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Going beyond the stars: William McCormack Place, and how it can be improved to five-plus stars.

Author(s) : MCGREGOR P., STANDFIELD G.

Type of article: Article, Case study

Summary

The Queensland Government office building, William McCormack Place in Cairns, was designed to be an four star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) building. In operation it has achieved a certified ABGR of five stars. The air conditioning installed in William McCormack Place is designed for a tropical location wherein the tasks for treating the room and ventilation loads are separated, ie. the humid outside air is conditioned by an outside air pre-conditioning system thereby allowing the distributed space air handling units to condition the internal loads that are primarily sensible heat. The existing pre-conditioner comprises a rotary enthalpy wheel heat-exchanger and a 152 kW chilled water cooling coil. This study is intended to review the outside air pre-conditioner and show that an alternative system can provide similar outside air supply conditions with a substantially reduced 74 kW chilled water cooling coil.

Details

  • Original title: Going beyond the stars: William McCormack Place, and how it can be improved to five-plus stars.
  • Record ID : 2007-2767
  • Languages: English
  • Source: EcoLibrium - vol. 6 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 2007/06

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