94:01 KTH Förvaltning

The KTH administration building meets the requirements for Miljöbyggnad Silver. Miljöbyggnad is a certification system for creating environmentally sustainable buildings. It is based on Swedish building and authority regulations as well as Swedish construction practice. Environmental building is a certificate of important qualities of a building in terms of energy, indoor environment and materials and is used for newly produced and existing buildings regardless of size. In Environmental Construction, a building can achieve the bronze, silver or gold rating. Behind the certification stands the non-profit association Sweden Green Building Council (SGBC).

Being a tenant in a certified building means a responsibility in the use of the premises and the building to create the smallest possible environmental impact. In order for the property to be able to maintain the certification, it is important that you as a tenant know what applies. This house guide contains information about how the building works and tips on what you as a tenant can influence.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact your administrator at Akademiska Hus.

Waste disposal
Returned paper is sorted locally on each floor. Some source sorting takes place in the kitchenette and lunchroom.
The building's waste room is on floor 1, where waste is sorted into different fractions.

Akademiska Hus is responsible for handling household waste and KTH for other waste fractions. The user is responsible for removing pallets and packaging.

Generally

The ventilation in the building is adapted to the number of people and the equipment planned in the rooms.

During very hot summer days, the indoor temperature is allowed to rise slightly.

There are radiators in the building for heat and to prevent frostbite.

Cooling supply in the building takes place via chilled supply air and via a piping system with chilled water to cooling beams in the ceiling

Extended operating time

After regular office hours, the ventilation is switched off to save energy.

During evening work, the ventilation can be started manually via a push button in connection with the corridor. Ventilation then continues for the set time.

Office

Ventilation in offices takes place with a constant air flow.

The office rooms also have cooling baffles to maintain a pleasant room climate in summer.

The room temperature in the rooms can be changed via the switch on the control center which is located by the door. If the switch is turned to plus, it will be warmer and if it is turned to minus, it will be colder.

Note that it takes a few hours before you experience a difference. Make only small adjustments to the slider.

Think of:

• that a manual change of temperature can take a long time due to the thermal inertia of the building

• that windows should not be opened because it creates an imbalance in the ventilation

Rooms with varying occupancy (meeting room, dining room, break room, etc.)

In most rooms with varying occupancy, the ventilation in the room is automatically supplied via temperature measurement in the room. When the cooling via the ventilation is not enough, this is supplemented by cooling baffles.

In some meeting rooms, the ventilation supply does not take place automatically, but the air flow is forced via a push button on the wall by the door. The air flow then increases during the time reported on the push button. This push button is clearly marked with the text "FORCING VENTILATION". The room temperature in these rooms can be influenced via the switch on the control center which is placed on the wall.


Note that it takes a few hours before you experience a difference. Make only small adjustments to the slider.

Generally

Lighting in public areas such as corridors, stairwells and outdoors is controlled by a superior control system for the campus area. After corridors and stairs have been extinguished or regulated to a low lighting level, push buttons can be used to obtain full lighting for a set time.

Lighting in corridors and stairwells is controlled automatically via time channel. After the set time, the lighting is switched on via push button. Some corridor lighting can also be dimmed via a spring-loaded push button.

Around the clock, a few luminaires are lit per floor in stairwells and corridors, so-called led lighting.

Lighting in storage, WC, RWC etc. is switched on and off automatically via presence detectors.

Office

In offices, the lighting is switched on and off with a push button inside the door. If no one has been in the room for a certain period of time, the lighting is automatically switched off via a presence detector.

The pull switch on the luminaire can be used to dim or switch off individual ceiling luminaires. Turn on and off with a short pull and adjust the light with a long pull.

Keep in mind that a switched-off ceiling fixture must be manually switched on again when lighting is desired again.

Meeting rooms and large offices

In meeting rooms, the lighting is switched on and off with a push button inside the door. If no one has been in the room for a certain period of time, the lighting is automatically switched off via a presence detector.

The lighting can be dimmed via spring-loaded push buttons. Turn on and off with a short press and dim with a long press.

Evacuation alarm in case of fire

The building has smoke detectors that automatically trigger an evacuation alarm in case of fire smoke. The signal to evacuate is given via the siren throughout the building.

In the event of a fire, call 112, as the evacuation alarm is not forwarded to the Rescue Service.

You can manually trigger the alarm yourself using push buttons in escape routes. Limit the source of the fire by closing windows and doors.

The lifts must not be used in case of fire.

Of course, no two fires are the same and it depends
the circumstances, how you should act in each individual case. Learn anyway
the basic rule:

ALARM - WARN - ALARM - EXTINGUISH

• save yourself and others around you, but don't take too many risks yourself

• warn others who may be in danger

• alert the emergency services by calling 112

• put out the fire if possible