The Effect of Local Wind Speed for Opening in Mega Kuningan Highrise Office Tower

Abstract

Along with the development of cities, the need for offices has never decreased. The data shows an increase in demand for office space every year. Unfortunately, the increasing need for multi-storey buildings is not matched by health issues for the people who work there, so there are many Sick Building Syndrome phenomena. Especially with the conditions during the Covid- 19 pandemic, where many tall buildings became clusters of sufferers caused by poor air circulation. Therefore, this study aims to determine the optimal opening size for hybrid ventilation - a combination of natural ventilation with artificial air circulation - which will be applied to rental office buildings in South Jakarta. This research uses quantitative methods with Autodesk Flow Design software simulation that takes into account wind speed to determine the air change per hour in each floor. The result of this research is the dimensions of openings in leased office buildings. This research can be used and applied in designing tall buildings around it.