
The Leed Platinum Twin Eco Towers in Abu Dhabi
23-storey building known as Towers Eco supposedly will be built with LEED Platinum certification and is being developed by Connection Real Estate for a budget of $ 245 million. Two towers, one of which will be used commercially, while others will be used for housing, housing will be built at the base of a large shopping plaza. As the world struggled to take the understanding of the global financial situation, the Middle East churn out one big construction project after another. LEED Platinum Twin Eco Towers to be built in Abu Dhabi was revealed during Cityscape last week.
The highly eco-friendly house by Potton
He sits on screw piled foundations (up from the ground to minimize impact), features 40 degree slope roof that captures wind for cooling and ventilation, has three large shiny windowsto reduce heat loss and also package photovoltaic panels and built-in system that will recycle rain water. Dubbed the Lighthouse, which are environmentally friendly house was designed by Potton and was meant to “encourage a way of life that ‘light’ inherent in the world’s resources while incorporating practical than the average homeowner today.”
The Banpo Bridge in Han River Korea
Banpo Bridge springs mounted on the nine and has since become a tourist attraction. It has nearly 10 thousand nozzles (more exactly 9, 380) on both sides of the bridge that shoots out 190 tons of water every minute .. Banpo bridge that crosses over the Han River in Seoul, the capital of Korea has given new life with the addition of a very interesting fountain, which is specifically designed to attract more tourists. Instead of remodeling the structure to conform with the design of ordinary fountain, even that has provided some changes, with a fountain shooting water downwards instead of rising.