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| Project Zed London is part of a wider research
initiative to explore the feasibility of zero emissions developments
funded by the European Commission and carried out in collaboration
with a team of partners including the Martin Centre, Cambridge
University. The design of this mixed-use building exploits the
wind as a free energy source. Naturally lit and ventilated spaces
together with the building's form and design which harness the
wind and sun as free energy sources, this building is almost
entirely self sufficient in energy terms over a typical year.
When excess energy is generated it is sold back to the national
grid. |
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| The building is formed around a central opening
that acts as a wind concentrator with the wind turbines generating
a significant percentage of free energy. Photo-voltaics create
another free energy source and are integrated into the external
shading fins. These fin-like louvers are brightly coloured on
the underside to give an animated view of the building form
from the pedestrian's vantage point. |
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