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Pearl River Tower: A Sustainable Skyscraper

The Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China is a 69 story, 309 meter tall building designed to have a net zero energy footprint. It uses double wall insulation, embedded solar panels, and wind funneling architecture to passively collect energy and regulate temperatures without fans. The building also has an emergency natural gas fuel cell system to generate electricity that is 50% more efficient than external sources and recycles waste gases for HVAC needs.

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Pearl River Tower: A Sustainable Skyscraper

The Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China is a 69 story, 309 meter tall building designed to have a net zero energy footprint. It uses double wall insulation, embedded solar panels, and wind funneling architecture to passively collect energy and regulate temperatures without fans. The building also has an emergency natural gas fuel cell system to generate electricity that is 50% more efficient than external sources and recycles waste gases for HVAC needs.

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Pearl River

Tower
Guangzhou,
China

1.964 Sustainability and the


Environment
October 25, 2006
Alfred Navato
“Building of tomorrow”
„ Located in Guangzhou, China
„ Owner: CNTC Guangdong
Tobacco Company
„ Architect: Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill
„ 69 stories, 309 meters tall, 2.2
million ft2
„ “net” zero-energy footprint
HVAC

„ No fans necessary for circulation


„ Double-wall insulation
„ Heat travels upward
„ Cool air circulated through floors
Windows/Siding

„ Double-wall insulation
„ Embedded photovoltaic transistors for solar energy
„ Wall surfaces angled for maximum sun exposure
„ Uses wind pressures to strengthen structure
Wind Power

„ Uses architecture of building to “funnel” air into designed openings of


building
„ 1.5 - 2.5 times the ambient wind speeds
„ 15 times more energy than “freestanding” wind turbines
Emergency Energy

„ Natural gas fuel cells


„ Uses gas to electrochemically break down
hydrogen
„ 50% more efficient than obtaining electricity
through outside sources
„ Recycles waste gasses to power HVAC
Questions/comments?

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SOM’s skyscraper projects in China tell a different story. Architectural
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Stewart, J. (2006, July). Super tall and ultra green. Metropolis Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2006, from
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