn Kerry
Centre, a large complex of buildings
under construction in Shanghai, China.
The order is worth approximately 1.5
billion Japanese yen, and shipments will
be made from September 2010 through
July 2011.
The order was received from
Shanghai JiXiang Real Estate Co Ltd, a
joint-venture between Kerry Properties
Limited, a Hong Kong-based real estate
developer, and Shangri-La Asia Limited.
The twin towers of the Shanghai JingAn
Kerry Centre will house oces and
commercial facilities.
This order is for 42 high-speed
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elevators capable of speeds of 120 to

480 m/min, 37 low-speed elevators that
can travel at 60 m/min to 105 m/min,
and 48 escalators.
To achieve energy savings, all of the
high-speed elevators and 30 of the lowspeed elevators, will feature an energysaving power-regenerative function
which allows the elevator to eciently
reuse energy generated from elevator
operation, contributing to energy
savings and reducing environmental
impact.
The elevators and escalators will be
manufactured by Mitsubishi Electrics
Inazawa Works in Japan, Mitsubishi
Elevator Asia Co Ltd in Thailand, and
Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co Ltd in
Shanghai, China.
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Siemens releases study on how ICT can be
used to empower city stakeholders
In the ndings of a recent study sponsored
by Siemens and conducted by the
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on the
use of information and communications
technologies (ICT) for city management,
it was found that ICT has become the
life blood of all cities, enableing them
to be competitive and provides new
ways for cities to overcome some of their
most pressing challenges such as trac
congestion, environmental protection,
and the need to optimise infrastructure.
It also empowers citizens across the world
to get involved in devising solutions to the
challenges of urban living. Approximately
2,800 public ocials, business executives,
and citizens, in 15 cities in 12 countries,
were interviewed. The results were released
at the World Cities Summit in Singapore
on 28 June 2010.
Enabling
competitiveness
and
environmental consciousness
The study found that a strong Internet
network and an ICT savvy workforce
are crucial for a citys competitiveness.
Some 77% of businesses globally said an
improved broadband network would have a
signicant impact on city competitiveness,
making it the most important ICT feature
for attracting private sector investment.
Another signicant nding is
that ICT can inuence the behaviour
of citizens and businesses towards
environmental conservation by giving
them more information about their usage
of resources, such as energy and water.
Globally, 74% of citizens and 61% of
businesses claim they would likely change
their consumption patterns if they can
have more information about their usage.
However, they admitted that the right
nancial incentives need to be in place as
well, to encourage environmentally sound
behaviour.
One of the most striking ndings
is the fact that ICT has become a basic
utility, like water and electricity, for all
cities, said Mr Klaus Heidinger, Head of
Global Center of Competence for City
Management at Siemens IT Solutions and
Services in Singapore.
This study shows that there is a
lot of potential for ICT initiatives like

smart grid, which will enable citizens
and businesses to better manage and
optimise their electricity usage, improve
energy-eciency, and encourage the use
of renewable energy sources. As one of the
worlds leading infrastructure providers,
Siemens is uniquely positioned to assist
cities tackle their urban development
challenges. This is not only with
infrastructure improvements, but also the
integration of intelligent ICT solutions
into all parts of a citys infrastructure
from municipal transport to public
security, added Mr Heidinger.
Engaging all stakeholders in a city
The study also revealed that businesses
and citizens are looking at e-government
initiatives to improve their interaction
with public ocials. More than 89% of
businesses picked higher eciency as an
expected key benet of using ICT in the
delivery of public or regulatory services.
Similarly, citizens felt that e-government
initiatives would have a major or signicant
impact on their quality of life.
While the benets of e-government
initiatives are clear, stakeholders are
divided on the barriers for their adoption.
Businesses said that public ocials could
be more open to adopting online public
services. On the other hand, a majority of
citizens felt that public ocials could be
more responsive to their online feedback.
In contrast, these ocials cite citizens
resistance to online transactions as one of
the greatest challenges to e-government.
Overall, this nding suggests that
e-government initiatives can bring a lot

