logging in or signing up TOP TEN GREEN BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD saheelsasi Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 3031 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (9) Dislike it (0) Added: September 29, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 4 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: 12rathod (25 month(s) ago) nice pleass allow me to download this ppt Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: NeedForMuscles (26 month(s) ago) how to download it? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... 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While this tower may lack in the technology department, its carbon-mitigation potential still looms high thanks to all the photosynthesis happening on the porch. Plus, its white colour will help to mitigate the urban heat island effect. 9. 340 ON THE PARK, CHICAGO : 9. 340 ON THE PARK, CHICAGO When 340 on the Park opens later this year in Chicago, it may become the first residential greenscraper in the city to meet LEED standards. The building is sure to be a wealthy EcoGeek's dream-come-true. If you have $700K to throw down on a 1600 square-foot condo, you can enjoy low utility bills thanks to the building's fully insulated windows and rainwater capture system. And the most awesome amenity is the multi-storey winter garden starting on floor 25. 8.WAUGH THISTLETON RESIDENTIAL TOWER, LONDON : 8.WAUGH THISTLETON RESIDENTIAL TOWER, LONDON On the other side of the pond, the Waugh Thistleton Architects have an eco-residential building in the works as well. This design will employ helical wind turbine technology previously on featured on EcoGeek. Four turbines attached to one side of the tower have the potential to generate 40,000kW hrs a year, more than 15% of its energy needs. 7.THE BURJ AL-TAQA (ENERGY POWER), DUBAI : 7.THE BURJ AL-TAQA (ENERGY POWER), DUBAI If this 68-story super greenscraper becomes a reality, it may become the tallest of all eco-towers, thanks to the proposed 200-foot wind turbine that will sit atop the building. Burj al-Taqa will occupy #22 on the world's tallest buildings list should it gets the green light. Wind isn't this greenscaper's only bag, however. Solar panels will cover a 161,459 square foot artificial island chain connected to the building and seawater will power Burj al-Taqa's air conditioner! 6.THE HEARST TOWER, NEW YORK : 6.THE HEARST TOWER, NEW YORK The Hearst Tower became New York City's first skyscraper to achieve LEED Gold accreditation from the USGBC when it opened its doors last year. 80% of the steel used to make the behemoth was recycled. On the inside, the floors and ceiling tiles are made from recycled materials as well. The diamond shapes on the building's façade aren't just for show either. The diagonal grid required fewer steel beams to achieve the same rigidity as a conventional skyscraper, and the design allows more natural light to enter the tower. What's more, rainwater is collected on the roof and is funneled into a 14,000-gallon tank in the basement. The Hearst gathers enough water from the sky to account for 50% of the tower's usage. It's pumped into the cooling system, used for irrigating plants and for the innovative water sculpture in the main lobby. 5.THE CIS TOWER, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND : 5.THE CIS TOWER, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND Formerly on featured on EcoGeek, the CIS Tower outdoes the pretty much anyone in solar. Weighing in with over 7,000 panels on the façade and 24 wind turbines on the roof, the CIS Tower will be able to produce 10% of its energy needs all on its own. 4.THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER : 4.THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER The Dubai International Financial Centre Lighthouse Tower plans to use 4000 photovoltaic panels on the south facing façade as well as three mega 225 kilowatt wind turbines to meet its electricity needs. Other details are sparse, if it was under construction this definitely would have broken into the top three. 3. Bank of America Tower, New York City : 3. Bank of America Tower, New York City The designers of Bank of America Tower, Cook + Fox Architects, are hoping to one-up the Hearst Tower by going for LEED Platinum certification. We'll see if they pull it off next year, when the building is slated to cut the red ribbon. Like the Hearst, The BOA tower will also use rainwater capture and floor-to-ceiling windows for natural lighting—but it will also employ even more EcoGeeky technologies. Natural gas fuel cells will create on-site electricity, and sunlight-sensing LED lights will maximize efficiency. 2. The Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China : 2. The Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China Another greenscraper designed to harness winds at lofty heights, the Pearl River Tower will use internal wind turbines to keep the lights on. Fashioned like a giant wing, the tower pushes air through wind tunnels on two of the building's 71 stories. This eco-marvel of a building will also employ geothermal heat sinks, ventilated facades, waterless urinals, integrated photovoltaics and daylight responsive controls when it opens in late 2009. 1.The Bahrain World Trade Center Towers, Kingdom of Bahrain : 1.The Bahrain World Trade Center Towers, Kingdom of Bahrain Three 96-foot propellers suspended between the towers will supply the 42-storey spires with over 1100 megawatts per year. The shape of the building itself will create an accelerated airflow for the jumbo blades. Here are some virtual views of the Arabian Gulf from various levels of the building. Real views can be appreciated later this year, when the building opens. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
