DIAMOND BUILDING

SURUHANJAYA TENAGAS
HEADOFFICE, PUTRAJAYA
The First Platinum Office (GBI & Green Mark)
IGEM-13 OCTOBER 2012-KLCC CONVENTION CENTER

O u r

T e a m

Client

Suruhanjaya Tenaga

Developer

Senandung Budiman Sdn. Bhd.

Architect

NR Architect in association with

Prof.Soontorn Boonyatikarn

Interior Designer

NR Interior Design

Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Consultant

IEN Consultants Sdn. Bhd.

GBI Facilitator

Exergy Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Civil & Structural Engineer

Perunding SM Cekap

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer

Primetech Engineers Sdn. Bhd.

Landscape Architect

KRB Enviro Design Sdn. Bhd.

Quantity Surveyor

ARH Jurukur Bahan Sdn. Bhd.

Contractor

Putra Perdana Construction Sdn.

Consultants

Bhd.

1.0 THE PROJECT

SURUHANJAYA TENAGAs CORPORATE

HEADQUARTERS

THE DIAMOND BUILDING

KEY DATA
ST DIAMOND BULDING
Base Building Cost
Construction Start Date
Completion Date
No. of Storey
Gross Floor Area (GFA)
Nett Floor Area (NFA)
Floors Efficiency
Green Landscape Area
Occupant Possession

: RM 64.6 Millions (USD 20.56M)

: 13 September 2007
: 15 March 2010 (Ahead 15 days)
: 1.5 + 8
: 14,230m2
: 11,473m2
: 75%
: 3,600m2
: 26 Jun 2010

Architecture

Introduction

Objective is to present:

Architectural Concept

Passive
Features

Energy Efficient
Features

Architectural

&

Design

Sustainable

Architecture

Clients Requirements

To provide:

Facilities consistent with ECs role as Authority and

Regulator for energy sector

Show

case

energy

efficient

and

sustainable

building

Energy index of 85 kWh/m2/year (2800hours)

State-of- the art building technologies

A landmark building

Architecture

Site

Context
PRECINCT 2

The site is on Lot 2C15 Precinct 2,

Putrajaya.
Precinct 2, is
Putrajaya :
Master Plan

the Commercial

and Business District of Core

Island, Putrajaya
KEM.
PERDAGANGAN
DALAM NEGERI
& HAL EHWAL
PENGGUNA
KEM. PERUSAHAAN
UTAMA & JAB.
IMIGRESEN
PERBADANA
N
PUTRAJAYA
DATARAN
PUTRA PALACE
OF
JUSTICE

LOT
2C15

The plot area is 4,928.11sq.m

Location Plan

Architecture

Site

Context
Palace Of
Justice

Putrajaya
Corporation

Immigration
Department

Kem. Dalam
Negeri & Hal
Ehwal Pengguna

The Site Lot 2C15

View of Site from the East, Pancarona Park

A
t ut ur er e
A rr c
c hi ti e
t ec c

De
e ss ii g
gn
n C
Co
D
on
nc
c ee pptt FP oa rs m
sive Approach

A distinctive diamond form:

is prominent and unique

symbolizes

value,

quality,

transparency & durability,

Concept Form

characterise ECs role as a regulatory

body
is

an

optimum

approach
Concept Plan

Concept Elevation

efficiency

to

passive

design

achieve energy

Architecture

Design ConceptPassive Approach

Direct Sun

The diamond form with the

Tilting Faade avoid direct sun

rays into building

Tilting Faade results in smaller
building footprint which allows
for more area for landscape.
Surrounding landscape reduce

heat gain into the building

Architecture

Building

DesignSection

Dome
Rooftop Garden
Sloping Roof For Pv
Installation Purposes

View of dome from

atrium space below

Slanting Faade
Tall Tree Lined
Streetscape For
Shading/Cooling
Effect
Glass Entrance
Canopy with Water
Elements

Cross Section at Light Shelf

Pedestrian
Walkway

Overall Cross Section

Light
Shelf

Architecture

Building

DesignPlan

Landscape
signage of the
building

Lush landscape
around the
building
Ground Floor Plan

The arcade

Lush landscape
at Sunken
Garden

GROUND FLOOR

Architecture

Building

DesignPlan

Landscape at sunken garden

Main ramp at Basement 1

Basement 1/ 1A Plan

View of Sunken Garden

from Basement 1

Architecture

Building

DesignPlan

View of typical work

station

View of typical waiting

area at the atrium

View of typical office room

View of typical office
with glass partition cubicle around the atrium
Typical Floor Plan Level 4

13

Architecture

Building

DesignPlan

Lounge area below Light trough

Theatrette

Level 7 Floor Plan

Board Room

Main Meeting Room with Light Trough along the windows

Architecture

Building

DesignGreen Roof

7 Green Roof Elements are

incorporated on Level 8:
Building Integrated

Photovoltaic(PV) Panel
Glass Dome
Rainwater Harvesting
Roof Light Trough
Greeneries on the Roof
Level 8 Floor Plan (Green Roof)

