KONE Solutions & BREEAM 

• BREEAM assesses buildings against set criteria and gives a score of either a: PASS, GOOD, VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT and OUTSTANDING.

• §Assessment criteria is set out in the BREEAM manuals which correspond to the type of building – courts, ecohomes, industrial, offices, healthcare, prisons, retail & education.

• There is also a bespoke version for more unusual buildings.

• For further information on BREEAM visit www.breeam.org/

To achieve the first credit both statements must be fulfilled:

1.An analysis of transport demand and patterns for the building has been carried out by the design team to determine the optimum number and size of lifts and counterbalancing ratio on the basis of anticipated passenger demand.

• KONE will normally have a consultant’s specification at the time of design/tender which clearly dictates the lift requirements for that specific project. However, we will determine the lift strategy for a building by running Traffic Analysis.

2.The energy consumption for at least two types of lift or lift strategy ‘fit for purpose’ has been estimated and the system with the lowest energy consumption specified.

• KONE will always offer the best solution that our products allow.
• The revolutionary KONE EcoDisc drive can be used in all of our lifts.
• We offer comparisons of energy saving calculations between hydraulic, traction and our unique EcoDisc drive.

On fulfilment of the first credit, 3 out of 4 energy-efficient features that offer the greatest potential energy saving are identified

1.The lifts operate in a stand-by mode during off-peak and idle periods.  For example, the power side of the lift controller and other auxiliary equipment such as lift car lighting and ventilation fan switch off when the lift is not in motion.

• KONE has a range of Eco-Efficient ™ Solutions for our elevators that provide substantial standby energy savings. These include:

                    2.Where lift motors use a drive controller capable of variable-speed, variable-voltage, variable-frequency control of the drive motor.

• The KONE EcoDisc consumes up to 70% less energy than hydraulic drive and 50% less than a traction drive.
• Due to variable frequency drives used in our solutions, the peak starting current is 30–40% of that of equivalent hydraulic and traction units, reducing energy consumption and size of fuses.
• Thin and lightweight, requires less raw material and space compared to traditional hoisting machines.

3.The lift has a regenerative unit so that energy generated by the lift (due to running up empty and down full), is returned back to the grid of used else where on site.

• If applicable, the KONE regenerative system can recover up to 25% of the total energy used by an elevator and use it for lighting the building, for example.

4.The lift car uses energy-efficient lighting and display lighting (>60 Lumens/watt or fittings that consume less than 50W e.g. LEDS).

• KONE offer LED lighting in their products which last up to 10 times longer than halogen lights Halogen lights consume around 700 kWh/year while LED lights only consume 140 kWh/year - reducing energy consumption by up to 80%.
• By installing LED lights the carbon footprint of an elevator’s lighting can be reduced from 340 kg CO2/year to 70 kg CO2/year.
   
• KONE Eco Efficient LED Lighting.pdf

Each escalator/auto walk complies with either of the following:

a. Is fitted with a load sensing device that synchronises motor output to passenger demand through a variable speed drive.

 b. Is fitted with a passenger sensing device for automated operation, so the escalator operates in stand-by mode when there is no passenger demand.

• ECO3000 drive conserves energy by adjusting voltage and current up to 120 times per second in response to escalator workload, this increases equipment lifetime and can reduce energy consumption by up to 30%.
• Stand-by operation reduces the escalator speed when no passengers are travelling, thus further reducing energy consumption and increasing equipment lifetime.