of value to cities. To derive maximum
value, all stakeholders will need to work
together.
Empowering citizens in providing
solutions for their cities
The study also found an increasing
trend where citizens, armed with data
from ocial sources, video and other
information, are coming up with smart
phone and other mobile applications to
make city living easier and more enjoyable.
Public ocials therefore may have to take a
closer look at embracing ICT to empower
their citizens to play a signicant role in
shaping their own cities.
For example, in Portland, Oregon,
USA, city ocials have launched a
competition called CivicApps for
residents to create applications from
data that includes information on parks,
transportation, and building permits. And
in New York City, USA, an iPhone user has
taken a government census of more than a
million trees to create an application that
allows fellow users to point their devices at
any tree to nd out its size and species.
The study
The study ICT for City Management
was conducted by EIU from March to
April this year, and involved 240 public
ocials, 2250 citizens, and 300 business
executives, across the 15 cities Abu
Dhabi, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen,
Delhi, Dubai, Istanbul, London, Madrid,
Mumbai, Munich, New York, Shanghai,
Singapore, and Vienna.
Collaboration on renewable energy

management
The ZigBee Alliance and the SunSpec
Alliance recently announced an
agreement to collaborate on dening
standards for renewable energy and
microgrid management using the ZigBee
Smart Energy version 2.0 standard. The
ZigBee Alliance is a global ecosystem of
companies creating wireless solutions
for use in energy management, and
commercial and consumer applications,

while the SunSpec Alliance was formed
to accelerate the growth of the renewable
energy industry through standardisation
of monitoring and management interfaces
for energy system components. This
collaboration will bridge the gap between
distributed generation using renewable
energy resources and the Smart Grid.
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Green features of CleanTech One
JTC Corporation is developing CleanTech
Park (CTP) as the choice location and
epi-centre for R&D as well as business
and supporting activities in clean
technologies, sustainable development,
and urban solutions, rather than as just a
home for cleantech companies.
CTP will serve as a large-scale
integrated living laboratory for testbedding and demonstration of systemlevel clean technology products and
solutions, especially those catering to the
tropics, before they are commercialised
for the market.
The masterplan of CTP was
developed with the aim of optimising
the natural environmental heritage, to
create a conducive, eco-friendly address
for the cleantech community. The
emphasis is on the eorts to maintain a
long-term sustainable balance between
the commercial needs of CTP and the
preservation of the sites biodiversity.
building which JTC is developing

at CTP, will serve as a showcase for
sustainability.
CleanTech One
Hydrogen fuel cell plant

A 1 MW integrated hydrogen fuel
CleanTech One (CTO), the first
USE OF SOLAR ENERGY

Solar-powered solutions
Solar panels based on the proven
monocrystalline and polycrystalline
PV cells, as well as on the new thin
film and nano-structured printed PV
technologies, will be installed over
2,600 sq m of roof space.
Solar thermal collectors will also
be placed on the roof to power a
dehumidifier attached to the air flow
ducts in the airconditioner units in
CTO. There will therefore be no need
for additional energy to dry the humid
air by extracting the condensation
during the cooling process, as is the
case with conventional airconditioning
systems.
CTO will serve as a showcase for sustainability.
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cell plant will be test-bedded at

CleanTech One. Biomass will be used
as the feedstock for the generation
of hydrogen. In the first step, wood
chips, plant waste, and other cellulosic
materials, will be converted to syn-gas
(a mixture of hydrogen and carbon
monoxide) via a reformer.
The syn-gas will then pass through
a pressure swing adsorber, where the
carbon monoxide will be removed.
The purified hydrogen will then
enter a Proton Exchange Membrane
(PEM) fuel cell plant comprising one
thousand 1 kW fuel cells connected in
parallel and controlled by a network of
microcomputers.
Bio-digester
A 10 t bio-digester system will be
installed to decompose food waste
generated within CTP. With the help
of micro-organisms, the food waste will
go through a rapid aerobic digestion
process which leaves water and carbon
dioxide as end-products.
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ENERGY-EFFICIENCY
Building orientation
The building will be oriented in a direction
that will minimise heat gain and optimise
energy-eciency, that is, it will assist
in minimising the Envelope Thermal
Transfer Value (ETTV).
Perimeter corridors will be built to
act as a buer between the faade and the
units, which will reduce heat gain.
The Sky Trellis
CTO will incorporate JTCs innovative
Sky Trellis - a green canopy between
adjacent buildings. The canopy will lower
the heat build-up on the building faade
as well as in the immediate area between
the buildings. With the lowering of
ambient heat, the energy consumption of
the building is also reduced. The lowered
demand for airconditioning will ultimately
translate to savings in business costs.
reuse such as irrigation and ushing of

toilets.
Stormwater harvesting
Stormwater will be harvested on the
rooftops with minimal use of pumps,
and also harvested in bio-retention ponds
within the perimeter of the buildings.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Usage of recycled materials
External works such as the construction of
roads, sewers, and drains, will utilise ecoconcrete, made of materials like recycled
concrete aggregate and ground granulated
blastfurnace slag (GGBS).

