1. Site and Resource Analysis
Sustainable Hotel Design
Presentation 1
Site and Resource Analysis
Group 5

2. Semester 1 Supply Technology Demand Reduction
Matching Supply with Demand

3. Project Aims Initial Design Proposal Low energy, sustainable building
Develop energy systems
Create environment that is not compromised

4. Occupants Outdoor community Relaxation Sustainable Low visual impact
Local Materials
Aesthetically pleasing
This is first and foremost a hotel and as such whilst we can try to make it sustainable we have to understand the people who will stay there as suiting their criteria will decide wether the hotel will sink or swim.
All decisions will take into account the occupants of the hotel.
Site selection criteria is important as the hotel will be designed to suit the location to which it is place. The site with the highest versitility will therefor be the best.

5. Initial Research Site selection Water supply Waste management
Access
Topography
Geology
Visual impact
Water supply
Waste management
Site Analysis
Climate
Local resources

6. Climate and Local Resources

7. Maximum and Minimum Temperatures
Summer
Max °C
Min 2.5 °C
Mean °C
Winter
Max °C
Min °C
Mean 5.1 °C
Transitional
Max 19.8°C
Min -2.5 °C
Mean 9.2 °C

8. Solar intensity Direct solar intensity Unpredictable Peaks at 870W/m²K
Diffuse solar intensity
Sinusoidal
Average around 100W/m²K

9. Passive Solar Design Passive Solar Heating in winter
(sunspaces, thermal mass)
Passive Solar Cooling in summer
(thermal mass, night ventilation)

10. Wind speed and direction
Prevailing wind direction SW

11. Wind Driven Ventilation
Reduce requirement for mechanical ventilation
Savings
Energy consumption up to £6000
CO2 emissions upto 100 tonnes
Cross ventilation and stack effect also a possibility

12. Rainfall Annual rainfall 2277.8mm Collection: roof, pipes, tank pumps.
Use: dishwasher, laundry, toilets, showers, etc

13. Local Resources Timber Utilisation from nearby forests NHFT promote
Woodchip for
cattle corals
Woodchip as fuel source for swimming pools
Development of log buildings and training in log building

14. Local Resources Stone Local quarries High quality stone
Used internally and externally

15. Site Selection Criteria

16. Site Selection Criteria
Topography
Site offers many views
Most important would be view of Loch and Quinaig (nearest mountian range).
The area has a lot to offer and as such the views that will be available from the hotel once constructed will be important to consider.
The most important views will be of both the lochs and of the Quinaig mountains to the south east of the sites.

17. Site Selection CriteriaB C A

18. Site Selection Criteria

19. Site Selection Criteria
Geology
Surrounding metamorphic and igneous rocks
Alluvial and glacial deposits at Loch side
Alluvial and glacial deposits cheaper for excavation
Test on Californian bearing ratio will be required (on granular and unbound sub soils)
These are hard rocks which are almost of granite construction, you can tell they are hard due to the fact they have survived the extreme glacial errosion the area has seen
Geology changes slightly with height in that the nearer the loch site you get the more it turns to alluvial and glacial deposits.
The hard rock will be very hard to excavate and as such will require a lot of machinery, perhaps blasting to remove the rock which can be harmful to the environment.
Californina bearing ratio- measure of load bearing strength of a granular or unbound material
Much harder to excavate rock

20. Site Selection Criteria
Access
Fish farm there at present so roads to site C will be able to handle lorries
(local information from fish farm and hotel)
Virgin roads built with passing places, drainage and fencing can cost £250 thousand
(fife council)
Site C also has advantage of Jetty
Access is important both for guests, deliveries and for construction,
The road will therefor need to possibly be constructed and then maintained afterward

21. Site Selection Criteria
These are the main roads in and out,
They look to be of high quality,
Existing road conditions

22. Site Selection Visual Impact
Site C- In amongst other buildings so visual impact will be reduced
A and B are virgin sites so will stand out
Especially B which is on an open embankment

23. Site Selection Criteria
Water access
Mains saturated in highlands
(highland free press)
Site B is closest to road so would be cheapest to connect to mains.
All sites are close to stream,
Site C has largest stream and deepest V valley. More likely for reservoir.
Know there is mains due to local inhabitants

24. Site Selection Conclusion
We therefore choose site C as it offers the greatest flexibility and opportunities for further design.

25. Water Supply

26. Water Supply Notes Mains Supply Local Source Fair Good Reservoir
Option
Installation costs
Maintenance costs
Notes
Mains
Supply
Poor
May be ‘Unreliable’
Local Source
Fair
Good
Could be difficult
Reservoir
Appropriate site needed
Dig a well
Subject to survey

27. Water Supply Notes Option Installation costs Maintenance costs
Septic Tank
Fair
Poor
Needs secondary/ tertiary treatment
Biodigester
Good
Environmentally friendly
Stabilisation pond
No treatment required
Large area needed

28. Solid Waste Council collects bins twice weekly Recycling
Kerbside collection for paper/card
Local Availability of recycling banks
Possible other options from LA

29. Initial Conclusions
And
Future Projections

30. Initial Conclusions Site C Better access “easier” excavation
Less visual impact
greatest water source

31. Targets for Future Presentation 2 Presentation 3
Initial building design
Ventilation and Heat Recovery
HVAC systems
Demand profile
Demand reduction
Presentation 3
Continuation of building design
Lighting and Electrical Supplies
Control strategies
Power supply
Initial building design – form and fabric, orientation
Power supply

32. Targets for Future Presentation 4 Presentation 5
Continuation of building design
Supply/Demand matching techniques
Presentation 5
Final Proposal
Prime example of sustainable design
Initial building design – form and fabric, orientation
Power supply

33. Thank You for Listening
Any Questions?