FWD Bangkok's new office is relocated to the O-NES tower

O-NES tower, where the building is focusing on green solutions and sustainable design.

Through our commitment and effort to achieve the Gold sustainability measures, we seek to build a healthier and more productive workplace, with less energy consumption in operation and reduced impact on the environment.

Location and Transportation

Development Density and Community Connectivity

The project is a relocation from the Sindhorn Building Tower 3 into the new premise located in O-NES Tower. We strategically selected the base building, which is located in a Central Business District (CBD) with more than 10 basic services (i.e. department store, bank, supermarket, school, and restaurants) within comfortable walking distance.

Public Transportation Access

With BTS-connected bridge and bus station, FWD staff and visitors can enjoy convenient public transportation including sky train (BTS) and various bus lines.

Water Efficiency

The base building, O-NES Tower, provides water-efficient fittings in common washrooms. Whilst the project itself ensures the water fittings included in the fit-out are also water-efficient. Project also installs water leak detection to enhance water conservation. Overall, water saving is estimated 40% from the baseline.

Energy Performance

HVAC Efficiency

FWD select the base building which Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) have more than 26% improvement from baseline in ASHRAE 90.1* standard.

* American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1 is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard jointly published by ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). It provides minimum requirements for energy-efficient designs for buildings. (www.ase.org)

Optimize Energy Performance – Equipment and Appliances

Equipment and appliances selected for this project are energy-efficient products certified under ENERGY STAR or the international ENERGY STAR* program, or with the local equivalent performance.

* ENERGY STAR ® is a joint program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). Its goal is to help consumers, businesses, and industry save money and protect the environment through the adoption of energy-efficient products and practices. (www.energy.gov)

Waste Management

A dedicated recyclables collection area has been allocated in the tenant area as well as in the base building. The storage and collection of waste is provided in 5 categories of recycled waste and 2 categories of hazardous waste.

Construction Waste Management

Construction Waste is collected and sorted on-site to 6 categories including metal, paper, wood, plastic, concrete, and hazardous. More than 75% of construction waste has been diverted from land-fill to recycle, reuse and donate.

Health and Well-being

Lighting Strategies

Access to Daylight – Open office layout has been designed at the perimeter zone to maximize area with daylighting access to support the alignment of circadian rhythms of staff.

Lighting Quality – Project selects lighting with high Color Rendering Index (CRI) and Unified Glare Rating (UGR) to improve people's perception of a space and to maximize staff comfort and productivity.

Increased Outdoor Air Delivery & Ventilation

The outdoor air ventilation rates to all occupied spaces exceed the requirement by more than 30% of Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality standard (ASHRAE 62.1.2010) for the employees to stay in this healthy office.

Enhanced Indoor Air Quality

CO2 Monitoring

Installation of CO2 Monitoring with alarm to ensure adequate ventilation and for maintaining healthy and comfortable environment.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control

A non-smoking policy is employed for the entire office and base building, and an outdoor smoking area more than 7.5 meters away from building entrances is planned for smokers.

Low-Emitting Materials for construction materials and furniture & furnishings

Materials certified by and tested under strict international certification bodies and standards such as GreenGuard, CDPH, etc., are used in paints, adhesives, flooring, walls, and other applicable areas in the office.

Filtration

Selection of base building which have media filtration with minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) rating 14 at outdoor air intake to enhance health and well-being of staff.

IAQ management during construction and preoccupancy

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has been carefully considered in order to provide a healthy working environment for the workers during construction and for our staff after completion. The main actions include source control, proper material storage, house cleaning, HVAC protection, and flush out.

Quality Views

Natural daylight and views can promote people's health and productivity, and hence they have been a key factor in the design philosophy. Occupants in over 76% of occupiable areas have a connection to the outdoors with unobstructed access to daylight & views, creating a fantastic office environment for employees and visitors.

Acoustic Performance

Comprehensive acoustic treatment solutions are developed for the FWD office to ensure great acoustic performance throughout the whole project area. In addition to high-performance sound absorption material for wall and ceiling surfaces, interior partitions for sensitive spaces are well constructed to ensure sound insulation in those private areas.

Material and Resources

Sustainable Materials

Selection of product with Environmental Product Declaration encourage the use of products and materials which life-cycle information is available.

Refrigerant Impact

Selection of Non-Chlorofluorocarbons (non-CFC) based refrigerant to reduce the impact to stratospheric ozone layer.