Green Technology Wonders of the World

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Green Technology Wonders of the World

• Organized by Joe Naumann
• Images and test mainly from Businessweek.com

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Reichstag, New German Parliament, Berlin (1999)

• Norman Foster's renovation of the Reichstag
  showed the world that green architecture could be
  a powerful symbol. Embracing the bones of the
  historic parliament building allowed for a
  recycling of both materials and ideals. The new
  glass dome brings daylight deep into the
  building, while opening up the government
  functions inside to public scrutiny.

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• Technically, the building creates its own
  electricity using refined vegetable oil, and
  stores excess heat in a groundwater loop, while
  its iconic light reflector inside the dome also
  acts as a chimney, drawing warm air out of the
  building. The combined result is a 94 reduction
  in carbon dioxide emissions, and a great deal of
  pride on the part of the German people.

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Menara Mesiniaga/IBM Tower, Kuala Lumpur (1992)

• The IBM Tower in Kuala Lumpur was the first
  modern green skyscraperalthough its architect,
  Ken Yeang, prefers to call it a "bioclimactic"
  building, because of the way its natural
  ventilation strategies make the building feel as
  if it were breathing. The design was the first to
  bring low-energy use to a high-density urban
  environment, reflecting Yeang's idea that only
  the sustainable development of cities can
  accommodate the world's population growth.

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• But unlike the sophisticated technical
  engineering of later green skyscrapers, most of
  its strategies are passivesuch as a spiraling
  atrium that accommodates "vertical landscaping,"
  improving indoor air quality and aiding natural
  ventilation, and external louvers that reduce
  solar heat gain.

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J.M. Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (1998)

• Renzo Piano's cultural center in the South
  Pacific was the first to show that green
  architecture is as much about culture as
  technology. The use of local iroko wood and
  traditional construction methods reflect
  sustainable principlesboth by reducing the
  distance materials must travel, and drawing on
  this French island territory's local economy. By
  riffing on the shapes of the area's traditional
  Kanak huts, the 10 individual structures
  dramatically blend into the landscape, while
  their vertical slats allow the prevailing winds
  to ventilate the interiors.

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Ford Dearborn Truck Assembly Plant, Michigan
(2004)

• The sedum-planted roof of Ford's truck assembly
  factory at River Rouge has become the primary
  symbol of the greening of Corporate America.
  Conceived as part of a broader re-imagining of
  Ford's historicand legendarily pollutedRiver
  Rouge complex, the 10.5-acre green roof,
  installed in 2003, is one of the world's largest.
  The plantings work as a sponge (reducing storm
  water runoff) and as insulation (protecting the
  building in both hot and cold weather).

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• But more than that, its location near the
  visitor's center makes the nine varieties of
  plantsand the birds and wildlife they attracta
  powerful communication tool for Ford's story of
  environmental reclamation.

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Colorado Court, Santa Monica (2002)

• There's no shortage these days of projects rated
  "gold" on the Green Building Council's LEEDfor
  Leadership in Energy and Economic
  Developmentscale, but what attracted attention
  to Colorado Court when it opened in November,
  2002, was its combination of affordable housing
  and energy neutrality in a dense urban
  environment.

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• It has 44 single-room-occupancy units for very
  low income tenants, and its combination of an
  on-site natural gas cogeneration plant system and
  photovoltaic panels allows the building to send
  electricity back into the grid during the day.
  Passive cooling eliminates the need for air
  conditioning, while rainwater collection prevents
  polluted water from entering Santa Monica Bay.

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BedZED, London (2002)

• The "Beddington Zero (fossil) Energy
  Development"or BedZEDapplies the concept of
  carbon neutrality to a small London neighborhood.
  Developed in partnership with the engineers at
  Ove Arup, the goal was a "triple bottom line"
  social amenity, financial effectiveness, and
  minimized environmental impact. All of the
  eighty-two units have gardens to provide a sense
  of connection to the outdoors.

