High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - (Page 22)
CASE STUDY PEARL RIVER TOWER How Far Can You Go? BY KYRA EPSTEIN ua uangzhou, China, has leaped the hurdle of energy-efficient buildings with a single bound, moving into a new era of efficient super-tall towers. The port city of 6.6 million, about 100 miles from Hong Kong, will soon have a new symbol of progress — a 71-floor office tower using wind turbines, photovoltaics and about 60% less energy than an ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings base case. 22 HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS Left Winter 2008 Depiction of Pearl River Tower Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
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