Sustainable Features

• Adoption of a passive environmental design strategy to lower the building’s energy consumption
• Use of a ventilated façade to improve ventilation, durability, noise insulation and energy saving performance
• Selection of recyclable materials for the ventilated façade to lower carbon emissions and reduce energy consumption
• Substantial reduction in the amount of project construction and demolition waste achieved by keeping the majority of the existing museum wall tiles intact
• Provision of low-e glass and laminated mesh to filter direct sunlight and ultraviolet (UV) rays
• Installation of high efficiency air-cooled chillers with variable speed drives
• Installation of demand controls for fresh air supply, which are aided by carbon dioxide sensors