Takeda Manufacturing Support Building

A Positive Energy Project + Green Mark Platinum Award

Takeda Manufacturing Support Building is a $14 million USD expansion of Takeda’s manufacturing operations in Singapore, the first-of-its-kind investment within the biotechnology industry in Singapore. Located in the Woodlands Industrial Park, it is one out of seven buildings that has been awarded the Green Mark Platinum Positive Energy accolade in Singapore. This project is also Takeda’s first Positive Energy Building.

 

Net Zero Commitment Before 2035

Being Takeda’s first energy-positive building will help deliver on their commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in our own operations before 2035. A Green Mark Positive Energy building produces more energy than the energy it consumes. 

Renewable Energy

Over 660 solar photo-voltaic panels covering an area of 1,600 sq m2 were installed, generating between 30MW and 40MW of electricity per month. About 15 percent of this is saved on average, and will help to power its production plant, which is also located on-site in Woodlands. The production plant consumes an average of 510 megawatt-hours of electricity a month.

 

Innovative Cooling Films

An innovative solar film that incorporates nano particles to achieve heat gain reduction and allow visible light transmittance was installed at the building façade. This is to reduce heat gain from the sun and increase heat rejection.

Circardian Lighting

Circadian lighting was implemented to improve the work environment for occupants, in addition to utilizing LED lights. Circadian lighting is a function of light to entrain the body’s circadian rhythm to the solar day so that the wake / sleep cycle is entrained or synchronized with the natural light / dark cycle on Earth. If a person’s circadian function is entrained, a person sleeps well at night and is alert during the day.

Hybrid Cooling System

Air-conditioners, ceiling fans and thermal diffusers are all used to optimize energy usage and improve air circulation and ventilation. 

The enhanced VRV CU achieves an efficiency of 0.6 kW/RT, while thermal variable air diffusers can reduce airflow by up to 10% and maintain temperatures up to 28°C. Aerotron fans, featuring special design profiles with DC motors, offer reduced noise and reduced energy consumption. Optimized indoor thermal comfort is achieved with elevated air speeds, and there are two modes of control: Auto mode and User mode. In Auto mode, ceiling fan and AHU fan operations are automated through the Building Management System (BMS).

 

Smart Building Management System (BMS)

The advanced monitoring system provides predictive control and maintenance for all HVAC, lighting, and solar PV systems, ensuring efficiency and performance.

The facility management expert proactively maintains stock and contacts suppliers to minimize downtime, while all plug loads are monitored and controlled based on room functions with integrated user control. The energy model employs a diversity factor of 0.77 for efficient energy management.

Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater is collected from the roof and will be discharged to the rainwater tank at the first storey. Rainwater is used for irrigation, WC flushing, and bin point tap point for washing. It helps reduce potable water consumption.

Green Concrete and Flooring

To reduce embodied carbon during the construction stage, concrete with high recyclable content is used. Sustainable products for the flooring products are also used.

Our Involvement

GreenA Consultants serve as the ESD consultants providing sustainability advisory to Takeda Manufacturing Support Building to attain the Green Mark NRB 2015 Platinum + Positive Energy.

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