July 2023

EGS-plan’s 2023 company trip to Rayong was designed to provide a blend of educational, environmental, and cultural experiences.

On the first day, we visited PTT LNG – Nong Fab LNG Terminal in Rayong. The building was certified TREES Platinum and EGS-plan contributed with our commissioning services to the success of the project. In the building we visited the Flora Exhibition Hall which showcases a wide variety of plants and flowers which are grown for commercial use.

On the second day, we visited the Rayong Provincial East Plant center in the morning. This center focuses on biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. In the afternoon, we headed with a boat to Koh Taru, a nearby islands known for its pristine beaches and coral reefs. We enjoyed snorkeling, kayaking, and relaxing at the beach.

On last day, we visited the Ban Phae souvenir market, which offers a wide range of locally made crafts, traditional products, and souvenirs. Following the market visit, we explored Rayong Old town, specifically Yomjinda Road. This historic street showcases the town’s cultural heritage through its traditional architecture, quaint shops, and charming atmosphere.

We had a great time in Rayong and enjoyed ourselves and are ready for new challenges!

The PARQ achieves WELL Core Gold certification!

The PARQ is a mixed-use office building located in the center of Bangkok and has a total gross floor area of approximately 134,000 m2 on 16 floors. The project strives for the highest sustainability goals and achieved a WELL certification. Green building consultant was our partner company Africvs Co., Ltd.

EGS-plan has contributed to the project with our commissioning services including fundamental and monitoring based commissioning. While fundamental commissioning covers a basic quality control during design and construction of a building, monitoring based commissioning is a rather new methodology to use the building management system or any other data logging technology to supervise the startup of a new construction project. This is giving the opportunity to not only do the usual spot measurement during fundamental commissioning, but to conduct a continues supervision of the energy performance of a building over a longer period of time.

The result is a building which provides an outstanding environmental performance and a healthy and productive work environment for the building occupants.

Energy Audit to Support Net Zero Roadmap

During a workshop on 27th of June EGS-plan presented the results of an extensive energy audit of the SCB Headquarters in Bangkok. The project was implemented in close cooperation with The Creagy, a Bangkok based consulting company which develops the Net Zero Roadmap of SCB. The workshop was attended by the management and the operation and maintenance team of SCB.

The energy audit comprised of three buildings of SCB Plaza with a total air-conditioned floor area of 225,000 m2GFA. The audit was conducted according to ASHRAE Standard Procedures (Level 1& 2) and started with a walk-through site visit to assess the condition of the façade, the typical use areas (e.g., office), AHU rooms, electrical rooms, chiller systems and BMS. In the following months extensive measurements – both long and short-term – were conducted to assess thermal comfort, air quality, lighting quality and energy efficiency in the building. GFA

In the second step solutions were developed to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy costs as well as improve thermal comfort. According to EGS-plan’s holistic approach on buildings we included the façade, the MEP systems and finally renewables into our assessment. Together with the facade installer MBM and the façade supplier Schueco various concepts were developed with the goal to enhance or replace the existing façade. In the next step improvement potential was identified including the replacement of AHUs, the installation of PICV valves and a recommissioning of the BMS. Finally, the potential for the installation of a building integrated photovoltaic system was assessed on the roofs and in the facades of the buildings.

With a cost-optimized combination of all energy efficiency measures including the previously replaced chiller plant, energy savings of up to 50 % are possible. The implementation of the recommended energy saving measures will bring SCB significantly closer to their Net Zero goal.