Description by Wayne Lorentz C an a skyscraper produce more energy than it consumes? That's what we'll find out when the Pearl River Tower is completed. It is designed to be one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the world. Among its features are turbines that turn wind into energy for the HVAC system, solar collector for more power generation, a rainwater collection system, part of which is heated by the sun to provide hot water. The building is cooled, in part, through heat sinks and vertical vents. The turbines do more than generate electricity, though. The openings through which the wind flows help reduce the overall wind load on the skyscraper.
Visually, the building is quite nice. It is a rounded slab divided into three roughly equal sections, with visible cross bracing on the narrow ends. A pleasing light blue glass blends well with the sky in optimum conditions, but considering the region's serious air pollution problems it remains to be seen how many days this building will get to show its stuff.
xem
Monday, July 7th, 2008 @ 9:12am
Rating: Five stars. i love this building 'cause i do think it is the best builing in canton city.maybe the best environment friendly system in the world. i love it very much,and i hope this builing can be completed next future
Agnieszka
Friday, July 6th, 2007 @ 6:48am
Rating: Five stars. absolutely fantastic!brilliant design,light appearance,interesting wind issue solution
Jorge
Monday, April 2nd, 2007 @ 3:51am
Rating: Five stars. I just passed the construction site today and they are doing hard work in there. It is a great idea for a complex city as Guangzhou.
Jesse
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 @ 10:23am
Rating: Five stars. I like it. The building is absolutely beautiful, the enviroment-friendly system once active on this building should provoke more usage in the near future. -Jesse, NY
Leticia
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 @ 10:06pm
Rating: Five stars. wow the building idea is so cooli hope they make houses that waytoo!I love nature so anything enviroment freindly sounds Excellent!!
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xem
Five stars.
Agnieszka
Jorge
Jesse