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IAG MAY 2021年5月 亞博匯 67 特寫 In the case of integrated resorts, this often revolves around energy usage on the MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) and other miscellaneous systems. In particular, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) typically comprises a huge percentage of a building’s energy consumption, making efficient usage critically important. “There are many ways to make a building more efficient but we have observed that many building owners overlook the importance of building services efficiency,” Suarez says. “Inevitably this means systems fall into inefficient impacts once the building is operational. “Ideally, to make energy and building services more efficient, all control settings should be properly programmed as per the design intent and sequence of operation. “Setting up the controls correctly from the start will give more efficiency to the building as each system will react as per the design intent and provide more comfort to the building’s occupants. “This approach also provides benefits on the energy saving side as the system runs based on actual demand. “A practical example is the Variable Air Volume (air conditioning) for each occupied space (such as individual hotel rooms and office space), which should modulate based on the occupant’s demand. This is generally integrated with the main cooling system of the building which ramps up and down through the variable speed drives of each unit. Ensuring this system alone is working efficiently can mean huge cost savings each year.” To put those savings into perspective, green buildings that have achieved LEED certification have Green buildings that have achieved LEED certification have been shown to use 25% lessenergyand11%lesswater than traditional buildings. 與傳統建築相比，已獲LEED認證的 綠色建築的能源消耗量減少了25％ ，水消耗量亦減少了11％。 比的Neighbourhood One和馬斯達爾科學技術學院、卡塔爾國 家會議中心、巴林的雅卡銀行總部和清真寺，以及阿曼的馬斯喀 特國際機場和塞拉萊國際機場。 Suarez解釋：「隨著世界各地都意識到全球氣候變化這議題， 綠色建築調試對建築方面而言，將越來越突出重要。」但IR營運商 往往忽略這能降低成本和節能的領域。 「我只能根據自身經驗來說，不是所有的酒店款待業營運者 都對其能源使用有足夠的認識，所以教育營運者落實可持續發展 舉措是至關重要的。」 「我們的任務之一，尤其在菲律賓，是要向客戶宣傳可持續 發展的重要性和好處，特別是調試實踐方面。」 要使營運大樓實現最高效率，關鍵是在開發初期聘用調試管 理顧問，如Commtech Asia。 以綜合度假村為例，這通常圍繞MEP（機械、電氣、管道）和其 他雜項系統的能源應用。特別一點是，暖通空調通常佔建築物能 源消耗量的很大份額，令有效利用能源顯得更為重要。 「有很多方法能使建築物更為高效，但我們注意到許多建築 物持有者忽略了建築物服務效率的重要性。」Suarez 指出，「不可