{"id":27,"date":"2018-08-21T22:16:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T05:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etalab\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2018-08-26T23:34:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T06:34:24","slug":"3for2-beyond-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etalab\/3for2-beyond-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"3for2 Beyond Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

In new high-rise commercial buildings globally, up to one-third of enclosed volumes are typically occupied by technical systems and structural elements. The \u20183for2\u2019 concept is a design proposal developed by researchers of the Architecture and Building Systems Research Group (A\/S)<\/a> at ETH Zurich. It is a design concept for high-rise commercial buildings that virtually negates vertical space requirements for ceiling plenums and floor space requirements for air handling equipment. It also proposes to improve the comfort of occupants and increase overall building energy efficiency by a factor of two by implementing decentralized air-conditioning systems and utilizing machine learning-based control techniques. In optimal conditions, the concept makes it possible to 3 floors in the conventional space of 2 without compromising occupant floor-to-ceiling heights, hence the name \u20183for2\u2019.<\/p>\n

Prior to\u00a0joining SALA\u2019s faculty as Assistant Professor of\u00a0Environmental Systems, Dr. Adam Rysanek was a Senior Researcher at the ETH Zurich Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore between 2014 and 2017. Dr. Rysanek managed the ‘3for2UWCSEA’ pilot implementation project and oversaw the design, construction, and commissioning of a 550 m2<\/sup>\u00a0test case of the \u20183for2\u2019 concept in the administrative offices of United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA).<\/p>\n

In November of 2017, the 3for2@UWCSEA<\/a> project was short-listed for the 2017 Zumtobel Group Award under the categories of Applied Innovations and Young Professionals.<\/p>\n

Images courtesy of ETH Zurich, Chair of\u00a0Architecture and Building Systems<\/em><\/p>\n