Khartoum, Sudan
Greater Nile Operating Company (GNPOC) Tower
Greater Nile Operating Company (GNPOC) built their headquarter building in Khartoum in 2010. This office comprises 18 floors and has in total a built-up area of 14,000 m².
Project info
- Construction phase
- New construction
- Building type
- Non-residential building
- Detailed building type
- Office
- Net floor area
- 14.000 m2
- Stories
- 18 stories
- Construction type
- Steel Frame
- Original construction year of the building
- 2010
- Project contact
- Hassan Salih Elhag
- Contact email address
- Helhaj2@gnpoc.com
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Greater Nile Operating Company (GNPOC)
- Architect(s)
- Architectural Design & Research Institute
- Construction contractor(s)
- China Jiangsu International Ecnomic-Technical Coopration Corporative
- Energy efficiency consultant(s)
- Engineering Consultant Group (ECG) & KEO International Consultant
- HVAC consultant(s)
- Engineering Consultant Group (ECG) & KEO International Consultant
- Building services
- Civil defence for firefighting ARM for elevators maintenance and roseline for landscape
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- Not applicable
Building Envelope
External walls
- Description of construction
- N/A
Roof
- Description of construction
- N/A
Openings and windows
- Frame material / description
- N/A
- Description of construction
- N/A
Basement floor
- Description of construction
- N/A
Technical Building Systems
Ventilation system
- Type of ventilation
- Mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Carrier china
Space cooling system
- Primary space cooling system
- Centralised chiller │Usually a central system located in the basement
- Description
- 4 Screw chillers each has 4 compressors and total of 320 TR
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Carrier china
- Secondary space cooling system
- Mounted single-split or window air conditioner│Usually a visible smaller system mounted outside the wall or above the window just supplying one room
- Description
- Additional cooling system spilt unit and casset type for store room and data center
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Ogeneral, LG and Samsung
Water heater system
- Primary water heater system
- Dedicated electric heater (dedicated = just hot water generation)
- Description
- 15 Liter electric compact water heater for low-volume hot water demands using in toilet for hand wash basin
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Ariston
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- Linear fluorescent lamps (LFL)
- Efficiency
- 60
- Description
- Flourecent18 watt, down light 26 watt and spot light 50 watt, installed for open areas, closed areas, corridors and toilets
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Philips
- Secondary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- Philips
Shading devices
- Type of shading system installed
- Manual systems (e.g. roller shutters, folding shutters, external blinds)
- Description
- Curtain wall for all close office + sun shading film
Final Energy Demand
- Energy carrier (1)
- Electricity
- Energy carrier (2)
- Diesel
- Total specific final energy demand
- N/A kWh/(m²*a)
Financial Aspects
- Project construction cost
- 76360.000 EUR