Reducing and reusing construction
waste
Soil excavated during construction will be
retained for reuse in planting operations.
Formwork will also be reduced where
possible to decrease construction waste.
Maintaining the green cover
Space on the surfaces of the building
facing the atrium will be allocated for
greenery. Apart from that, pockets of skygardens will also be created on all oors
above ground, to replace that lost due to
development.
Natural ventilation
Natural ventilation will be maximised
for corridors, lobbies, open spaces, and
staircases. A wind wall will channel wind
through the two tower blocks to improve
air circulation and the thermal comfort of
occupants.
Lighting
According to JTC, CTO will be the rst
building in Singapore to fully employ
LED lighting for all its indoor and
external lighting requirements. Lights
will dim depending on the intensity of
sunlight in the room, thereby ensuring a
more ecient utilisation of energy.
Airconditioning system
Studies have been done to nd out the
needed specication of the airconditioning
units. This is to ensure that there will not
be overcapacity leading to wastage of
energy. This will be the main criteria in
the design and selection of the system.
Further, bends and turns in the ACMV
ductwork, will be minimised.
WATER EFFICIENCY
Water conservation
Grey water from wash basins and
condensate from the Air Handling Units
(AHUs) will be recycled for non-potable
Space will be allocated on the surfaces of the building, for greenery.
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Recognition for contributing to cleaner waters
and sustainability
PUB, the national water agency, recently
honoured 14 developments with the
inaugural ABC Waters Certication.
Launched by Senior Parliamentary
Secretary for the Environment and Water
Resources, Dr Amy Khor, in conjunction
with Singapore International Water Week
2010, the ABC Waters Certication
scheme recognises the eorts of the private
and public sectors in creating a sustainable
and more liveable city through integrating
the ABC Waters (Active, Beautiful, Clean
Waters) concept in their developments.
This is done by integrating natural
elements, known as ABC Waters design
features, which help treat storm water
(rain water) closer to source, in a holistic
manner. At the same time, these features
such as rain gardens, cleansing biotopes,
bio-retention swales, and constructed
wetlands, optimise land use as they also
achieve multiple aims of helping to slow
down the ow of rain water, beautify
urban spaces, create new community focal
points, and enhance biodiversity.
The certication scheme is built
around four main categories Active,
Beautiful, Clean, and Innovation.
Mr Tan Nguan Sen, Director of
Catchment and Waterways, PUB, said, By
next year, two-thirds of Singapore will be
water catchment. Storm water treatment
on every possible surface that rain falls on,
will be even more important. ABC Waters
design features can be applied in a variety
of ways to urbanscapes, architectural
structures, open plazas, as well as roads
and pedestrian walkways, and we
encourage our partners to play a part in
keeping our waters clean by incorporating
these features island-wide.
Last year, the ABC Waters Design
Guidelines, a handbook, was introduced
for industry professionals to incorporate
ABC Waters design features into their
developments.
The ABC Waters Certication scheme
takes it one step further by recognising
the eorts of developments which meet
certain standards in fullling the ABC
Waters concept. Organisations will also
be able to market their developments as
ABC Waters certied.
Mr Sng Cheng Keh, Deputy Chief

Executive Ocer (Building), Housing &
Development Board (HDB), said, HDB
houses over 80% of Singapores population.
We have a key role to play in supporting
Singapores commitment to sustainable
development. Over the years, we have
been driving sustainable development
eorts in our projects. We are happy to see
ve of our projects ABC Waters Certied
today. On top of recognising our eorts
in promoting clean waters and caring for
precious water resources, it spurs us to
continue with our work to make public
housing in Singapore a world-class model
for sustainable development.
Mr Tan added, The ABC Waters
Certication thus provides an incentive to
encourage public and private developers
to contribute to cleaner waters and a more
sustainable way of living.
RECIPIENTS OF ABC WATERS
CERTIFICATION IN 2010
Assumption Pathway School by
Assumption Pathway School
Assumption Pathway Schools concept
uniquely integrates a rain garden with
two levels of boardwalks to bring people
closer to water. The rain garden will detain
and treat rainwater from 12% of the
school area, and double up as an outdoor
classroom site for students to learn about
the natural cleansing functions of ABC
Waters design features. Signage will be
placed strategically on-site to educate
readers on the principles and functions of
the rain garden, and the school will further
engage the students by involving them in
the maintenance of the rain garden.
Boardwalk from VivoCity to Sentosa
Island by Sentosa Development
Corporation
At the boardwalk between VivoCity
and Sentosa, bioretention planter boxes
integrated with a rainwater harvesting
system will be incorporated to detain and
treat rainwater for reuse. Lookout decks
and food and beverage outlets will line
the boardwalk, with decks providing a
platform for stage performances. The sky
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garden and vertical green, in addition to

