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The sun will heat the air under the Dome, causing it to rise up the tower, known as the chimney.
That will in turn suck in air from outside the glass canopy, which will will stop at third-storey level, creating a constant breeze that will cool the offices.
The chimney will surround apartments up to 240 metres but the top 60 metres will be an empty glass tube.
The absence of electricity-hungry air conditioning will help the developers achieve their target of carbon neutrality, making the project hugely attractive to "progressive" tenants such as Google and Apple that the developers hope to attract.
Rob Tincknell, managing director of Treasury Holdings UK, said: 'This is not a token gesture, it will make a serious dent in the level of emissions.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower
http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2008/02/06/solar-tower-produce-energy-using-air-turbines/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aDUtzV1yzI&feature=related
Last edited on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 09:54 am by Joe Kelley