Three Green Building on the Planet
We’ve all heard about global warming and the campaign to get us all involved to solve the problem before it’s too late. There are those of us that have joined in and have begun to recycle and others that have bought hybrid cars, but are corporations doing their share?
Did you know that buildings account for 48 percent of all green house emissions? Shouldn’t they be held accountable for making their buildings green? What about new building that are cluttering the skyline – are they being built in an emissions safe way?
Well some building, here in America and across the globe, are and they are going to the green extreme. See the list below.
- New York, USA — The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is 54 stories and 1,200 feet tall. It is designed to have natural lighting, reuse waste and rainwater and made using recycles products.
- Melbourne, Australia — Council House 2, nicknamed CH2, is 10 stories and has won an award by the United Nations for being an energy efficient building. The building comes complete with sewage recycling, wind turbines and chilled ceilings just to name a few of its green qualities.
- Munich, Germany — The BMW Welt has solar panels on the roof to heat the building . Not only is this building stunning, it conserves energy.
My meager explanation of the building doesn’t even begin to explain the architectural beauty of these building. To see these pictures and more green buildings see the article on geekabout.com.
