G3 project record · 2006–2007. This page records its historical period. Roles, events, prices and registration information below are not current offers or appointments. Original capture: 2006-10-04.
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ABN AMRO / Nuon Cool CoolingVisit one of Amsterdam’s most innovative examples of low energy use building design. Date and Time: Wednesday 4 October 2006, 15:00-18:00 Visit one of Amsterdam’s most innovative examples of low energy use building design. Nuon’s ‘Amsterdam Zuidas’ project houses the ABN AMRO global head office and relies on energy efficient natural cooling technology. It’s a great example of how large businesses in Amsterdam can work toward a sustainable future. Natural cooling technology uses cold water withdrawn from the lower depths of a man made lake on the Zuidas site. The cold water is circulated through building structures to provide the cooling effect, and once warmed up is discharged onto the lake surface, where it again cools in the open air. Nuon is the largest energy company of the Netherlands and also based in Amsterdam. In 2005 Nuon completed the first phase of an innovative collective cooling project for the Zuidas district of Amsterdam, with ABN AMRO as the launching partner. Nuon now supplies sustainable low energy cooling to building users throughout the district. Visit Program Nuon COO, Peter Erich, will welcome visitors at the top floor of the ABN AMRO headquarters in Amsterdam. After a presentation of the innovative cooling project you will be taken to the Nieuwe Meere for a boat trip. You will experience and learn more about the cooling project and visit the cooling plant near the lake. Detailed information The project is set in one of the fastest developing areas in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, the so called Zuidas (South Axis) district. This high density building area, with approximately 2.5 million square metres of floor space, of which 45% are offices, will develop over the next decade into the ultimate business center for Amsterdam. Instead of using mechanical chillers and cooling towers to provide chilled water for cooling systems (air conditioning, computer room cooling etc.), this new system utilises water at eight to 10 degrees centigrade drawn from below the thermocline of a nearby lake (25 to 30 metres below the surface) to provide natural cooling to the facility. This innovative project has significantly reduced the energy required for active heating and cooling. This in turn means lower related CO2-emissions. It also enables phasing out of cooling chemicals like CFK and HCFC, and allows less investment in conventional energy generation and distribution. This innovation will reduce the electricity consumption for mechanical cooling by some 1,715 MWh, with a resulting reduction of some 643 tons in CO2 emissions per year; compared to traditional mechanical cooling methods, and with no negative impact on the ecology of the lake. The technology can be used in many contexts, particularly where major facilities are located in close proximity to large and deep bodies of water. If you prefer more detailed information about this innovative cooling project please contact Stephan Ardesch (Corporate Social Responsibility, Nuon) [email protected] For registration please write an e-mail to [email protected] with your intention to participate at the Nuon Cool Cooling project visit, including your complete contact information. |