First positive energy building going up in, where else, Abu Dhabi
Article or RSS item submitted by Ty Wenzel • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: Green Me Baby!
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi, already known for innovative and increasingly green architecture, is looking to score another first. The new headquarters for energy research and development organization Masdar is being designed as the first building to actually produce more energy than it uses.
The 1.4 million square foot headquarters will be built using sustainable materials, and will feature both solar and wind power, as well as systems allowing it to use 70% less water than other buildings with comparable footprints.
The structure is being designed by Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture, and is expected to cost around $300 millions.
Someday, all buildings will look like this…
via [Inhabitat]
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