The 2.3 million square foot and 309m high tower redefines what is possible in sustainable design.
The structure integrates sustainable design principles by incorporating passive solar and wind design, sustainable technology and structural techniques to create a near zero energy building that is "as beautiful as it is green". The tallest ever zero-energy building is likely to generate more power than it consumes on the grid.
How is the Pearl River Tower sustainable?
- Strategically located to take advantage of solar and wind patterns
- Designed in a way to funnel wind into integrated internal wind turbines
- Integrated photovaltaic panels (keep heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems energised)
- Rotating motorised louvres to keep the building cool
- Double-skinned and triple-glazed
- Grey water collection system
Green designs such as this one are iconic. If Auckland was to establish a building like the Pearl River Tower, the future of the city would be headed in a direction of cutting-edge sustainable design.
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Inhabitat. (2010). http://inhabitat.com/worlds-greenest-skyscraper-pearl-river-tower-almost-complete/pearl-double-pained-glass/
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