Dundalk IT
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Challenge
The 10,000m2 P.J. Carroll’s cigarette factory was built in 1967 and stands as one of the best examples of Miesian architecture in Europe. For this reason the building is listed and retaining its image is of both national and international importance. The building was purchased by Dundalk Institute of Technology in 2002 with a view to converting the building to a modern educational facility without compromising its historic status. The building offered the interesting challenge of producing a low energy solution for a listed, 43 year old building.
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Project Name:
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Carroll's Building Refurbishment, Dundalk Institute of Technology
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Project Address:
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Dundalk, Co Louth
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Category:
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Renovation Non Residential
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Entrant:
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BDP, Chris Croly & Edel Donnelly
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Company
founded in:
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1961
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Company Address:
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Blackhall Green, Dublin 7 | |
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Company
Contact
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Phone: +353(0)14740600;
Fax: +353(0)16727536;
Email: chris.croly@bdp.com;
Web: www.bdp.com
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Architects name:
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Scott Tallon Walker
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Specialities:
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Multi-Disciplinary Sustainable Building Design | |
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Building
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University Building, Steel Frame
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Size m2:
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10,000m2 | |
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No of Floors:
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1
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No of Units:
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1 | |
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Construction date:
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March 2010 |
Technical Strategy
The building fabric was improved through innovative methods including the re-definition of the buildings’ insulation layer, and the introduction of natural daylight and ventilation. The systems employed included chilled beams, ECDC fan coil units and displacement ventilation which were carefully controlled to match building loads. Of particular interest is the integration of an 850kW wind turbine with an ice bank store which maximises wind energy used and smooths the buildings’ electrical demand exposed to the national grid. This building offers one of the first examples of a potential new method of responding to the introduction of smart metering to Ireland.
Performance
Energy Usage: 147 kWh/m2
BER: B1
Air tightness: 8.26 m3/h.m
U-Value for windows: 2.2
U-Value for roof: 0.265
U-Value for ground: 0.17
U-Value for walls: 0.37
