Not only minimizing energy consumption, many companies are aiming to build an office that is capable of producing more energy than it consumes.
Companies
are increasingly tending to add more open and airy spaces; At the same time, do
not forget to incorporate nature into the interior decoration with green plant
walls or a Zen garden featuring Japanese style. Besides, many design units also
excel at creating buildings that are energy efficient or even renewable than
they consume.
One
of them is a product from SOM Architects, the 911 Public Safety Center building
in New York (USA) is made of recycled materials such as aluminum and inside is
a green wall. eyes, acting as a natural air filter.
Natural air filter at the Center for Public Safety in New York (USA).
Or like the office of Bill and Melinda Gates Charity Foundation in Seattle designed by NBBJ Architecture Company is also mentioned as a symbol of the green office trend. The building owns a storage tank capable of storing 1 million gallons (equivalent to 3.8 million liters) of rainwater for use in toilets, irrigation works and reservoirs. Another storage tank is also built with the purpose of storing cold water at night and will be used to circulate during the day to cool the building and minimize energy use.
Dominque
Bonte, Vice President of ABI Research said: "There is nothing better than
when the company's image is mentioned as a symbol of sustainable and
environmentally friendly development. Proud to present it to the company. They
show how we optimize the use of clean energy and try to be carbon neutral.”
However,
the ultimate goal is to turn buildings into a model of self-sufficiency –
self-sufficient, and can even produce more energy than they use. “Companies
will no longer need an external source of energy like gas or electricity,
everything will be recycled or generated on the spot,” Bonte said.
Ryan
Mullenix, design partner at NBBJ believes that such buildings will gradually
appear over the next five years: "The construction sector has always been
known for generating huge amounts of carbon. We have to change that. change,
but the main issue now is cost.”
More
companies are expected to adopt green designs as technology advances and
construction costs gradually decrease. Not only that, according to experts,
environmentally friendly buildings will often reduce a company's long-term
operating costs.
According
to the assessment of the architect. Mullenix, the Bullitt Center in Seattle is
a prime example of green design trends for office buildings. The building
includes solar panels on the roof, a waterless toilet that directly converts
human waste into fertilizer, and a storage system that purifies rainwater to
turn it into water. to drink. The building has received rave reviews from
experts, as in the past year solar panels on the roof have generated 20% more energy
than the company uses.
A
similar building is under construction for the new office of the Sustainable
Energy Foundation in Pennsylvania (USA). It is expected that, when completed,
the total energy consumed by the building annually will be equivalent to the
energy generated on site.
Buildings
that do not consume external energy have begun to gain attention in recent
years, but have not yet gained popularity. According to the ILFI Research
Institute, there are currently 70 certified energy-free buildings worldwide as
of the end of 2017, this figure in 2013 was just 11. To be certified, buildings
must provide energy bills and operational data for 12 months. Currently, 402
projects around the world are registered with ILFI to receive certification.
However, many experts expect, not only minimizing energy use,
in the future will be the appearance of more buildings capable of generating
energy levels that exceed those of energy consumption consume.
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