{"id":348423,"date":"2010-02-22T05:18:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T10:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters-will-be-insulated-by-green-roofs\/"},"modified":"2010-02-22T05:18:47","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T10:18:47","slug":"guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters-will-be-insulated-by-green-roofs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/348423","title":{"rendered":"Guangzhou Metro Authority Headquarters will be insulated by green roofs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/22\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters_2_cg1NG_69.jpg\" alt=\"guangzhou metro authority headquarters_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Sustainable building designed to maximize energy conservation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perkinseastman.com\/\">Perkins Eastman<\/a> have designed a sustainable building to serve as the headquarters of the Guangzhou Metro Authority, which will be developed in partnership with The Metro Design Institute of China. The 50,000 square-meter building will enable the company to house all the planning and construction group activities under one roof.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/22\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters_1_2iqa3_69.jpg\" alt=\"guangzhou metro authority headquarters_1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to the designers, the building\u2019s sweeping form represents physical speed, which spirals up around the circumference of the dynamic circular form. Since the Metro Authority is committed to being a green company, several sustainable strategies will be integrated in the building. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/22\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters_3_16GaC_69.jpg\" alt=\"guangzhou metro authority headquarters_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Due to the tropical climate of China, the building design integrates a terracotta sunscreen system on the exterior envelope that contributes to a reduction in the cooling system\u2019s energy consumption. Moreover, green roofs insulate the building and prevent storm water runoff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/22\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters_4_PN4Ku_69.jpg\" alt=\"guangzhou metro authority headquarters_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A significant portion of the exterior envelope will be constructed with high-performance glass to provide daylight to the majority of the indoor spaces, to reduce energy requirements for artificial lights. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/22\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters_5_vnQxK_69.jpg\" alt=\"guangzhou metro authority headquarters_5\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/50507\/guangzhou-metro-authority-headquarters-perkins-eastman\/\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Sustainable building designed to maximize energy conservation. Perkins Eastman have designed a sustainable building to serve as the headquarters of the Guangzhou Metro Authority, which will be developed in partnership with The Metro Design Institute of China. The 50,000 square-meter building will enable the company to house all the planning and construction group [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-348423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348423\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}