Discover outstanding green buildings projects in the world

Not only saving costs during operation, but green buildings also bring a friendly, close-to-nature life for residents, contributing to environmental protection, combating climate change, and sustainable development. Here are the top 5 outstanding green building projects in the world:

1. Parkroyal hotel system, Singapore

With its sustainable design, the hotel has been awarded the BCA Green Mark Platinum, the highest rating for green buildings in Singapore.

Parkroyal hotel system has a green hotel symbol right on the facade. It is a symbol of green architects subtly way with a system of green trees designed on many levels including tropical plants and vines that make visitors come here to feel like they are living in the middle of nature. beautiful.

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2. The Crystal – United Kingdom

Located in London, the design architecture of The Crystal ly inspired by the Opera House in Sydney, Australia. This is considered one of the outstanding green buildings in the world. Not just because of its sustainability. It is also due to the ability to generate energy on its own to operate the electronic devices inside the building.

The Crystal has been awarded a “green building” certificate by the United States' Leading Building Evaluation System for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Instead of using fossil fuels, The Crystal uses alternative sources of electricity. It aims to minimize the negative impact on the environment. The roof of the building is designed to slope down to collect rainwater. This amount of water serves to operate the generator for the whole system.

3. Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world. It has a height of about 632m. In the context of China's efforts to protect the environment, this 128 building has become a typical green building. It is also considered the new symbol of the whole city.

save energy costs, the Shanghai Tower is equipped with 200 wind turbines to meet 10% of the electricity consumption of the whole system. At the same time, the cooling and heating system makes full use of energy-saving equipment.

In addition, the building is designed to be surrounded by two layers of glass for natural cooling and ventilation. In addition, rainwater will be collected and put into the reuse system with treated wastewater. Another highlight of the Shanghai Tower is the green space that occupies 1/3 of the area including 24 gardens that are reasonably distributed throughout the building.

4. Pixel Building in Melbourne (Australia)

This is a famous building not only because of its unique architecture, which attracts with its striking colors but also because of its environmental friendliness and technical functions.

To reduce the carbon footprint of the building, the design used low-carbon concrete (named Pixelcrete) and sustainably sourced building materials that are recycled. The building takes natural light from sunlight and minimizes radiant heat bthrough2 layers of glass, the outer layer is decorated with striking and eye-catching colors.

The Pixel Building has achieved 105 LEED points and is given a perfect six-star Green Star rating, the highest rating ever awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia.

5. The Change Initiative, Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai

The Change Initiative is known as "the world's most sustainable building" according to the results of assessment and certification by LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) which is a certification for buildings. Green building is granted by the American Green Building Council.

The building uses a rooftop solar array with about 120 solar panels that generate 50,000 kWh of electricity per year and provide 15% of the building's electricity needs.

This building has received LEED platinum certification and set a record with an impressive score of 107/110 points in the category of Commercial Furniture.

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