ve themed gardens with an extensive
array of plant species, will not only
enhance the lushness of the area, but
create a good micro ecological habitat.
A new irrigation system will also help
Sentosa Development Corporation to
conserve potable water.
CleanTech Park by JTC Corporation
CleanTech Park, Singapores rst
eco business park, will be the choice
location and epi-centre for R&D and
business activities in and supporting
clean technologies and sustainable
solutions. It will push the boundaries of
green sustainability, serving as a largescale integrated living laboratory for
testbedding and demonstration of systemlevel clean technology solutions. Central
to CleanTech Park is the green core which
is also the green lungs of the project.
CleanTech Park has in place a holistic
landscaping and hydrology plan which
embraces ABC Waters design features.
Rain water from roadside drains will be
treated by bio-retention swales before
being channelled into the central green
core where it will be retained by a series of
ponds and wetlands, and further puried
by a cleansing biotope. Facilities such as
lookout decks, pavilions, boardwalks,
and stepping stones will bring people
closer to water, while the provision of
animal crossings and the development
of an eco-habitat with suitable plantings
will help preserve and enhance the rich
biodiversity.
Greenwood Sanctuary @ Admiralty by
At Greenwood Sanctuary, landforms
are designed with swales as the natural
drainage system for the entire park.
Rain water from paved areas in the park
is detained and treated using vegetated
swales and dry ponds, and is reused for
irrigation. Timber crossings over the swales
and dry ponds provide seamless access to
park users, while the eco-retaining wall,
with native species of owering shrubs
planted, attracts birds and butteries, and
adds to the beauty of the area.
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Goodwood Residence by Goodwood
Residence Development Pte Ltd
At Goodwood Residence, reed beds and
inltration trenches will be incorporated
to detain and treat rain water runo. Seating spaces along the garden
walk and a jogging trail along the reed
beds will bring people closer to water,
while a vertical green wall will enhance
the lushness of the area and provide
environmental benets. Rain water will
also be harvested and reused for irrigation
of the reed beds.
parks managed by NParks, Sengkang

Riverside Park is home to a unique and
environmentally sustainable feature - a
constructed wetland. Besides being a
wildlife habitat, the constructed wetland
is also designed to treat water through
the use of aquatic plants. The water in
the wetland is used to water plants in
the park. Park visitors will soon learn
about the wetland's features through
educational signage in the park. It is
a popular spot in the park, and draws
many families on weekends.
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital by Alexandra

Health Pte Ltd
Planter boxes and green roofs at Khoo
Teck Puat Hospital detain and treat 12%
of rain water run-o that is harvested for
reuse. A green wall and terraced landscape
enhances the lushness of the area while
resting and seating facilities along streams
and water features bring people closer to
water. The area is also integrated with
the nearby Yishun Pond, with extensive
plantings providing a tranquil and scenic
environment for the hospitals patients
and visitors while creating a suitable
habitat for birds and butteries. In
addition, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital also
collaborates with schools and institutions
in programmes such as Earth Day to
spread educational messages.
Skyville @ Dawson by Housing &

Development Board
At Skyville @ Dawson, bio-retention
swales will detain and treat rain water
run-o from more than 60% of the
paved area. Facilities including low
benches placed around the bio-retention
swales, bridge crossings, a jogging track,
footpaths alongside the swales and an
eco-corridor (bird watching area) will
bring people closer to water. In addition,
a roof garden and marsh landscaping
will enhance the lushness of the area,
with extensive plantings enhancing the
biodiversity of the area.
Punggol Waterway by Housing &

Development Board
At Punggol Waterway, bio-retention
swales will detain and treat up to 10%
of the run-o from the catchment
area. Bioengineering techniques will be
incorporated to enhance the edges of the
waterway, with facilities including steps
leading down to the water, a promenade, a
heritage trail, a boardwalk with trellis, and
a water curtain, bringing people closer to
water. Along the Heart wave wall, a new
system will use cavitation technology to
treat water from the water curtain, and an
extensive planting scheme will enhance
the biodiversity of the area. Recreational
water-based activities such as kayaking
and canoeing will also be introduced to
add to the vibrancy of the area.
Sengkang Riverside Park by National
Parks Board
Part of a group of freshwater-centred
SkyTerrace @ Dawson by Housing &

