THE CONVENTION CENTRE DUBLIN

JANA DIX ERICA SCHUTT BOBBY WHITNEY

05.08.12MSRE Class of 2012

University of San Diego

THE SIGNIFICANCE

First Carbon-Neutral Convention Center in the World

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Timing

Location

THE FIRST CARBON-NEUTRAL CONVENTION CENTER… Public Private Partnership Irish Government Office of Public Works Spencer Dock Convention Centre Dublin

Ltd.

Public building - high impact iconic building

Interests

Set standard for other public buildings

TIMING

April 2007 - Contract Start Date

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May 2010 - Virtual Completion Date

September 2010 - Official Opening Date

LOCATION

Centrally Located

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Accessible by Air, Sea, Public Transportation, Bike, and Car

DESIGN Design TeamKRJDA – Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo &

Associates, assisted by Henry J. Lyons Other consultants Structural – O’Connor Sutton Cronin

(OCSC) MEP – McArdle McSweeney Assoc.

ContractorConstruction Management Partnership(CMP) JV: Treasury Holdings Ltd. + John Sisk & Son

Ltd.Project and Bid Managers – Bruce Shaw

DESIGNAesthetic Design High impact façade Glass Atrium Space Panoramic views of Dublin Bay, the

River Liffey, centre city, and the Dublin Mountains

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DESIGN

Materials used

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DESIGN Functional Design* Brownfield Development Vertical vs. Sprawling design Site Size: 490’ x 250’= 122,500 SF

Building Area: 494,300 SF Capacity for 8,000 guests Building program performance hall

(2,000 seats) banqueting facilities

(capacity for 3,000) multiple meeting rooms

Flexibility of spaces Durability 100-year design life of structure Replaceable features:

cladding designed for 40-year life

Image Source: Google images* Moriarty, Ken, and Eddie Lyons. "The Convention Centre Dublin." O'Connor Sutton Cronin, 19 Apr. 2011. Web. 1 May 2012.

TECHNOLOGY Ecocem Low Carbon ConcreteSaved over 10,500 tons of CO2

HVAC SystemsEnergy Recovering Ventilation System ERVIce storage thermal unit

Integrated Building Automated Systems

Lighting Systems

ENERGY SOURCES

No on-site energy production is available

Wind and Wave energy from ESB Independent Energy

Purchase Carbon Credits

OTHER GREEN INITIATIVES Planning and development: “We will consider environment best practice in new projects and

refurbishment.”

Resource management: “We will monitor our Building Management System and take positive steps to maximize efficiency.”

Purchasing: “We will give preference to those products and services that have minimal or beneficial impact on the environment.”

Indoor air quality and external air emissions: “We will strive to minimise the detrimental effects of chemicals and

pollutants.”

Transport: “We encourage the use of public transport and offer our employees a

‘Cycle to Work’ scheme.”

Conservation: “As a company, we will actively support green initiatives and

organizations.”

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International Convention Centre. Dublin Docklands Development Authority, 29 May 2009. Web. 12 Apr 2012.

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