Discovery Green

The Discovery Green project represents one of the most sustainable buildings of its type ever built. Recognizing that a healthy indoor environment is critical for future office spaces, the design of this project focused on improved occupancy comfort levels. This 150,000 ft², 5-story office building focuses on increasing productivity, performance, and social responsibility for the high-tech industry.

Integral Group provided mechanical and electrical engineering design services and LEED consulting services to guide this project towards achieving its sustainable goals. The innovative design includes VRF (variable refrigerant flow) technology. This system offers simultaneous heating and cooling, precise temperature control, and total heat recovery. Combined with natural lighting strategies such as sun shades and Encelium, a lighting control system offers better lighting quality and remarkable efficiency. Overall, energy-saving measures contributed to an estimated 40% reduction in energy consumption below baseline standards. Water conservation was achieved through extensive stormwater management and recycling, bioswale filtration, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. Rainwater harvesting alone reduces water consumption by up to 45%.