Rabat, Morocco
Terasses El menzeh
This project, Terasses El menzeh, is one of the first projects in Morocco to comply with RTCM thermal regulations. it is made up of six adjacent buildings in three blocks with 72 apartments with orientation for optimal sunshine in all rooms (double L-shaped façade). the three blocks of buildings are articulated in three volumes around green patios promoting privacy of semi-private spaces.
Project info
- Construction phase
- New construction
- Building type
- Multi Family House (MFH)
- Detailed building type
- Multi Family House (MFH) - Small (≤ 1000m²) - attached
- Net floor area
- 14024 m2
- Stories
- 3 stories
- Construction type
- Mixed construction
- Original construction year of the building
- 2019
- Project contact
- Meriem TAHIRI
- Contact email address
- agmeriemtahiri@gmail.com
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Interprojet de construction Sarl
- Architect(s)
- Meriem TAHIRI
- Construction contractor(s)
- Interprojet de construction Sarl
- Additional information
- Email of Architect: agmeriemtahiri@gmail.com Tel: +212 (0) 5 37 74 13 28
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- Not applicable
Building Envelope
External walls
- U-Value
- 0.60 W/(m²*K)
Roof
- Roof type
- Flat roof
- U-Value
- 0.53 W/(m²*K)
Openings and windows
- Glazing type
- Double glazed
- Overall u-value window
- 3.23 W/(m²*K)
Basement floor
- U-Value
- 0.63 W/(m²*K)
Technical Building Systems
Space cooling system
- Primary 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
- Split System wait
Space heating system
- Primary Space heating system
- Air-conditioning system (reversible for heating; air-air heat pump)
- Description
- Split system
Water heater system
- Primary water heater system
- Solar Thermal collector on the roof
- Description
- Solar water heaters
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
- Efficiency
- 100
- Description
- Lighting with LEDs and installation of timers with presence detectors in common areas.
- Secondary lighting system
- Bay windows with double glazing.
- Description
- Project design with large bay windows opening onto terraces to benefit from good natural daylight which minimises and reduces electricity consumption while opting for double glazing.
Shading devices
- Type of shading system installed
- Manual systems (e.g. roller shutters, folding shutters, external blinds)
- Description
- Electric roller shutters and large awning for all terraces. The use of large awnings at the level of the bay windows of the terraces as well as the windows to provide shade in the summer period to reduce the contributions of solar radiation and reduce the use of the air conditioning system and in winter store solar rays when there is less sunlight..
Photovoltaics
- Description
- N/A
Final Energy Demand
- Total specific final energy demand
- Final energy saving of about 22 KWh/m²/Year kWh/(m²*a)
