Cairo University

Faculty of Engineering

C.H.S (ABT)

Presented to :Prof. DR Mahmoud el –Sheimy

Presented by:Eman Ibrahim Mohamed yassin
Smart buildings are buildings that use the technical (not information
technology or the Internet only) for the control of multiple components in
the home, such as: air conditioning, lighting, alarms, surveillance cameras ...
etc.. This technique has become a requirement for many who wish to
purchase or build any residential building or a new commercial, for several
reasons including:
1) you can control some of the remote building, an example of this
operation conditioning or lighting.
2) to provide electrical power through the use of solar energy technology
and management systems adjustment mechanism.

3) security and surveillance systems, and can be used remotely.

4) distribution of broadcast television channels and control.

In short, the goal of a smart building is to decrease first costs, decrease

operating cost (including energy), decrease the environmental impact and
increase occupant comfort, convenience, and safety. It does this by
adjusting and modifying the traditional design and construction process and
using technology to better manage and maintain the building

Examples:

BAHRIN TOWERS:
 The Bahrain World Trade Center made
history as its pioneering wind turbines
turned together for the first time.
Supposed to be the first to be integrated on
a commercial establishment, they are
expected to generate 11 to 15 percent of
the whole structure’s power. The three
29m-diameter turbine blades on Bahrain’s
iconic landmark are expected to operate
approximately 50% of the time. Changes
 are due and they are going to be fine tuned to produce more energy
than now, but the Bahrain Towers are surely trend-setters.
 The wind turbines are expected to provide 11% to 15% of the towers'
total power consumption, or approximately 1.1 to 1.3 GWh a year.
This is equivalent to providing the lighting for about 300 homes
annually.[3] The three turbines were turned on for the first time on
the 8th of April, 2008. They are exp ected to operate 50% of the time
on an average day.

Foster + Partners’ New Green Complex for Singapore

 A new green complex from world renowned architecture firm Foster

+ Partners will be adding more than a dash of green to the Singapore
skyline. As sustainability
becomes an essential
ingredient to development
in this island nation, the UK-
based firm is leaving no
stone unturned to make
good use of alternative
energy sources in this
150,000 square meter
mixed-use project.

 All facades will be fitted

with solar cells and, to help
control solar gain, direct
sunlight will be filtered through ribbon-like canopies rising from the
base of the entire complex to the exposed east and west elevations
of the towers.

 The canopies will form vertical louvers at the elevations and provide
more renewable on-site energy with integrated thin-film solar arrays.
Vertical green spaces, and extensive sky gardens are also important
components of the towers, further greening the whole structure with
natural vegetation and ambient temperature moderation.
  The slanted facades are designed to catch the wind and direct it
downwards for natural cooling of the ground floor spaces. A
rainwater harvesting system, geothermal heating system, chilled
beams and ceilings, and an ice storage system for cooling are further
enhancements planned for the complex.

 While it looks intensely complex, the design takes advantage of

simple green building principles like passive solar, natural ventilation
and natural cooling. Foster + Partners’ dynamic design will function in
sync with the surrounding climate, and just might be the perfect
merger of elevated architecture and grounded.

Rotating Wind Power Tower to begin construction in Dubai

 The Dynamic Architecture

building has been aptly
named Rotating Tower as
the floors would be capable
of rotating around a central
axis. It will be continually in
motion, changing shape
and giving residents the
ability to choose a new
 view at the touch of a button. The form of the building would
constantly change as each floor rotates separately giving a new view
of the building as it turns. According to Fisher, the building ensures a
very high resistance to earthquakes as each floor rotates
independently.

 The new tower is the first building of its size to produced in a factory.
Each floor, made up of 12 individual units, complete with plumbing,
electric connections, air conditioning, etc., will be fabricated in a a
factory. These modular units will be fitted on the concrete core or

spine of the building at the central tower.

The 59-floor building will be powered entirely by sun and wind energy. And,
the architect claims that the building will generate 10 times more energy
than required to power it, thus making it a positive energy building. Solar
panels will be fitted on the roof to harness sunlight, and a total of 48 wind
turbines will be sandwiched between the rotating floors, placed so that
they are practically invisible. Each wind turbine could produce up to 0.3
megawatt of electricity, and it is estimated that 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of
energy would be generated every year.