Simulation can save money in three main ways:
1. More accurate cooling capacity calculation can reduce oversized chiller capacity.
2. Power profiling during peak periods helps decide optimal electrical installation size.
3. Comparing designs can identify the most energy efficient option with logical investment returns.
Looking at full building lifecycles shows that operational costs are higher than design/construction. Simulation minimizes these by an estimated 116 billion, achieving savings over the traditional approach. A case study outlines how simulation reduced chiller and power capacity needs for one project.
2. Experiences
Company Years Project Simulation Tasks
Narama
2016 Prasetya Mulya GBCI Certification
2016 Permata Tower
Bintaro
Cooling System Optimization
2015 Grand Indonesia Heat Transfer Simulation, Cooling System Optimization
2015 BNI Serpong GBCI Certification
2014 Pertamina Energy
Tower
GBCI Certification
SES
2014 Kompas Tower Project manager for building efficient office tower with energy
simulation as main tools
2014 Helman Miller
Showcase
Doing simulation for radiant cooling implementation to get more
points in LEED certification
Holcim
Indonesia
2013 ATMI Cikarang Compare Simulation to Actual Condition
2013 Several Projects Approach Radiant Cooling Technology to owner and developer
Synergy
Carbon
2012 iiEXPO Energy Calculation, Chiller and Power optimization
2012 ATMI Cikarang Condensation Risk, Energy Calculation
2011 UMN Lighting System, Ventilation at Basement and overall energy
consumption
2011 SC Garment Factory LEED Certification
Surya
Institute
2011 Surya University Energy Calculation
4. Building Cycle
In Design Phase, people (mostly) focus in
design and construction phase.
It is good if we think about full cycle, at least
until operation.
Operation in certain period cost more than
design and construction phase
6. Whats Simulation?
Simulation through modeling is building your
building in computer.
We can simulate power profile, cooling
capacity needs and energy consumption by
evaluating some criteria
Detailed simulation can minimized error close
to 3 % in term of energy calculation
7. How Simulation Save Money
1. More accurate cooling capacity calculation
and reduce chiller capacity
2. Getting power profile in peak period to
decide electrical power installation
3. Comparing some designs to get optimum
energy savings with logical investment
8. How simulation Saves Money?
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
Traditional Way "Simulation Way"
Billions
Design Phase Construction Phase Operational Phase
Traditional Way "Simulation Way" Saving
Design Phase 31,875,000,000 32,375,000,000 -500,000,000
Construction Phase 255,000,000,000 204,000,000,000.0 51,000,000,000.0
Operational Phase 775,625,000,000 659,281,250,000.00 116,343,750,000.00
11. What We Saved?
In Design Process :
Chiller capacity reduced from 9615 TR to 5758
TR
Power capacity (based on simulation) is 14
MVA (Before 16.7 MVA)
Glass optimization by reducing 30 % of
expensive double glass usage