J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. (2009) 16(s1): 089 094 DOI: 10.1007/s11771 009 0188 y
Development of intelligent buildings in Bahrain
MARCH Paul, YAO Run-ming(姚润明),CLEMENTS-CROOME Derek (School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Reading, UK)
Abstract: There is a growing demand for high building performance, providing better energy efficiency as well as high standard living and workplace. Intelligent Buildings (IBs) will meet the needs of sustainable development in built environment. The Kingdom of Bahrain's construction industry has grown significantly in past years to support economic growth, other business sectors, and the aim to be one of the world' major financial centres. This paper aims at investigating current issues regarding intelligent buildings in the Kingdom ofBahrain. Case studies of three buildings, which are Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), Bahrain World Trade Centre (BWTC) Project and the Bahrain City Centre (BCC) Shopping Mall, have been carried out via structured observation, interview and questionnaire survey in Bahrain in 2007. Through this study, we conclude that the pace of construction in Bahrain and the Middle East is such that there are lots of scopes for IBs to develop further, both from the perspective of the number of IBs being built and also the sophistication oftheir specifications.
Key words: intelligentbuildings (IBs); energy consumption; Bahrain; middle east
The Middle East is currently a hive of activity with regard to ambitious construction projects being commissioned by clients. The Kingdom of Bahrain is well known as a location for business, exhibitions, conferences and tourism[1]. The Kingdom of Bahrain's construction industry has grown significantly in past years to support economic growth, other business sectors, and the aim to be one of the world s major financial centres. Accordingly, ihe building and construction sector consumes nearly more than 45% of the total consumed electricity in Bahrain. Buildings consume more than 70% 80% of its lifetime energy on air conditioning due to the hot-humid climate[2].
Low energy buildings are becoming a hot topic in Bahrain in order to reduce the depletion of fossil fuel in terms of sustainable development. Fig.1 shows the proportion of electricity consumption in Bahrain. About 54% of the total energy is used in residential sector and 29% in commercial sector. However, due to the fast urban development in Bahrain, the fraction of their total energy devoted to commercial buildings may increase, which may lead to greater production of C〇2[3].
Many sustainability issues have been concerned for such a new development centre in the world. Many buildings in Bahrain, and in the region, are built without considerations for sustainability with glazing cladding and big openings[1]. A major aspect of sustainability is
Industrial Agriculture
Commercial Domestic
Fig.1 Proportion of Bahrainelectricity consumption[3]
energy consumption. Intelligent Building will meet the needs of sustainable development in built environment. IBs vary in relation to where they are situated globally, thus adapting to specific requirements of the region. What is the perception of an Intelligent Building in Bahrain? Can intelligent buildings perform with low energy consumption in modern new development? In this work, the IB technologies/features of the three cases studies buildings were investigated.
In order to understand the perception of an Intelligent Building in Bahrain, the comprehensive range of primary data collection methods were used via structured observation, questionnaire surveys and interviews.
A structured observation checklist was constructed to identify the intelligent features included within the three developments,
Received date: 2009 0 7 20; Accepted date: 2009 09 30 Corresponding author : YAO Run-ming, PhD; E-mail: r.yao@reading.ac.uk
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The checklist covers as follows: external envelope; ventilation; plumbing services; electrical services; information communication technology systems; transportation systems; fire safety; lighting; security.
Bahrain is a small group of 33 islands in the Persian Gulf (see Fig.2). Modern causeways connect the four main islands, and all ans connected to Saudi Arabia by a 26 km causeway. Most of the population is concentrated around Manama, the capital city, with approximately 30% being non Bahraini citizens, i.e. expatriates. The country is primarily barren desert, with a limestone surface. Petroleum processing and refining, as well as international banking are the major industries. Bahrain's climate is hot and dry in summer, with very high humidity and no rain. Winters are mild and quite pleasant.
The international banking market demands higher quality accommodation, meeting the stringent requirements of international banking institutions in areas such as communication and security; this is driving
the procurement of new construction, including two out of the three case study projects in this work, namely, BFH and BWTC.
- Overview of three case study buildings
A brief overview of the three case study projects are introduced as follows.
- Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH)
BFH is a world-class, fully integrated waterfront development which will create a complete self-contained community financial city, in the centre of Manama, Bahrain. This paper will concentrate on the dual towers, which are the centre pieces of the development at 53 sto
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