ELECTRICITY GENERATION

The 309-meter tower's sculpted

body directs wind to a pair of
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openings at its mechanical
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floors, where traveling winds
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push turbines that generate
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energy for the building. Triple-
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glazed facades with exterior
blinds are located on the east
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and west elevations, and
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internally ventilated double-skin
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facades are located on the north
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and south. Both incorporate
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automated blinds, greatly
contributing to the building’s
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energy efficiency. Return air is
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routed through the cavity of the
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double-layer curtain wall,
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increasing in temperature as it
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travels upward to mechanical
floors. This hot, dry air serves as
an energy source to dehumidify
the outside air.
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Energy efficient lighting
• Energy efficient lights bulbs in beams.• Curved ceiling panels reflects this light.•
Natural light is also reflected.• 50% less fixtures
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2. Solar roof panels
3. Power-generating wind turbines
4. Capturing heat from the sun
P What Gives the Tower Power
Keeping cool. Tall buildings use most of their energy
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trying to keep their inhabitants cool. Even in cold
A climes, towers run their AC systems most days of the
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Solar panels on Pearl River's roof , provide power to
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I track the sun and open and close to minimize solar
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Tapping free fuel. Pearl River isn't the first tower to
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sport electricity-generating wind turbines. What's
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openings on the skyscraper's face, will generate
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W The turbines, tested in winds as high as 140 mph, will
E generate up to 4% of the building's power.
R Beauty is skin deep. The exterior walls of Pearl River
hide an eight-inch air gap inside them .When the sun
beats through the double-glazed outer skin, the heat --
instead of entering the interior -- is trapped in this
cavity and then rises to heat exchangers on the
equipment floors.
 2014:Green Good Design Award Chicago Athenaeum
2014:Most Innovative Project: Mechanical Systems Design
American Society of Civil Engineers
P 2013:Best Innovative Green Building MIPIM Asia
E 2010:Green Good Design Award Chicago Athenaeum
A 2008:Green, Carbon-Lowering & Environmental Category:
R Gold Award Spark Awards
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Since the building is designed with energy conservation in
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R underfloor air distribution, and radiant heating and
cooling ceilings. It is one of the most environmentally
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W *The largest radiant-cooled office building in the world
E *Most energy efficient super-tall building in the world
R *The tower is an example of China’s goal to reduce the
intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in
2020 by 40 to 45 percent as compared to the level of
2005
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Inside, a radiant cooling system delivers sensible
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