Insulated Concrete Roof

Roof/ Floor Slab Cooling

Architecture

Green Roof Feature 1 : P h o t o v o l t a i c P a n e l

Access to
PV inverter room
view PV panel

Seamless Integration of PV with

metal roof

Integration of PV and Metal Decking

View of PV panels on the roof

Roof Plan: Integration of

PV with metal roof

PV panels on metal frame

Architecture

Green Roof Feature 2 : D o m e

Internal view of dome from the atrium in the

day

Dome with Spectrally selective glass

Access staircase to
glass dome (access
panel) from Level 8

View of dome from the

access panel opening

Dome
Blind
Reducing
Glare

Internal view of dome from the atrium at

night

Architecture
Green Roof Feature 3 : R a i n w a t e r H a r v e s t i n g

Stainless steel gutter

Rainwater Harvesting Tanks

Rainwater from the dome is harvested
Stainless steel
gutter

Rainwater
downpipe

Rainwater used for

irrigation

Rainwater used for

toilet flushing system

Architecture
Green Roof Feature 4 : R o o f L i g h t T r o u g h

Roof Light Trough

View of Roof Light Trough from

dome access panel platform

Indirect daylight drawn

into the Roof Light Trough
to the space below

Lounge area on Level 7 below the

Roof Light Trough

Architecture

Green Roof Feature 5 : G r e e n e r i e s o n t h e R o o f

Preparation for roof garden _

Insulation & earth
Section of roof top through the
landscape area, showing
surface water run off

Greeneries on the roof

Completed roof garden

20

Architecture
Green Roof Feature 6 : I n s u l a t e d C o n c r e t e R o o f

Installation of 100mm thick

insulation board in progress

Spraying of PU insulation to
vertical upstands in
progress

21

Architecture

Green Roof Feature 7 : R o o f/ F l o o r S l a b C o o l i n g

Section of Typical Roof/floor slab

Floor slab cooling

pipes laid before
pouring of concrete

Manifold riser for slab

cooling pipes (PERT
pipes)

22

2.0 THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FEATURES

DIAMOND BUILDING-THE GREEN REVOLUTION

OVERALL DESIGN STRATEGY

Energy Commission of Malaysia
Corporate Headquarters
REDUCE
DEMAND
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY

Strategies:
Light zoning
Advance EE
Performance BEI
Sustainable
maintenance
Active Measures
Energy efficient
cooling, lighting
systems
Renewable
Energy
production with
PV

GENERATION

EFFICIENCY
INDOOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
Strategies:
Use low VOC,
non-toxic
materials
Maintain odour
free indoor
environment
Thermal comfort
Daylight Glare
control

SUSTAINABLE
SITE
PLANNING &
MGMT

MATERIAL &
RESOURCES

WATER
EFFICIENCY

INNOVATION

Strategies:

Strategies:

Strategies:

Strategies:

Landscaping to
reduce heat island
effect

Recycle content
material

Rainwater
harvesting

Regional
materials

Water Recycling

Thermal Mass
Storage

Efficient water
fittings and
fixtures

Advance air
filtration

Reduce use of
virgin resources by
using recycled
content materials
Reduce waste
during
construction and
during occupancy

Drip Irrigation
system for
landscaping

Metering & Leak

detection system

Heat pipe
technology

Composting

Energy Efficiency

Summary of Energy Savings

ST Building

Energy
Efficient
Lighting

Day-Lighting

EE Improvement

40.6%
212 MWh/yr

21%
108 MWh/yr

Air-Con
System
AHU Fans

47%
31 MWh/yr

91%
397 Wh/yr

GBI Platinum
submission

Breakdown
of Energy Consumption
mption
Per
Yr
(MWh/yr)
Energy Consumption Per Yr (MWh/yr)
Electricity consumption percentages
16%

Cooling System
49%

16%

49%

Cooling System

Lighting

Lighting

Small Power

Small Power
19%

Others

Note:
o District cooling has been converted to electricity using COP of 3.8

Others

GBI Platinum
submission

Additional Green Features

Day-Lighting- Atrium

BLIND- GLARE CONTROL

Atrium blind
(maximise use of daylighting))

1. The windows size becomes

larger deeper into the atrium
to cater for lower daylight
levels
2. A band of Tannenbaum
reflector panels are applied to
4th and 5th floor to deflect
daylight across the atrium to
1st and 2nd floor where
daylight levels are the lowest.
The christmas tree profile
reflectors have an inclination
of 10 and reflect about 85%
of the light in semi-diffuse
manner,
hence,
avoiding
visual glare issues for the
building occupants
Tannenbaum
reflector panel on
levels 4 and 5

ATRIUM DAY-LIGHTING

Day-Lighting Office (Perimeter)

