Raffles City Chengdu, Chengdu, China
High Performance Building Dow Performance Silicones Dow Unveils Raffles City Chengdu’s Green Facade Case Study: Raffles City Chengdu City and Country Chengdu, China Products* • DOWSIL™ 993N Structural Glazing Sealant • DOWSIL™ 995 Silicone Structural Sealant • DOWSIL™ 791 Silicone Weatherproofing Sealant Key Participants • Architect Steven Holl Architects • Façade Consultant Meinhardt Façade Technology Co., Ltd. • Façade Installation Shenyang Yuanda Aluminium Industry Engineering Co., Ltd. (Chengdu Branch) • Developer CapitaLand China *Prior to February 2018, products listed were branded as Dow Corning. Project Description echoes the China Central Television energy saving insulating glass units Headquarters. (IGU) use a single silver Low-E glass, • Designed by architect master Steven which perfectly combines the ability to Holl, Raffles City Chengdu is constituted • The energy saving measures include allow high penetration of natural light of an A-Level office building (75,645 a ground source heat pump system, while blocking solar radiation. square meters), a shopping mall (73,784 heat recovery system, Chilled water square meters), a five-star hotel (43,228 storage, energy management system, • Was awarded the Gold Level Pre- square meters), a service apartment rainwater recycling system, green Certification in Leadership in Energy (13,214 square meters) and a boutique roof, as well as the use of local and and Environmental Design office area (27,671 square meters). recycled materials. (LEED) by the US Green Building Council. • The irregularly shaped construction • The curtain wall reaches 55,000 square has large overhangs and pores, that meters in area and the low emissivity, C A S E S T U DY | China Following Raffles City Shanghai 4.
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