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they delineate courtyards that serve as entrances, orientation points, and giant intakes to bring ground-source cool air into the building. In between, they siphon warm air up and out of the building and allow diffused daylight from the rooftop into the office floors below. In addition, to reduce energy consumption in the construction process, the photovoltaic rooftop and cooling tower have been completed ahead of schedule, thus ensuring that follow-up work could be advanced under the overriding principle of □ Abu Dhabi prepares for the next generation
putting environmental friendliness first.
environment-friendly way that enables
Covering a floor area of 18,000
it to utilize only 30% of water used
square meters, Siemens Middle East
in other same-level buildings while
Headquarters is the home of over 700
generating its own energy, so that
Siemens employees. The building
dependence on outside power sources
delivers amazing results in terms
can be reduced and surplus energy can
of resource-efficiency and waste
be supplied to power adjacent projects.
reduction: 60% reduction in energy
The eight-story Masdar Headquarters
demand; 40% reduction in water
building includes offices, retail space,
demand; 90% construction waste
shaded public gardens and direct
diversion from landfill. Siemens
access to the city’s transportation
Headquarters has received LEED EB
systems. The building’s signature
rating and a 3-Pearl Estidama rating.
architectural feature is a collection
The IREA (International Renewable
of eleven towering, glass-enclosed
Energy Agency) Headquarters also
wind cones that perform many critical
feature cutting-edge designs that
functions. At the top, they provide the
enable it to massively save energy and
structural support for the building's
water usage. It has received a 4-Pearl
curvilinear roof. At the ground plane,
Estidama rating.