Brattørkaia powerhouse which is building the world's most self-sufficient
Increasingly, we focus on technologies that do not charge as our environment, and one possibility is energy self-sufficient buildings. Before you one of the most phenomenal of them. Designers from the company Snøhetta has repeatedly give the supporters known as "green" buildings, and it is sufficient to recall even ZEB Pilot House, but their new work beats it all on the head. And about Powerhouse Brattørkaia, most energy self-sufficient building in the world, also touted as the most northerly facility that provides more energy than it consumes, which daily produces two times more energy than it needs. Powerhouse Brattørkaia is located in Trondheim Norway and measures 18,000 m2, the area covered by the black aluminum panels, and can be found in the middle of a large garden, cafe, for travelers and office space. Place the building has been very carefully selected to offer maximum exposure to the sun, and the roof and the upper part of the facade has been covered with 3,000 m2 of solar panels. All this to produce 500 000 kWh of electricity per year, or more than double the building at that time consuming. Attention is also eco other elements as perfect insulation or heat recovery ventilation system, which enables to maintain a comfortable temperature in the building. The heat pump is also integrated with located near the Gulf of firodową for efficient heating and cooling, and is used to flush toilets, rainwater. Artificial light is minimized and motion sensors take care of you, to LED lights were lit only when they are really needed. According to the founder of Snøhetta, Kjetil Thorsen Trædal: - Positive energy buildings to the buildings of the future. Mantra design industry should no longer form follows function, but form follows environment. This means that contemporary thinking should focus on the problems of the environment and reduce our carbon footprint, and only then can go for this design. Moreover, a representative of the company said that they are working on a system's battery, which will be able to store the energy accumulated in the summer and use it during the winter months - the excess of power is distributed to the surrounding buildings and used to power electric cars.