Al Wahat al-bahareya, Egypt
Royal Herbs Farm Complex-Engineers' Housing
The Bahareya Village is one-of-a-kind project providing employees and visitors with an eco-friendly living space. It is the first TARSHEED Certified green building from the Egypt Green Building Council (Egypt GBC) in the areas of energy, water, and habitat which is imperative for the sustainable lifestyle that the Royal Herbs Company (the owner) is striving for. The Bahareya Village comprises three sustainable buildings, an Engineers housing building, a Guest house and a Workers housing building. The Engineers housing building is capable of housing up to 10 engineers. The engineers’ residence saves up to 61% on energy and 50% on water.
Description
Smarter design used in the Engineers housing building at The Bahareya Village reduces the need for electrical-powered cooling, making people more comfortable and allowing them to continue their jobs even in the heat. Heat-absorbing materials and other cooling techniques are used in the building design like heat-reflecting roofs in order to keep buildings cooler and orienting the structures to best shed heat. PV solar panels are also installed on the residential facility of ‘The Bahareya Village’. Integrating outdoor and indoor elements has helped cool the air coming into interiors by almost 5 degrees. The construction also incorporated locally sourced materials. The Engineers housing has spaces promoting social interaction, including a cafeteria, a mosque, outdoor seating areas, and multi-purpose rooms, as well as an in-house clinic offering medical services to the residents and shaded parking. The construction process engaged employees and partners of Royal Herbs, giving all parties the chance to give back. This was done with the aim to create a home away from home for workers.
Project info
- Construction phase
- New construction
- Building type
- Non-residential building
- Net floor area
- 295 m2
- Stories
- 1 story
- Construction type
- Concrete
- Original construction year of the building
- 2015
- Project contact
- Eng. Salma Khalil
- Contact email address
- salma.khalil@royalherbs.com
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Royal Herbs
- Architect(s)
- ECOnsult
- Energy efficiency consultant(s)
- ECOnsult
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- Tarsheed
Building Envelope
External walls
- Description of construction
- 121mm + 120 mm + 7 mm rockwool insulation
Roof
- Roof type
- Flat roof
Openings and windows
- Glazing type
- Double glazed
- Description of construction
- Use Low-E coated glass for all windows with width 800mm or larger/Use double glazing with higher thermal performance glass
Additional thermal insulation materials
- Specification
- Roof insulation: 75mm heat insulating foam
Technical Building Systems
Space cooling system
- Description
- wall fans
Water heater system
- Primary water heater system
- Solar Thermal collector on the roof
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
Shading devices
- Type of shading system installed
- Static (fix) shading systems as part of the building architecture (e.g. Maschrabiyya, porch roofs, pergolas)
Photovoltaics
- Capacity
- 70 kWp
- Description
- This is the total capacity for several buildings within the same project.