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Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: cmprabhu001 (36 month(s) ago) good one... Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript TOP TEN GREEN BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD. : TOP TEN GREEN BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD. Green skyscrapers offer so much for the average Eco Geek to drool over. Each one can contain hundreds of innovations that make the world a cleaner place, they build up, rather than out, and many of them are frikkin gorgeous. 10. URBAN CACTUS, ROTTERDEM : 10. URBAN CACTUS, ROTTERDEM The Urban Cactus is a residential project in the Netherlands that will offer 98 residential units on 19 floors. Thanks to the staggered design of the curvy balconies, each unit's outdoor space will get plenty of light from the sun. That means that this greenscraper really will be green when all the residents' gardens are in bloom. While this tower may lack in the technology department, its carbon-mitigation potential still looms high thanks to all the photosynthesis happening on the porch. Plus, its white colour will help to mitigate the urban heat island effect. 9. 340 ON THE PARK, CHICAGO : 9. 340 ON THE PARK, CHICAGO When 340 on the Park opens later this year in Chicago, it may become the first residential greenscraper in the city to meet LEED standards. The building is sure to be a wealthy EcoGeek's dream-come-true. If you have $700K to throw down on a 1600 square-foot condo, you can enjoy low utility bills thanks to the building's fully insulated windows and rainwater capture system. And the most awesome amenity is the multi-storey winter garden starting on floor 25. 8.WAUGH THISTLETON RESIDENTIAL TOWER, LONDON : 8.WAUGH THISTLETON RESIDENTIAL TOWER, LONDON On the other side of the pond, the Waugh Thistleton Architects have an eco-residential building in the works as well. This design will employ helical wind turbine technology previously on featured on EcoGeek. Four turbines attached to one side of the tower have the potential to generate 40,000kW hrs a year, more than 15% of its energy needs. 7.THE BURJ AL-TAQA (ENERGY POWER), DUBAI : 7.THE BURJ AL-TAQA (ENERGY POWER), DUBAI If this 68-story super greenscraper becomes a reality, it may become the tallest of all eco-towers, thanks to the proposed 200-foot wind turbine that will sit atop the building. Burj al-Taqa will occupy #22 on the world's tallest buildings list should it gets the green light. Wind isn't this greenscaper's only bag, however. Solar panels will cover a 161,459 square foot artificial island chain connected to the building and seawater will power Burj al-Taqa's air conditioner! 6.THE HEARST TOWER, NEW YORK : 6.THE HEARST TOWER, NEW YORK The Hearst Tower became New York City's first skyscraper to achieve LEED Gold accreditation from the USGBC when it opened its doors last year. 80% of the steel used to make the behemoth was recycled. On the inside, the floors and ceiling tiles are made from recycled materials as well. The diamond shapes on the building's façade aren't just for show either. The diagonal grid required fewer steel beams to achieve the same rigidity as a conventional skyscraper, and the design allows more natural light to enter the tower. What's more, rainwater is collected on the roof and is funneled into a 14,000-gallon tank in the basement. The Hearst gathers enough water from the sky to account for 50% of the tower's usage. It's pumped into the cooling system, used for irrigating plants and for the innovative water sculpture in the main lobby. 5.THE CIS TOWER, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND : 5.THE CIS TOWER, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND Formerly on featured on EcoGeek, the CIS Tower outdoes the pretty much anyone in solar. Weighing in with over 7,000 panels on the façade and 24 wind turbines on the roof, the CIS Tower will be able to produce 10% of its energy needs all on its own. 4.THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER : 4.THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER The Dubai International Financial Centre Lighthouse Tower plans to use 4000 photovoltaic panels on the south facing façade as well as three mega 225 kilowatt wind turbines to meet its electricity needs. Other details are sparse, if it was under construction this definitely would have broken into the top three. 3. Bank of America Tower, New York City : 3. Bank of America Tower, New York City The designers of Bank of America Tower, Cook + Fox Architects, are hoping to one-up the Hearst Tower by going for LEED Platinum certification. We'll see if they pull it off next year, when the building is slated to cut the red ribbon. Like the Hearst, The BOA tower will also use rainwater capture and floor-to-ceiling windows for natural lighting—but it will also employ even more EcoGeeky technologies. Natural gas fuel cells will create on-site electricity, and sunlight-sensing LED lights will maximize efficiency. 2. The Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China : 2. The Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China Another greenscraper designed to harness winds at lofty heights, the Pearl River Tower will use internal wind turbines to keep the lights on. Fashioned like a giant wing, the tower pushes air through wind tunnels on two of the building's 71 stories. This eco-marvel of a building will also employ geothermal heat sinks, ventilated facades, waterless urinals, integrated photovoltaics and daylight responsive controls when it opens in late 2009. 1.The Bahrain World Trade Center Towers, Kingdom of Bahrain : 1.The Bahrain World Trade Center Towers, Kingdom of Bahrain Three 96-foot propellers suspended between the towers will supply the 42-storey spires with over 1100 megawatts per year. The shape of the building itself will create an accelerated airflow for the jumbo blades. Here are some virtual views of the Arabian Gulf from various levels of the building. Real views can be appreciated later this year, when the building opens.