greensynergy » Green Building Case Studies http://greensynergy.com.au sustainability consultant Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:30:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Welcome to my Green Building Case Studies Blog http://greensynergy.com.au/2010/04/20/welcome-to-my-green-building-case-studies-blog/ http://greensynergy.com.au/2010/04/20/welcome-to-my-green-building-case-studies-blog/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:06:00 +0000 admin http://greensynergy.com.au/?p=512 In this part of the web site, I hope to write about interesting green buildings and eco-houses I have visited. I’ll also write reviews of interesting projects I’ve been involved with!

Stay tuned!

Matthew

]]> http://greensynergy.com.au/2010/04/20/welcome-to-my-green-building-case-studies-blog/feed/ 0 Green Buildings at Coffs Harbour Education Campus http://greensynergy.com.au/2009/08/04/green-buildings-at-coffs-harbour-education-campus/ http://greensynergy.com.au/2009/08/04/green-buildings-at-coffs-harbour-education-campus/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:11:13 +0000 admin http://greensynergy.com.au/?p=215 Well, greenish! Three recently completed buildings at Coffs Harbour Education Campus have been designed with some green features:

Southern Cross University/ North Coast Institute of TAFE School of Nursing:

  • Below-ground pre-cooling labyrinth for airconditioning inlet
  • Natural ventilation with automatic window controls to individual rooms
  • Naturally-ventilated spine corridor to promote air-flow throughout
  • Passive gain to north-west facing rooms and north-east spine corridor
School of Nursing Building

School of Nursing Building

Inlet to Aircon Labyrinth

Inlet to Aircon Labyrinth

Louvres to teaching spaces for natural ventilation

Louvres to teaching spaces for natural ventilation

Natural ventilation control

Natural ventilation control

Spine corridor for daylight and natural ventilation

Spine corridor for daylight and natural ventilation

North Coast Institute of TAFE Automotive Building

  • North-east orientation for classrooms and staff rooms
  • Large shading overhangs
  • Daylighting and natural ventilation to automotive bays, through operable translucent clerestory windows
  • Natural ventilation to classrooms
  • Solid thermal mass walls to internal perimeter of corridor
  • Collection of rainwater for use in automotive operations
Automotive work area and daylighting through clerestory

Automotive work area and daylighting through clerestory

Operable clerestory windows

Operable clerestory windows

North Coast Institute of TAFE Furniture Design Workshop

  • Operable high level translucent windows for daylighting and natural ventilation
High level vents

High level vents

Vents and external shading

Vents and external shading

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