Development Board
Bio-retention basins will detain and treat
rain water run-o from more than 15%
of the catchment area at SkyTerrace @
Dawson, which will be integrated with
the Alexandra Canal Linear Park to
provide seamless connectivity for users.
Terraced landscaping, roof gardens, and
an open lawn, will add to the lushness
of the area, while a rain water harvesting
system integrated with rain gardens will
irrigate the landscape. The use of a drip
irrigation system will conserves up to
40% of potable water, and extensive
plantings will create a suitable habitat
for birds and butteries.
Tree House by City Developments
Limited/Hong Realty (Pte) Ltd
At Tree House, bio-retention swales
will detain and treat rain water run-o
from about 10% of the paved areas,
while facilities including the Misty
Creek Cascade, Secret Spring Pavilion,
Discovery Pond, and Tree House Walk,
will bring people closer to water. A green
wall and sky gardens will enhance the

lushness of the area, and rain water will
be harvested to irrigate the green wall.
Extensive plantings will also create a
suitable habitat for birds and insects.
United World College SEA East
Campus @ Tampines by JTC
Corporation
United World College SEA East Campus
@ Tampines is targetted for completion
in April 2011. Its sustainable features
include a rain garden that will detain and
treat rain water run-o from about 10%
of the catchment area, while serving as
a space for outdoor learning. Students
will also be involved in the maintenance
of the rain garden with facilities such as
seats and stepping stones in the garden,
bringing people closer to water. Vertical
greenery and a roof garden will add to
the greenery of the area, and a rain water
harvesting system will be integrated with
the rain garden for irrigation purposes.
Upper Air Observatory at Kim Chuan
Road by National Environmental
Agency
At the Upper Air Observatory at Kim
Chuan Road, bio-retention swales will
detain and treat rain water run-o from
paved areas. Rain water will also be
harvested both on ground and on the
roof, and will be integrated with the
bio-retention swales. A roof garden and
green roof will enhance the greenery of
the area, while signage on the functions
of bio-retention swales and the rain water
harvesting system will share educational
messages with the public. Educational
talks on the bio-retention swales and its
natural cleansing principles, will also be
introduced.
Waterway Terraces by Housing &
Development Board
A rain garden at Waterway Terraces
will detain and treat more than 35% of
run-o from the catchment area. Less
compacted loamy soil will be used in
the open landscape area to encourage
inltration, while landscaped terraces
and an alfresco caf will extend over the
rain gardens to bring people closer to
water. Green roofs, terraced plantings,
and extensive plantings, will also create a
suitable habitat for birds and butteries.
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HVAC Asia 2010 and Refrigeration Asia 2010
HVAC Asia 2010, The 8th Leading
International Exhibition in South East
Asia on Air-Conditioning, Heating
& Ventilation, Air-Filtration and
Purication, and Refrigeration Asia 2010,
The International Exhibition in South
East Asia on Refrigeration, Frozen Food
Processing, Packaging and Storage, will
be held from 1 to 3 September 2010, at
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
The two exhibitions will run
concurrently with PS Asia 2010, The 10th
International Exhibition on Fluid, Air &
Gas Handling Systems in Asia.
The event will also include a 2-day
Industry Conference on 1 and 2 September
2010. The Process System Industry
Conference will be held on 1 September
while the HVAC Industry Conference
will be held on 2 September.
Another highlight of the event is
the Country Forum where industry
leaders from the region will present the
perspectives from, and prospects in, their
respective countries.
The previous event in the series,
comprising HVAC Asia 2008 together
with Building Technology Asia 2008 and
PS Asia 2008, was held from 2 to 4 July
2008 at Singapore Expo. HVAC Asia
2010, Refrigeration Asia 2010, and PS
Asia 2010, are being organised by IIR
Exhibitions Pte Ltd, Singapore.
HVAC Asia 2010, Refrigeration Asia 2010, and PS Asia 2010, will be held from 1 to 3 September
2010, at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Image by Marina Bay Sands.
A presentation at HVAC Asia 2009, held in Singapore Expo.
HVAC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

(2 SEPTEMBER 2010)
(A selection of the scheduled
presentations)
Meeting the interests of disparate

stakeholders
Speaker: Mr Justin Taylor, Group CEO,
Kaer Pte Ltd, Singapore
Topic: The Passive Design of High