Mirror
light shelf

Fixed
blinds for
glare
control

Daylight
reflected
onto
ceiling

Typical Cross Section

Diffuse light
deflected into
room by light
shelf and
window sill

LIGHT REFLECTIONS FROM:

Lightshelf + Window sill

50% daylit
Mirror Light Shelf
Fixed white louvres
White painted window cill

Mirror lightshelf with fixed louver

Lightshelf only

Window sill only

Faade Daylight Design

The building is 50% daylit. The faade daylighting system consists of a mirror lightshelf and a white painted window sill.
Both deflect daylight onto the white ceiling for improved daylight distribution until 5 meters from the faade + 2 additional
meters of corridor space. Fixed white louvres with top surface mirror finish on the top side are mounted with a 30 tilt angle
above the lightshelf for glare protection while still allowing daylight to be deflected onto the ceiling. To increase daylight
throw into the rooms, the suspended ceiling was omitted giving a floor to ceiling height of 3.7 m.

Lighting Levels

No need to switch
on lights
automatically:
Save energy

Slab Cooling
Pipes embedded in the concrete slabs

About 40% of cooling delivered

by floor slab cooling.
Increase thermal comfort and
energy efficiency
Reduces peak-load

Typical Cross Section

20C

PERFORMANCE - COOLING

(concrete slab cooling)

Radiant Cooling
20-23C

Concrete slabs is charged at night with

(ceiling
surface)

chilled water 18C to 20C.

Perceived temperature
24-25C

PERT Pipes are embedded in the concrete

slab, which acts as cooling rechargeable
battery
Surface temperature of slab is at 20-23C.

20-23C

Dew Point Temperature is 17C, no

condensation on the surface of slabs would
occur.

(floor surface)

Radiant Cooling, advantages

Improved thermal comfort
Reduced pump and fan load
Reduced demand charge to GDC

Continued cooling during power cuts

Less Noise

Renewable Energy Solar PV

System Information:
Thin-film modules
Installed power: 71.4 kWp
Measured yield: 1425 kWh/kWp
Annual production: 102 MWh
9.5% of Energy Consumption
Typical Cross Section

Energy Efficient IT Purchasing Policy

IT
equipment

Quantit
y

EnergyStar
compliant
Desktop (Brand A)

Desktop
(Brand A)
with flat
screen

50

Yes

Desktop
(Brand B)
with flat
screen

58

Yes

Laptops

34

Yes

Photocopier

Yes
Laptop

Desktop (Brand B)

Printer/photocopier

Water Efficiency

Water Efficient Fittings

Dual
flush
toilets

67%
reduction
Waterles
s urinals

(with water tap

for Muslim
users)

Taps with
aerators

Rainwater Harvesting

Roof
Catchment
Area

View of Board Room

Pipe from gutter

Roof top tanks

Rainwater for toilet flushing & irrigation

Rainwater Storage Capacity: 2400 gal
Water Saved: 35.2%
Water Saved: 818 m3/year

Greywater Recycling

View of Board Room

Greywater
from wash
basins and
floor traps

Mini-wetlands (top & side view)

Miniwetlands
View of Main Meeting Room

Environmental Friendly Materials

Recycled
plaster
board
(Green
Label)
Low VOC
paint
(Green Label)

Recycled
content
carpet
(Green Label)

Greenery cooling the surroundings

GROUND LEVEL
Landscape all around the building

ROOF LEVEL
Grass turf on much of the roof

Concrete
roof

Grass roof

35.1C

30.6C

Green Mark Overview

Green Building Provisional Certification

Green Mark Platinum

46% reduction in
energy consumption

35% reduction in
water consumption

Achieved

PLATINUM
CERTIFICATE
ISSUED BY
BCA OF
SINGAPORE
DATE OF
ISSUE:
27 APRIL 2011

Green Building Index

Overview

DESIGN PROPOSAL SUSTAINABILITY

GBI Points

GBI Rating

86+

Platinum

76 to 85

Gold

66 to 75

Sliver

50 to 65

Certified

GREEN BUILDING INDEX RATING

The ST Building will also be rated under

the Green

Building Index assessment

tools for Platinum. ST Building is the

First Platinum Winner under this rating

GBI CVA SUBMISSION OF 90 POINTS-PLATINUM

PART CRITERIA

ITEM

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

MAX POINT

CVA CLAIM
SCORE

35

34

21

19

16

15

EE

IEQ

SM

MR

MATERIAL & RESOURCES

11

WE

WATER EFFICIENCY

10

10

IN

INNOVATION

100

90

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING
AND MANAGEMENT

TOTAL

CVA : COMPLETION AND VERIFICATION

GBI
PLATINUM
CERTIFICATE
VALIDITY :27 APR 2011
TO
26 APR 2014

DOUBLE PLATINUM BUILDING

Winner for CIDB MCIEA 2010 Awards: Grade G7 & Innovation