The eco-friendly Palace 66 features one of the world’s largest fields of operable solar louvers

They come in all shapes and sizes, some huge, some tiny, and play home to just about everything. We’re talking about buildings. Not all of them stay green though, most turn to the bad ways of carbon emissions. From the ones that do stay clean, a few receive some pretty cool LEED certifications, like the Palace 66 building which expects a certification of the like. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF, this retail project covers 1.2m sq ft and resides in Shenyang’s commercial center in the Shenhe District of Zhongjie Lu. So why would this modern and well designed building with all its glazed roofs and beautiful exterior deserve an LEED? Well, for one, its powered by the sun, using a photovoltaic system to soak in the energy and generate power. Also, the building’s hooked on to some pretty high-performance heat pumps with low emissions. The building also packs a grey water recycling system and will use 20% less electricity and 40% less water by the end of the year.

KPF Design Principal James von Klemperer stated, “The retail center is really an ‘anti-box’ – it features open corners, green terraces, and one of the world’s largest fields of operable solar louvers.” Any more reasons for it to well deserve LEED certifications? Hell no!





[WorldArchitectureNews]