Density Sustainable Environments
And Innovative Ways Of Integrating
Active Systems
Speaker: Mr Jason Pomeroy, Director,
Broadway Malayan Asia Pte Ltd,
Singapore
Topic: Air Side is most important in

designing a Green Building concept in
a Tropical Climate
Speaker: Mr John Budi, President, PT
Metropolitan Bayu Industries, Indonesia
Topic: Scaling up Energy Eciency

and ADBs Clean Energy Program
Speaker: Mr Rehan Kausar, Infrastructure
Specialist, Oce of the President, Asian
Development Bank, Philippines
Topic: Buildings Of The Future:
Topic: The Alexandra Hospital Green

Building Implementation What
Worked For Us
Speaker: Mr Stewart Tai Yee Fong,
Director, Facilities, Alexandra Hospital,
Singapore
Topic: The much bigger opportunities
are in Existing Buildings, for Equipment
Jul 2010
Manufacturers, for Financiers, for

Consultants, and for the Government
Speaker: Mr Tondy O Lubis, LEED
AP Director, Colliers FM (Facility
Management Services), PT Colliers
International Indonesia
Topic: High Eciency Point-OfUse Distributed Energy Generation
An Aordable Carbon Reduction
Solution (Australian Parliament House
Trigeneration Case Study)
Speaker: Mr Bill Proudfoot, Managing
Director, MitoEnergy, Australia
Topic: High Eciency Specication
For Residential HVAC Systems
Speaker: Mr Raj Alluri, Senior Advisor,
Energy and Climate Change, Biosphere
Capital, India
News & Events

WorldGBC International Congress 2010 and
BEX Asia 2010
The Singapore Green Building Council
(SGBC) will be hosting the World
Green Building International Congress
(WorldGBC International Congress) on
13 and 14 September 2010. SGBC will
also be holding the inaugural SGBC
Green Building Conference from 13 to 16
September 2010. Running concurrently
with the conferences will be Build Eco
Expo Asia 2010 (BEX Asia 2010), from
13 to 15 September 2010, organised by
Reed Exhibitions. All the three events will
be held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore,
and are part of the 2nd Singapore Green
Building Week.
Singapores green building movement
crossed another signicant milestone when
SGBC was unveiled as an Established
Member of the World Green Building
Council (WorldGBC) network at its
Annual General Meeting on 19 March
2010, and also won hosting rights for the
WorldGBC International Congress 2010,
the marquee event in the international
bodys calendar.
Representing Singapore at the
WorldGBC, SGBC is instrumental in
articulating the countrys green building
interests and leveraging on the wide
resource of international expertise that the
WorldGBC provides.
The
WorldGBC
International
Congress is an annual forum for
representatives from the dierent Green
Building Councils around the world to
meet and discuss objectives, policies, and
developmental strategies. It also brings
together inuential stakeholders from
various related industries and international
sustainable development experts.
Minister for National Development
and Founding Patron of SGBC, Mr Mah
Bow Tan, commended the council for its
role in raising Singapores prole in the
area of global sustainable development.
The Singapore Green Building Council
is an example of how the private and
public sectors can work together to drive
Singapores environmental sustainability
strategy. I am heartened at the progress
the council has made internationally, and
would like to encourage the members to
keep up the good work, said Mr Mah.
Founding President of SGBC, Er.

Lee Chuan Seng added, The impetus
to move Singapore towards sustainable
building rests on positive linkages
between private and public stakeholders.
We have demonstrated in a short time
that sustainability can be given more
focus by companies in the building sector.
I am condent that SGBC will continue
to make progress in product certication
as well as to build its global brand.
SGBC has also entered into a longterm partnership with REED Exhibitions,
the organisers of Build Eco Xpo Asia
(BEX Asia), to deliver a dedicated trade
event for the industry, that has a strategic
focus on bringing green building to the
forefront of the industrys needs. BEX
Asia is a platform which allows exhibitors
to present their products and educate
potential customers on the benets of their
solutions. Last year, at BEX Asia 2009,
over 200 participating exhibitors from 21
countries reached out to more than 6,400
visitors from around the region.
SGBC
The inauguration of SGBC opens
a signicant chapter in Singapores
commitment
towards
creating
a
sustainable built environment. It is an

