The UN headquarters in Copenhagen is recognized as one ofmost energy-efficient buildings in the world. The building consumes only 50 kWh of electricity per square meter per year. This is 55% less than the needs of a regular building of the same area. The authors of this attractive project received the prestigious GreenBuilding Award. And the European Commission on Energy Efficiency gave the building a platinum status according to the LEED system. How did they achieve this? Let's see!
The building is truly unusual:The roof has a membrane that reflects the sun's rays and protects the building from overheating, and photovoltaic panels that produce electricity. Inside the building, there's also something to be surprised about: sea water is used for cooling; the toilets and showers are powered by collecting rainwater. And this saves 3 million liters of water per year!
The headquarters itself (you haven't forgotten yet that the speech(is it not a hipster office, but the UN headquarters in Denmark?) is located on an artificial island in the north of Copenhagen. From above, the building looks like an irregularly shaped star. And this shape was not chosen by chance: each “ray” houses its own department. The total area of the building is 20,000 sq. m. But, of course, the main decoration is the fantastically beautiful symbolic avant-garde black staircase, the flights of which sometimes converge, sometimes diverge, symbolizing the main diplomatic techniques: dialogue and interaction.
The most energy efficient UN headquarters
