Key Features
- Energy efficient thermal design encompassing renewable insulation.
- Solar thermal water heating system providing hot water for domestic plumbing and underfloor heating.
- Large full height triple glazed windows on the south facing side maximise solar gain. The north facing apartments have relatively small windows.
- An internal central atrium interlinked with all apartments provides a passive air conditioning system. Warm air from each apartment passes into the central atrium and rises, drawing fresh cooler air in to the apartments. Computer controlled windows at the top of the atrium regulate air-flow.
- Building electrical requirements are supplemented by a 2.5 kW push-type wind power turbine.
- The cylindrical shape of the tower provides the least surface area related to the volume, further increasing thermal efficiency.
- Integrated recycling facilities for glass, paper and aluminium. A communal composting bin is currently being proposed by the residents association.
- All apartments only have showers in the bathrooms, there are no baths in the residential apartments. The taps are designed to use the minimum amount of water necessary to wash hands safely.
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