industry-led initiative which works
towards convergence of all stakeholders
in green building on a common resourceand knowledge- base.
SGBCs mission is to propel Singapores
building and construction industry
towards environmental sustainability
by promoting green building design,
practices, and technologies; integrating
green building initiatives into mainstream
design, construction, and operation of
buildings; as well as enhancing capacity
and professionalism to support wider
adoption of green building development
and practices in Singapore.
Its work will complement the
governments eorts to accelerate the
greening of Singapores buildings by
2030, while, at the same time, providing
opportunities to share knowledge with
other countries in its climatic zone.
The SGBC membership is open to
developers, contractors, manufacturers/
suppliers,
engineers,
architects,
institutions/associations,
agencies,
and individuals concerned with or
interested in transforming Singapores
built environment towards a sustainable
future.
Marina Bay Sands will be the venue for the World Green Building International Congress on 13 and
14 September 2010, hosted by the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC); the inaugural SGBC
Green Building Conference from 13 to 16 September 2010; and Build Eco Expo Asia 2010 (BEX
Asia 2010), from 13 to 15 September 2010, organised by Reed Exhibitions. Image by Marina Bay
Sands.
Jul 2010 45
News & Events

POWER-GEN Asia 2010 and Renewable Energy
World Asia 2010
POWER-GEN Asia 2010, the regions
premier conference and exhibition for
the power generation and transmission
and distribution industries, will be held at
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from 2 to 4
November 2010.
In its 18th presentation this year,
POWER-GEN Asia 2010 will be part
of the Singapore International Energy
Week, a collaboration between the Energy
Market Authority and Energy Studies
Institute.
POWER-GEN Asia 2010 will be colocated with Renewable Energy World Asia
2010, the event dedicated to the rapidly
developing renewable and sustainable
energy sector. Both the events are being
organised by PennWell Corporation.
The power generation industry in
Singapore has transformed signicantly
over the past few years. Beyond moving
towards the increased use of combinedcycle gas turbines, companies have also
increasingly adopted co-generation and
tri-generation technologies, making
the electricity generation cleaner, more
ecient, and responsive.
Singapore is one of the pioneers in
the deregulation of the electricity market.
The divestment of the state-owned power
generation companies has resulted in the
entry of leading global energy players.
The electricity grid in Singapore is
already among the best in the world, yet
eorts do not stop there. Improving twoway communication between utilities
and consumers is on the agenda, with
the introduction of an Intelligent Energy
System (IES) pilot project which seeks to
test and evaluate smart grid applications
and technologies.
These issues, case studies, and
technologies, will be amongst many other
regional challenges and opportunities
that will be discussed during the 3-day
conference programme at Marina Bay
Sands.
POWER-GEN Asia 2010 has
launched its preliminary conference
programme, with over 50 conference
sessions, over six tracks, addressing
topics including Markets, Trends &
Financing; Environmental Protection
Marina Bay Sands view from Bayfront Avenue. Image by Marina Bay Sands.
Exterior view of Sands Expo and Convention Center. Image by Marina Bay Sands.
A ballroom at the venue. Image by Marina Bay Sands.
Jul 2010
News & Events

and Operational Eciency; Power Plant
Technologies; Plant Optimisation and
Operation; and Renewable Energy and
Hydropower.
POWER-GEN Asia continues to push
the boundaries in conference content and
once again oers a line-up of leading
conference speakers, from around the
world, to discuss important topics and
issues that are key to the power generation
and transmission and distribution
industries across the ASEAN region.
At the concurrent exhibition, the
largest of its kind in Southeast Asia,
visitors will have the opportunity to see

the latest products and technologies on
oer.
POWER-GEN Asia 2010, co-located
with Renewable Energy World Asia 2010,
will provide the platform for international
power executives to meet under one roof,
and share ideas, make new contacts, and
build business relationships.
POWER-GEN Asia 2010 also enjoys
the full support and endorsement of
leading industry-related organisations in
Singapore, including the Energy Market
Authority; Power Seraya; Tuas Power; the
Institution of Engineers, Singapore; and

National University of Singapore. The
event also benets from the support of
the Singapore Exhibition & Convention
Bureau.
A highlight of the event is the
opportunity to undertake a technical tour
of the Tuas Power Plant or the new Jurong
Island Cogeneration CCGT plant owned/
operated by Power Seraya.
More information on POWER-GEN
Asia 2010 and Renewable Energy World
Asia 2010 can be obtained from www.
powergenasia.com.
Strong attendance at 2009 events

The previous events in the series,
POWER-GEN
Asia
2009
and
Renewable Energy Asia 2009 conference
and exhibition, attracted 7,000 power
industry professionals from over 65
countries.
The events were held at the IMPACT
Exhibition and Convention Center,
Bangkok, Thailand, from 7 to 9 October
2009.
The conference featured presentations
by a line-up of 120 international speakers
from across the industry. The exhibition
featured the products and services of 170
exhibitors.
A highlight of POWER-GEN Asia
2009 was the technical tour of the Bang
Pakong Combined Cycle 5 Project
(BPCC 5) power plant.
Delegates at the opening session of the conference.
The exhibition featured the products and services of 170 exhibitors.
The technical tour of the Bang Pakong Combined