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• Extra insulation reduces energy consumptionto
  the point, even, of eliminating the need for
  conventional heating. Instead, the development
  uses local tree waste as a fuel source for both
  heating and power, along with a combination of
  photovoltaics, wind turbines, and wind-driven
  ventilation (which explain those distinctive
  chimneys).

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Arcosanti, Arizona

• Architect and urban planner Paolo Soleri first
  broke ground on the new desert town of Arcosanti
  in 1970, with the idea of building a sustainable
  community for 5,000 people. Today, the population
  typically still hovers around 100, and most of
  those are visiting students, but Arcosanti has
  become shorthand for visionary, utopian solutions
  to the challenges of global development.

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• Like a medieval village, it's designed for
  everything to be within walking distance, and the
  thick earth structures are oriented to the sun
  for heating, cooling, and lighting. As Soleriwho
  recently won a National Design award for Lifetime
  Achievementexplains, at Arcosanti, "the built
  and the living interact as organs would in a
  highly evolved being."

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30 St Mary Axe, London (2004)

• Inevitably known as the Erotic Gherkin, Norman
  Foster's London landmark raised the bar for
  sustainable skyscrapers around the world. Its
  distinctive tapering profile is the key to its
  energy efficiency because it creates a pressure
  differential between inside and outside, driving
  fresh air into the building. The diagrid
  structurerepeated, in a different form, in
  Foster's Hearst Tower in New Yorkallows for
  floor-to-ceiling windows, ensuring the maximum
  amount of daylight.

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• A system of atria acts as the building's "lungs,"
  circulating fresh air drawn through the facade's
  double-skin. Combined, the features reduce the
  building's energy consumption by half, compared
  to a typical air conditioned office tower.

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The City of Chicago

• It may seem odd to call the city of broad
  shoulders a green wonder of the world, but
  Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has set the
  standard for comprehensive urban environmental
  initiatives with his plan to make Chicago "the
  greenest city in America." In 2001, Chicago's
  City Hall became the site of the first municipal
  rooftop garden in the nation. Since then, over
  two hundred buildings throughout the city have
  added similar gardens.

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• All new municipal buildings will be designed to
  receive at least Silver LEED certification400,000
  trees have been planted, recycled materials are
  being used to pave the streets, and there are
  plans to install four wind turbines on the roof
  of the Daley Center, adjacent to city hall.

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San Francisco Federal Building (2006)

• While it won't open for another six months, the
  San Francisco Federal Building is already shaking
  up expectations for green architecture. The
  18-story home for Federal workers will be the
  first office tower in the U.S. to eliminate air
  conditioning, at least over 70 of its area. It
  accomplishes this through a computer-controlled
  skin, developed with engineers at Ove Arup, which
  actively adjusts to weather changes.

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• Its narrow floor plate allows for natural
  ventilation, while metal sunscreens shade the
  floor-to-ceiling windows. But most striking are
  its bold design and social agenda Skip-stop
  elevators, sky gardens, and open stairs will
  foster interaction among employees, with the idea
  of creating a healthy office environment and a
  healthy culture.

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Subaru of America's Indiana Plant Achieves ZERO
LANDFILL Status

• Everyone knows about Subaru and their fuel
  efficient line of cars .... BUT ... did you know
  that
• When you carry out your trash at home ... next
  collection day, you'll be sending more trash to
  landfills than the entire Subaru manufacturing
  plant in Lafayette, Indiana (SIA). ... was the
  first auto assembly plant to achieve zero
  landfill status - nothing from its manufacturing
  efforts goes into a landfill. It's all reused and
  recycled."

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2305 W. Adams StreetChicago, Inner City 2004-05

• Our aim is to construct an urban single-family
  home that is ecological, socially regenerative,
  and self-sustaining. We will only use energy
  generated on site. We would like this building to
  be an inspiration to other homeowners and
  developers in urban environments.

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