WILLIAMSTOWN LIBRARY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
WSP provided multi-discipline sustainability advice on the regeneration/mixed-use. This project comprises the demolition of the existing library, investigation of existing services and the design development for a new 1,500m2 community library in Williamstown. The new library will comprise 1.5 fl oors complete with retail components. The new library is to be constructed next to the heritage listed Williamstown Town Hall. As a result, the building services design will complement the heritage nature of the surrounding buildings.
For Hobsons Bay City Council, WSP Lincolne Scott and its specialist environmental design service, Built Ecology, has provided an integrated service that includes all environmental services for the project.
The project has high ESD aspirations (environmentally sustainable development – ”using, conserving and enhancing the community’s resources so that ecological processes, on which life depends, are maintained, and the total quality of life, now and in the future, can be increased”). Built Ecology is using an approach involving the integration of sustainable features into the built form, rather than creating a business- as-usual development with bolt-on features
installed as an after-thought, which often incurs additional capital expenditure.
The ESD design includes measures to minimise energy and water consumption while optimising user comfort and fl exibility. This has been achieved through the following initiatives:
• Thermal labyrinth integrated with hydronic slab, which cools intake air during summer and allows radiant heating during the winter
• PE sensors installed to automatically control internal light levels, thereby reducing energy consumption
• Solar hot water and the provision for solar power
• Syphonic drainage to minimise pipe works • PVC minimisation of pipe works
• Recessed fl oor boxes with power and data for reading room areas to allow maximum fl exibility
• Rain water retention and reuse for toilet fl ushing and irrigation.
The design is compliant with the Hobsons Bay Environment Strategy 2006-2010 and its aspiration to achieve zero greenhouse emissions by 2020. The A$S6.5 million library will be completed in September 2011.
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The design for this environmentally sustainable development minimises ernegy and water consumption while optimising user comfort and fl exibility.
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