One of my favourites buildings Is the Bahrain World Trade Center, because its way to self-generate energy. Is the first building that uses an integrated eolic system to provide an important percentage of energy (11~15%), in numbers 1100 to 1300 megawatt-hours per year, this means provide enough energy for 300 homes for over a year.
The eolic system was developed by Danish engineers, according to the building design. The complex has two towers, both shaped to allow wind to pass through and power three 29 meter diameter wind turbines, which was tested for three years to insure its functionality. Today these turbines are working perfectly.
The towers was designed and developed by the consultancy firm Atkins, related to several mega-projects as the DSEC Commercial Tower, Trump International Hotel & Tower and the Dubai metro, to name a few.
It’s good to observe how engineering met design, also enjoy its results.
The eolic system was developed by Danish engineers, according to the building design. The complex has two towers, both shaped to allow wind to pass through and power three 29 meter diameter wind turbines, which was tested for three years to insure its functionality. Today these turbines are working perfectly.
The towers was designed and developed by the consultancy firm Atkins, related to several mega-projects as the DSEC Commercial Tower, Trump International Hotel & Tower and the Dubai metro, to name a few.
It’s good to observe how engineering met design, also enjoy its results.
1 comment:
jajaja that is a cool building. I saw when they were building it on the discovery channel. It was awesome, a very hard work, but with great results. Bye!
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