
地址: Beaufort Court is located in a relatively affluent part of the United Kingdom.竣工日期: 2003年9月
场地选择: In order to provide for the new uses, the existing buildings had to be radically altered and extended. However, the local planning authority required that the views of the outside of the building must remain largely unchanged. Both the "coach house" and "horseshoe" buildings had to be converted for modern office use with, in addition, exhibition, catering, conference, meeting, and main plant spaces.
能源利用: It is intended that all energy used by Beaufort Court be provided by renewable sources located on the site. These are: a wind turbine providing electricity, a photovoltaic/ thermal solar array providing both electricity and hot water for heating, a ground water borehole providing cooling and a biomass crop providing heat (and maybe, in the future, combined heat and electricity).
a. 225kW Wind Turbine
b. Hybrid PVT Array
c. Crop Store
d. PVT Invertors
e. 1400m2 Underground Heat Store
f. Biomass Crop (Miscanthus)
g. Office Building
h. Crop Shredder
i. Biomass Boiler &
Gas Fired Backup Boilers
j. El. Import/Export Meters
k. 75m Deep Borehole in Chalk Aquifer
l. 2No. Air Handling Installation
m. Fresh Air
n. Exhaust Air
o. Irrigation
室内环境品质: The weather heavily influences the generation and use of energy on the site. Electrical generation is dictated by wind speed and solar radiation. Heating demands are driven by outdoor temperature and electrical lighting demands fluctuate with daylight availability. Each zone of the building has its own temperature control. The base set point is controlled centrally, but users may adjust the temperature in their room by 3°C. Several rooms also have manually opening windows for additional fresh air. Exposed windows are shaded from the sun by fixed glass or aluminium screens and by deciduous tree planting, thereby reducing unwanted solar gains and the need for cooling.