Contemporary commercial building’s demonstrate performance from a sustainability and
environmental perspective. Usually, an appropriate energy performance is achieved
using efficient mechanical systems, however the operation method with smart control
is significant in the overall energy consumption. The research follows a two-year
design and construction process of a commercial building where the integration of
smart technology was a mandatory requirement by the owner, alongside with the prerequisites
of the LEED® green building certification. The goal was to design, build and optimize
the performance of the new Innovation Campus commercial office building complex using
smart building solutions. The research was performed with energy modeling and dynamic
simulation until completion of the building, where the design and investment decisions
were constantly evaluated. The new optimized building’s performance demonstrated 42%
of annual energy reduction and 34% of cost reduction according to the “ASHRAE 90.1
Appendix G” baseline Benchmark building.
