Eco Factor: Ecofriendly building designed to harness solar energy and minimize waste.
James Law Cybertecture International has proposed an “eco-dome” for Dubai’s Technopark, which will explore sustainable technologies and energy-saving systems to lower the building’s carbon footprint. Dubbed Technosphere, the ecofriendly dome will mimic the state of earth in current and future times.
The Technosphere will enable the building to create a self-breathing environment, where the building will generate solar electricity to supplement the energy needs of the building and also integrate a distributed array of sky gardens for offices and a hotel.
In addition to providing an outdoor terrace, the sky gardens will also provide passive solar shielding to regulate the interior temperature and reduce the energy needed to artificially heat or cool the building. A water recycling system will also be introduced that will minimize the use and wastage of water in this vast building.