Cycle 5 Project (BPCC 5) power plant.
Jul 2010 47
News & Events

Two steps ahead towards sustainable public
housing in Singapore
As the public housing authority
that houses over 80% of Singapores
population, HDB has a key role to play
in supporting Singapores commitment
to sustainable development. Recently,
HDB made further progress with two key
initiatives:
a) Procurement of 1MWp solar
photovoltaic (PV) panels worth about
S$ 2.3 million from Renewable Energy
Corporation (REC). The solar panels will
be installed at six HDB precincts covering
about 3,000 residential units.
b) Collaboration with Camp Dresser &
McKee (CDM) to develop a modelling
tool to quantify and formulate a set
of key performance indicators (KPIs)
on sustainable environment targets in
developing Punggol as an Eco-Town
for the tropics. This will enable a more
eective design for sustainability, and
support HDBs planning eorts to
enhance resource eciency and liveability
within Punggol Eco-Town.
The announcement of the two
initiatives marked a key milestone for
HDB as it progresses towards creating
a more eco-friendly and sustainable
environment for public housing.
Mr Tay Kim Poh, CEO, HDB, said,
As the largest developer in Singapore,
HDB can play a leading role in supporting
Singapores eorts towards sustainable
development. We see a lot of potential
in developing clean, renewable energy,
and particularly solar energy, given our
extensive coverage of HDB blocks all over
Singapore. We also see a lot of potential in
Punggol, our youngest town, and we aim
to further our eorts in developing it as
Singapores rst Eco-Town. Hence, we are
excited about our partnership with REC
and CDM. These initiatives will support
our eorts to providing the best possible
homes and living environment for our
residents.
Procurement of solar PV panels
The procurement of solar PV panels is
part of HDBs Solar Capability Building
Programme for Public Housing, a widescale test-bedding project which is funded
by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for
Sustainable Development (IMCSD).

The Solar Capability Building Programme
for Public Housing
The procurement from REC of solar
photovoltaic (PV) panels is the largest
single solar panel procurement in
Singapore to-date. They will be installed
in precincts in Jurong, Aljunied, Telok
Blangah, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, and Jalan
Besar, commencing in the 4th quarter of
2010. A total of about 3,000 residential
units will benet from this procurement.
This is part of HDBs Solar Capability
Building Programme which aims to
achieve the following:
a) Build up expertise in solar energy
generation
b) Achieve prociency in design and
installation
c) Achieve cost-eectiveness
d) Enhance maintainability
REC is among the worlds largest
producers of polysilicon and wafers
for solar applications, and a rapidly
growing manufacturer of solar cells and
modules. REC is also engaged in project
development activities in selected PV
segments. Founded in Norway, REC is an
international solar company, employing
more than 3,000 people worldwide.
REC will provide the PV panels which
it produces locally. HDB carried out its
rst solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at
the Serangoon and Wellington precincts
in 2008, under a trial programme. The
capacity generated for each block was 10
kWp, with energy generation of 900 kWh
per month per block. Of this, about 600
kWh is consumed by the common services,
and 300 kWh is exported to the grid. This

translates into a 10% reduction in the
common area energy consumption.
Developing Punggol as an Eco-Town
HDB is reinforcing its commitment to
sustainable development in its public
housing estates. One of the initiatives that
it has taken in this area, is the rst noncommercial collaboration with CDM to
develop a modelling tool to quantify and
formulate a set of KPIs, particularly in the
areas of:
Water reduction
Energy reduction
Waste reduction
Ambient air temperature
Provision of town greenery
Alternative transportation utilisation
As Singapores youngest town,
Punggol is equipped with green spaces
for spatial relief and community use,
and the necessary elements and facilities
to embrace sustainable living. CDMs
Neyasdurai Centre in Singapore will help
to develop the Urban Systems Model to
support planning and design decisions.
The results from the collaboration will
translate into HDBs planning and
sustainability design processes for the
development of Punggol as Singapores
rst Eco-Town.
CDM has a 36-year history in
Singapore, and has been involved in many
local water supply, waste water, drainage,
and solid waste projects. This collaboration
is scheduled for the period 12 July 2010
to end-December 2010. Depending on
the ndings, the collaboration may be
extended to 31 March 2011.
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the residents with a natural and green

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