Dr Chau Chak Wing Building

Our client

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is a modern, world-class facility that is redefining the concept of the university campus. Designed by internationally acclaimed Canadian American architect Frank Gehry, the building incorporates a number of innovative aspects that make it a truly unique learning environment.

The building features an extensive network of public spaces and courtyards, which provide ample opportunity for students to socialise and collaborate. With its cutting-edge design and state-of-the-art facilities, the UTS Dr Chau Chak Wing Building set a new standard for 21st-century learning.

Sustainability was a key driver in the design of the Dr Chau Chak Wing building. The building was designed to achieve a 5-star design rating under the Green Star Education v1 2008 building rating tool.

Many environmental initiatives were incorporated into the design of the building to create highly sustainable development with minimal environmental impact. These include optimising energy and water efficiency and minimising waste generation. The building was also designed to maximise natural light and ventilation and effectively use recycled materials.

One of the most important systems in the building is the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, which is responsible for regulating temperature and humidity levels.

To ensure that the HVAC system met the highest standards, the project team brought on ControlWorks to provide a comprehensive solution. ControlWorks worked closely with the project team to understand the specific needs of the building and its occupants.

Building requirements

The ControlWorks team was required to provide an easy-to-use web-based graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI needed to allow the maintenance staff to operate the HVAC equipment with minimal interaction from the building management and control system vendor.

Additionally, the GUI needed to offer real-time monitoring and alarm management of all HVAC equipment to maximise energy savings opportunities and provide dynamic and historical trend logging of all critical connected parameters.

Our Building Management Solution

The meaningful integration of the HVAC equipment with the campus infrastructure was a primary focus during the design and installation of the new system.

The ControlWorks solution delivered:

• Real-time monitoring and alarm management of all HVAC equipment to maximise energy savings opportunities.
• Dynamic and historical trend logging of all critical connected control points to efficiently diagnose issues.
• BACnet scheduling interface with the campus scheduling system.
• Network and BACnet addressing schema in line with universality protocols.
• Two hundred and sixty (260) water-cooled fan coil units.
• Seventy-five (75) variable air volume units.
• Occupancy control of the FCUs via a BACnet high-level interface to the lighting control system.
• CO2 and VOC sensing in the occupied spaces.
• Window blind control.
• High-level Interface to ABB Variable Speed Drives.
• High-level Interface to three air-cooled chillers.
• Monitoring and control of kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans and stair pressurisation fans.
• Interfacing of electrical, water and gas meters to the UTS campus-wide Energy Management System (EMS) via a high-level Interface.

The result

The objective of this project was to provide a safe, comfortable, and energy-efficient environment for the students, faculty, and staff.

By utilising the latest technology, ControlWorks created a customised HVAC system that is highly efficient and provides superior indoor air quality. The result is a comfortable, energy-efficient, healthy environment for all who learn or work in the Dr Chau Chak Wing building.