Dbayeh , Lebanon

Magnolia Court

This project includes residential apartment buildings in the Dbayeh waterfront in Beirut with the BREEAM Pass certification. The building integrates enhanced insulation techniques in addition to the installation of advanced technologies for space cooling and heating.

Project info

Construction phase
New construction
Building type
Multi Family House (MFH)
Detailed building type
Multi Family House / Apartment block - Large (> 1000m²) - attached
Net floor area
22607 m2
Stories
7 stories
Construction type
Concrete
Original construction year of the building
2019
Project contact
Dany Chaccour
Contact email address
Dany.Chaccour@maf.ae

Project team

Developer(s)/owner(s)
Waterfront City SAL
Architect(s)
ERGA
Construction contractor(s)
AR Hourie
Energy efficiency consultant(s)
EcoConsulting
HVAC consultant(s)
Pierre Damous & Partners
Building services
Pierre Damous & Partners

Building Rating and Certifications systems

Rating and certifications systems
BREEAM

Building Envelope

External walls

Description of construction
1. 30mm stone cladding 2. 20mm Plaster 3. 150mm Masonry 4. 50mm Extruded polystyrene 5. 100mm Masonry 6. 20mm Plaster
U-Value
0.365 W/(m²*K)

Roof

Roof type
Flat roof
Description of construction
1. 40mm Ceramic Tiles 2. 100mm Mortar 3. 50mm screed 4. 50mm Extruded polystyrene 40kg/m3 5. 220mm Concrete roof/floor slab 6. 20mm Plasterboard (ceiling)
U-Value
0.273 W/(m²*K)

Openings and windows

Glazing type
Double glazed
U-Value glass
2.74 W/(m²*K)
U-Value frame
2.7 W/(m²*K)
Overall u-value window
2.7 W/(m²*K)
Description of construction
6mm Clear Glass / 12mm Air / 6mm Clear Glass

Basement floor

Description of construction
NA

Technical Building Systems

Ventilation system

Type of ventilation
Free ventilation (windows)

Space cooling system

Primary space cooling system
Centralised chiller │Usually a central system located in the basement
Description
VRV

Space heating system

Primary Space heating system
Gas condensing
Description
High efficiency gas boilers
Secondary Space heating system
Air-conditioning system (reversible for heating; air-air heat pump)
Description
VRV

Water heater system

Primary water heater system
Combi system (system provides space heat & hot water)

Lighting system

Primary lighting system
LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
Efficiency
100

Final Energy Demand

Energy carrier (1)
Electricity
Energy carrier (2)
Gas a
Annual heating demand
22.76 kWh/(m²*a)
Annual cooling demand
9.75 kWh/(m²*a)
Annual lighting demand
15.48 kWh/(m²*a)
Total specific final energy demand
69.27 kWh/(m²*a)