The 240kWp solar glazing system at King’s Cross railway station, where Kier renovated the glass roof of the train shed. The iconic project is one of the UK’s largest and most complex building integrated solar PV systems to date and is part of Network Rail’s wide-ranging green building programme. Now live, the projected output of this ground-breaking system is expected to be around 175,000kWh of electricity every year, saving over 100 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum.
Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland / Sunlay + RHINESCHEME GmbH
Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland – beautiful architecture, The green energy-saving building shows passive design methods in its use of natural lighting, natural ventilation, external cladding structure and sunshade system. / Shu He Photography pinned by @dakwaarde
Gallery of Farming Kindergarten / VTN Architects - 6
Farming Kindergarten / Vo Trong Nghia Architects http://votrongnghia.com/projects/ Located next to a big shoe factory, and designed for 500 children of the factory’s workers, the building is conceived as a continuous green roof, providing food and agriculture experience to children, as well as an extensive playground to the sky. ..... http://www.archdaily.com/566580/farming-kindergarten-vo-trong-nghia-architects/
PARKROYAL on Pickering
Parkroyal located in central Singapore 2013, by Woha Architect. Designed as a hotel and office in a garden, the project at Upper Pickering Street is a study of how we can not only conserve our greenery in a built-up high-rise city centre but multiply it in a manner that is architecturally striking, integrated and sustainable - found on archidose.blogspot.com
30 Off The Grid And Self-Sustaining Earthship Homes http://theownerbuildernetwork.co/3f2t This home uses one of the world’s biggest waste problems as it’s basic building material. Can you guess what that is? The result is an incredibly strong, thermally stable home. It can also look fantastic as you can see here!: