Beirut, Lebanon

IC Elementary School

Elementary School building is part of the International College in Beirut, which was in 2013 the first LEED Gold building in Lebanon. This new elementary school houses classrooms, music rooms, art rooms, science labs, workshop areas, offices, an auditorium/theatre, and two gymnasiums. The building complex also houses the central heating, cooling and power generating plants for the College.

Project info

Construction phase
New construction
Building type
Non-residential building
Detailed building type
Education
Net floor area
18000 m2
Stories
2 stories
Construction type
Concrete
Original construction year of the building
2013
Project contact
Youssef Abi Abdallah
Contact email address
yabiabdallah@ic.edu.lb

Project team

Developer(s)/owner(s)
International College
Architect(s)
Flansburgh Architects
Construction contractor(s)
MAN Entreprise
Energy efficiency consultant(s)
EcoConsulting
HVAC consultant(s)
Buro Happold
Building services
Khatib & Alami
Other project team partners
DG Jones

Building Rating and Certifications systems

Rating and certifications systems
LEED

Building Envelope

External walls

Description of construction
Plaster - Hollow Block - Air Cavity - Hollow Block - Mech. Fixed Stone Cladding
U-Value
0.56 W/(m²*K)

Roof

Roof type
Flat roof
Description of construction
Rubber Finish - Isolator Pads - Cement Board - Concrete Slab
U-Value
0.68 W/(m²*K)

Openings and windows

Glazing type
Double glazed
U-Value glass
1.4 W/(m²*K)
G-Value glass
0.278
Overall u-value window
1.47 W/(m²*K)
Description of construction
Solarban 70 XL, Low-e Coated

Basement floor

Description of construction
Plaster - Concrete - Sand - Mortar - Tile
U-Value
1.47 W/(m²*K)

Technical Building Systems

Ventilation system

Type of ventilation
Mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery

Space cooling system

Primary space cooling system
Centralised chiller │Usually a central system located in the basement
Description
VRV system
Secondary space cooling system
Centralised chiller │Usually a central system located in the basement
Description
VAV with electric reheat, centrifugal chiller with variable speed primary and secondary pumps

Space heating system

Primary Space heating system
Oil non-condensing
Description
Diesel boiler

Water heater system

Primary water heater system
Dedicated electric heater (dedicated = just hot water generation)

Lighting system

Primary lighting system
LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
Efficiency
100
Description
with BMS control

Shading devices

Type of shading system installed
Static (fix) shading systems as part of the building architecture (e.g. Maschrabiyya, porch roofs, pergolas)
Description
Setback and Fins

Final Energy Demand

Energy carrier (1)
Electricity
Energy carrier (2)
Diesel
Annual heating demand
17.3 kWh/(m²*a)
Annual cooling demand
20.26 kWh/(m²*a)
Annual lighting demand
13.4 kWh/(m²*a)
Annual hot water demand
1.36 kWh/(m²*a)
Total specific final energy demand
115.5 kWh/(m²*a)

Financial Aspects

Project construction cost
21390000 EUR