SMART BUILDINGS
“ The Core4Grid trial is the clearest proof to date of the immense potential of Great Britain ’ s smart meter rollout to homes across the country ”
STEVE CUNNINGHAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER , GEO
systems that aim to achieve LEED Platinum and WELL certifications .
The new buildings , spanning 1.375 million square feet , will be built from recycled , low embodied carbon and low toxicity materials .
They will use a central geothermal system , harnessing the earth ' s constant soil temperature to efficiently create heat , hot water and reject heat for cooling without the use of gas . The system also reduces the number of cooling towers needed saving millions of gallons of water annually .
In a bid to support grid harmonisation and safeguard local energy infrastructure , the project is designed with a significant centralised battery storage system , an onsite PV array , and a chilled water thermal energy storage system .
This will allow the project to be flexible in managing electrical demand by minimising imported electricity in realtime intervals when grid generation is composed of dirtier fuel sources .
Using collected rainwater and recycled greywater , the extensive One Beverly Hills landscape will be 100 % water sustainable . energydigital . com 53