Gradually understanding sustainable living

A moveable building — that generates its own power

Via my father, an incredibly cool and interesting skyscraper concept. Apparently being planned for development in Dubai the building actually has rotating floors — watch the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evening — from the same room.

But the cool thing to me about the design are the wind turbines sandwiched between the floors. You can see them in the image above. The builders promise that the building not only develops its own power but will generate enough power to light up the neighborhood around it as well.

How ironic is it that one of the most environmentally friendly buildings I’ve seen in awhile will be developed in the middle of oil country?

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One Response to “A moveable building — that generates its own power”

  1. Tom C Says:
    February 1st, 2008 at 8:11 am

    What an amazing concept for a structure. Hopefully the U.S. will soon return to being a country that builds its prosperity on a visionary foundation.