INTRODUCTION
This document identifies qualitative technical design specifications for office premises within Shanghai Centre.
Building Codes
Shanghai Centre is designed, constructed and managed in accordance with the following codes:
| US BUILDING CODES: | BOCA- Building Official Code Administrative |
| NFPA - National Fire Protection Association | |
| NEC - National Electric Code | |
| UPC - Uniform Plumbing Code |
Security System
| CCTV | - Closed Circuit Television at all entry points and inside all elevators |
| SECURITY CENTRE | - Monitored 24 hours |
| SECURITY GUARDS | - 30 Security Officers (minimum) on 24 hour patrol of the building |
Floor Loading
Structural floor loading: 255 KG/m2 for Office Levels 3-7, 510KG/m2 for Lobbies
Building Access
The building is accessible 24 hours per day all year round.
Landlord Provisions
Building standard blinds and ceiling are provided by Landlord.
HVAC (Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
- Typical office floors 3-7 are served by a 4-pipe central air handling system.
- The AHU is equipped with constant speed fans and variable inlet vanes, cooling and heating coils and filters.
- Return air and outside air is proportionally mixed and filtered to supply a minimum of 25 CMH/P of outside air.
- Indoor design temperature of 22.2 oC & 21.1oC will be maintained during outdoor summer and winter design temperature respectively.
- The space temperatures are controlled via variable air volume (VAV) terminals on a 4-pipe system throughout the office complex.
- Exterior zones are provided with variable air volume terminals and hot water reheat coils to offset retrospective heat losses to maintain space temperature.
- Weekday charges:RMB 150/hour after 7:00pm
- Weekday charges:Saturday: 8:00am – 2:00pm no charge RMB 150/hour after 2:00pm
Dedicated Air Conditioning
Auxiliary cooling water loop throughout office complex serving auxiliary A/C units with capacity of 7 kW and 10 kW for dedicated air conditioning rooms for computer servers.
Ceiling Height
2.45 meters (measured from finished floor to finished ceiling)
SUSPENDED DEILING & GRID SYSTEM
| Office/corridor use: | Armstrong Fine Fissured RH99 Angled Tegular #3572A Nominal Size: 600mm*600mm*16mm or Armstrong Cortega RH90 Angled Tegular #3662 Nominal Size: 24in*24in*7/11in |
| ASTM E 1264 class A flame spread 25 or under, BS 476 class 0/class 1, parts 6&7 |
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Lighting
500 lux illumination for interior lighting.
600 x 1200 Philips, TBS 300 coil standard fixture in office Ballast.
Emergency Lighting
All public areas & office spaces have emergency lighting.
Power
| Total Power: | 220V |
| Lighting: | 20 Watts /m2 |
| Power: | 35 Watts /m2 |
| Shanghai Centre has two incoming primary feeders each sized for 100% of building load and connected through a tie breaker assembly. Adequate power is available. | |
| Power has been pre-wired to each floor 20 amp junction boxes located in the ceiling. | |
Emergency Power Generator
Building has two 1,000 kW generators for Emergency Lighting and Fire Life Safety equipment.
Telecommunications
Shanghai Centre’s telecommunications system is of the highest quality and reliability, utilizing a Northern Telecom Meridian 1 system.
This system allows all tenants the opportunity for an unlimited number of direct telephone and data lines and international gateway access.
Shanghai Centre has partnered with China Telecom and China Unicom to provide telephone and data service.
Fire Protection System
The Building is designed and managed to all United States and China Fire Life Safety Codes. Systems include:
- Automatic sprinkle system
- Standpipe for fire water per floor
- Smoke detectors connected to central alarm system
- Pressurized stairways
- Central monitoring station
Shanghai Center also ensures that the fire protection system is properly maintained through regular tests. A dedicated fire life safety department exits for fire protection.
Public Address Systems
Fire alarm tone & voice throughout entire complex.
Elevators
Six passenger elevators dedicated to the five floors of office space.
Door opening time is 1.6 seconds from the start of opening to fully open.
Two freight lifts servicing levels 3 and 4 of the office area. The weight capacity is 2,750 Kg. The size is length 2.8 meters x width 2 meters x height 2.5 meters.
Energy Conservation
The building management system for energy conservation is through a computerized building automation control system with continuous monitoring.
BUILDING EVACUATION
To download the Office Building Evacuation video, please click here.
To familiarize yourself with the emergency evacuation announcements, please click here.
