Ben Guerir - Morocco

Green and smart building park

Planning support and capacity building

IRESEN's office and research campus

IRESEN is a Moroccan research institute created in 2011 by the Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment. In order to support the construction of their research and office campus the German development agency GIZ launched an international tender, which the Austrian Institute of Technology won.

The project was spanning a wide area of topics, from consultancy on laboratory & smart grid test infrastructure, sustainable construction and energy efficiency, indoor comfort, research topic development and construction of various living lab test-houses.

In 2019 IRESEN hosted the first Solar Decathlon Africa within its Green and Smart Building park. ECOB’s very own Philip Horn was invited as a Jury member to this remarkable event.

Rendering of IRESENs Green and Smart Building park in Benguerrir- Morocco as designed by YDA Architects (http://yd-a.com/en/). Photo by YDA from aplus.studio

Rendering of IRESENs Green and Smart Building park in Benguerrir- Morocco as designed by YDA Architects (http://yd-a.com/en/). Photo by YDA from aplus.studio

Rendering of IRESENs Green and Smart Building park in Benguerrir- Morocco as designed by YDA Architects (http://yd-a.com/en/). Photo by YDA

BIPV glas exhibition hall of IRESENs Green and Smart Building park in Benguerrir- Morocco. Picture by IRESEN

BIPV glas exhibition hall of IRESENs Green and Smart Building park in Benguerrir- Morocco. Picture by IRESEN

Some of the Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 houses within IRESENs Green and Smart Building park in Benguerrir- Morocco. Picture by IRESEN

Aerial foto of IRESENs Green and smart building park in Benguerrir- Morocco . Photo from IRESEN.

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Project brief

Goals

Auditing and improving the design of the net zero energy campus

Developing of BIPV, smart building and energy management solutions

Conception of smart grid and sustainable construction test labs

Capacity building for IRESEN staff and local businesses

Solution

Scientific planning support for the Architects, HVAC planner and owner

Capacity building by project based education as well as workshops (i.e. sustainable design, simulations, energy management systems)

Consultancy on:

• envelope design & materials

• HVAC technologies & control concepts

• passive strategies & day lighting

Our Role

As part of AIT:

Coordinating the project for several month

Organizing several workshops & seminars in Morocco

Reviewing & optimizing the architectural and HVAC design

Conducting CFD studies to identify suitable HVAC options for a highly glazed exhibition hall

Holistically optimizing the whole campus using dynamic thermal simulations

Project Partners

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