Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Home of Innovation Demonstration House
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) built the Home of Innovation Demonstration House in Riyadh, KSA in 2016. This detached Single-Family House (SFH) comprises 3 floors and has in total a built-up area of 800 m². The main measures to save energy are: the building is running on solar energy and requires zero energy from non-renewable resources, solar thermal for water heating, home automation, and an energy management system, as well as LED lighting for internal and external use. the house yield at least 40 percent reductions in overall energy and potable water use compared to other homes in Saudi Arabia.
Project info
- Construction phase
- New construction
- Building type
- Single Family House (SFH)
- Detailed building type
- Single Family House (SFH) - detached
- Net floor area
- 800 m2
- Stories
- 3 stories
- Construction type
- Concrete
- Original construction year of the building
- 2016
- Project contact
- Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Contact email address
- info@rcreee.org
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
- Architect(s)
- Zuhair Fayez Partnership
- Construction contractor(s)
- Joannou & Paraskevaides, Ltd.
- Energy efficiency consultant(s)
- Green Technologies FZCO, Sol Design+Consulting
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- LEED
Building Envelope
External walls
- Description of construction
- Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) exterior walls and roof, providing enhanced insulation values and a thermally massive structure to resist outdoor temperature swings.
Roof
- Description of construction
- N/A
Openings and windows
- Glazing type
- Double glazed
- Overall u-value window
- 1.33 W/(m²*K)
- Description of construction
- Guardian SunGuard SuperNeutral 30 double silver-coated solar control glass High performance insulated windows, reflecting most infrared radiation heat away from the interior, while permitting visible light entry
Basement floor
- Description of construction
- N/A
Technical Building Systems
Ventilation system
- Type of ventilation
- Mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery
- Description
- Reduced Air infiltration, controlled at a low 1.6 air changes per hour (ACH),providing fresh air without sacrificing energy performance
Space cooling system
- Primary space cooling system
- Mounted single-split or window air conditioner│Usually a visible smaller system mounted outside the wall or above the window just supplying one room
Space heating system
- Primary Space heating system
- Air-conditioning system (reversible for heating; air-air heat pump)
- Description
- Two high-efficiency central heat pump systems, augmented by a Variable Refrigerant Flow system (VRF) with seven mini-splits serving multiple zones throughout the home.
- Manufacturer(s) / products
- SAFID (air damper, pressurization fan, return air registers, sand filter)
Water heater system
- Primary water heater system
- Solar Thermal collector on the roof
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
- Efficiency
- 100
Photovoltaics
- Capacity
- 28 kWp
- Description
- Grid Connected with Battery Back-up, 28-kW rooftop solar array, a bank of 88 lithiumion solar batteries that stores surplus electricity for power outages
Final Energy Demand
- Total specific final energy demand
- N/A kWh/(m²*a)
