O2|e - Tower

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The world is located front of an unprecedented challenge as a result of the negative effects of 'increasing CO2 emissions. Buildings are responsible for a large amount of use of land, energy, water and air consumption, and of the alteration of the atmosphere. Green building practices are currently being introduced and aim to reduce the environmental impact of buildings; A green building allows save, on average, 70% of electricity, 50 to 60% of water, and 36 percent the more of energy than standard buildings. The UAE is among the largest producers of CO2 per capita, but until now, the Government of the emirates had not recognized the negative effect that has on the environment, and it is now geared toward a sustainable developing that will help reduce the negative environmental footprint and the dependence on non-renewable energy. A series of government initiatives have been launched in recent years with aim to regulate the construction practices, and to ensure in the new buildings use environmentally friendly technologies to reduce waste and make use of renewable energy sources. This project is a real "case study" for a feasible and convenient building of 200 meters, located in Dubai Waterfront. The structure is designed to ensure a residential high quality, most of the apartments have spectacular sea views and routes of distribution such as corridors and lobbies of the elevators located in the south of the building. This configuration also increases the value of housing, provides thermal protection and enough space to place solar cooling systems.The building is crossed by a tube that allows the natural flow of air, capable of controlling the microclimate through the negative pressure created by the wind. The tube is transparent from the sea side, in order to exploit the natural light that arrives up to private gardens. The duct is interrupted, without reducing its effectiveness, from 6 public gardens located along the building, with the aim of correcting the temperature and humidity, enriching it with the smell of vegetation. On the roof of the building, a new concept of wind power unit, will provide substantial supply of electricity to the building regardless of the direction of the wind, even at night.The water efficiency is achieved using a water treatment plant and two underground concrete tanks. All waste water is collected in a tank and then transferred to a plant water treatment, which in turn will transfer to another tank of waste water. This water is then used for watering gardens. All control systems, air conditioning, ventilation, access control, CCTV, alarm systems, fire protection, lighting and power are integrated into a single IP backbone. All energy consumption within the building are therefore monitored and controlled in real time to ensure that consumption is optimized and the objective of cost containment and emissions will be achieved.

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