Ooo.. Ahh.. New Shenzhen Building Powered by Solar Panels and Wind Turbines
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 11:34Posted in category Greener Companies, Greener Products
In another example of the fact that anything is possible through technology, money, and design, Coop Himmelblau has put forward this creation:
The facade’s design is driven by solar and wind powered energy generation. The second skin of the building will be lined with photovoltaic cells and will feature mechanisms to provide natural ventilation, reduce wind pressure, shade the interior from sun and display multimedia banners. The use of sun and wind as renewable energy sources will increase energy efficiency and reduce reliance on fossil fuel energy.
Of Course, that just leaves a couple 10,000 other buildings in Shenzhen to retrofit…Anyone know of a retrofit project in progress?
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Allison Mindel says:
March 4th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
The Institute for Sustainable Communities is working on a community-based energy efficiency project in Guangdong Province (http://www.iscchina.org/china/english/) We’ve selected three communities to participate in the project, Guanlan, Sanjiao, and Doumen. Guanlan wants to switch factories from coal to natural gas, retrofitting energy inefficient buildings,and cleaning up its rivershed. Sanjiao wants to stop using toxic pesticides
on its local farms, reduce fuel consumption by analyzing transportation,and improve the efficiency of a textile factory. With plans to build 150 factories in the next three years, Doumen wants to build green—to ensure factories are energy
efficient and climate friendly from the start. I’d be happy to provide more info or connect you with our staff in Guangzhou.
Rich says:
March 9th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Allison.
Thanks for letting us know about these projects. Sounds quite interesting, and I’ll send you an email shortly.
R