PricewaterhouseCoopers Office Building in London

London’s Thames will feature one extra attraction: the new PricewaterhouseCoopers office building rated “outstanding” by BREEAM, the most widely used “environmental assessment method for buildings”. This means we are dealing with a modern, sustainable office building, first of its kind in the world of Economy giants. Its final rating took in consideration a few factors, such as use of recycled materials, water and energy consumption, natural lighting and fresh air. Placement was also an important aspect. It seems that more and more corporations these days go for green buildings which is appreciable.

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Sky Scraper To Have Wind Turbines

Even though more and more sustainable projects are being built lately, we didn’t see this coming: you are looking at the world’s first sky-scraper to have wind turbines. Nicknamed “The Razor”, this incredible structure is located in London and measures 148 meters. The official name of the project is “Strata SE! Tower”, a building equipped with three wind turbines, that will ensure 8% of the structure’s total energy consumption.Here are some words from the official website: “Strata SE1 comprises a £113.5 million investment in the area by Brookfield Europe and will provide 408 high quality apartments in two prestigious architecturally distinguished buildings, the Tower and the Pavilion, both with space for shops and restaurants below.

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