Comments on: Skyscraper Creates All Its Own Energy http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html The Guide To Highly Efficient Things Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-86638 Simon Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:41:20 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-86638 SO TRUE! SO TRUE!

]]> By: Michael http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-74304 Michael Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:43:47 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-74304 Current PV technology has led planners to speculate that, were we to currently power all of Earth's electricity needs through solar alone, we would need an array about the size of Australia. That sounds large, but that's with today's technology (not including nano-solar), and only using solar alone. Even an array the size of Australia floating around the Pacific would have a negligible impact on the primary producers at the ocean's surface (i.e. plankton). One step at a time. Current PV technology has led planners to speculate that, were we to currently power all of Earth’s electricity needs through solar alone, we would need an array about the size of Australia. That sounds large, but that’s with today’s technology (not including nano-solar), and only using solar alone. Even an array the size of Australia floating around the Pacific would have a negligible impact on the primary producers at the ocean’s surface (i.e. plankton). One step at a time.

]]> By: ohio civil engineer http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-62107 ohio civil engineer Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:36:47 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-62107 This looks like an interesting project. Unfortunately, I don't think it will be able to generate 100% of its own power. There are too many variables. What happens if it isn't windy or sunny? This looks like an interesting project. Unfortunately, I don’t think it will be able to generate 100% of its own power. There are too many variables. What happens if it isn’t windy or sunny?

]]> By: Noneyaz http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-20729 Noneyaz Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:05:40 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-20729 I find it funny people are mad all this great development is going on in Dubai and they are too stupid to realize that we are funding it at the gas station every week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsyTsQhvvC0 ^ I worked on this project as an E.Engineer..what a long 2 years..Just another example of their great developments. I find it funny people are mad all this great development is going on in Dubai and they are too stupid to realize that we are funding it at the gas station every week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsyTsQhvvC0

^ I worked on this project as an E.Engineer..what a long 2 years..Just another example of their great developments.

]]> By: denitsa http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-12608 denitsa Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:03:08 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-12608 I find this idea stunningly awesome. I know it doesn't speak too well for our western world that Dubai is building all those amazing buildings, but so what, the advance for the science and technology will benefit us all so I can only applaud those ideas. I find this idea stunningly awesome. I know it doesn’t speak too well for our western world that Dubai is building all those amazing buildings, but so what, the advance for the science and technology will benefit us all so I can only applaud those ideas.

]]> By: Tom http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-4533 Tom Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:10 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-4533 I hate to say it but that's the coolest and stupidest thing I've ever seen. Energy is the future, so if you erect a massive sky scraper, upgrading will be a never ending job, it'll either go down with the pyramids, or make us hate how rich those people are. I hate to say it but that’s the coolest and stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. Energy is the future, so if you erect a massive sky scraper, upgrading will be a never ending job, it’ll either go down with the pyramids, or make us hate how rich those people are.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-3273 Anonymous Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:33:37 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-3273 wow i hate arab states cuz they wont f*ckin stop improving there skyscrapers im to freakin jealous wow i hate arab states cuz they wont f*ckin stop improving there skyscrapers im to freakin jealous

]]> By: DD http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-3208 DD Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:26:13 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-3208 You naysayers about green building technology need to look up LEED certification. The US lags in many environmental ways, but even in this bastion of big business, the government is working to act as a catalyst for greener building technologies and practices. In New Mexico, all new federal buildings built by 2020 (IIRC) will be required to be LEED certified. Anyone who has actually done some reading on recent trends in sustainable business and practices knows that A) innovators and early adopters must first break trail in using new (and more efficient / clean) technologies to demonstrate demand and B) with that demand help inspire manufacturers to implement increasing efficiencies of scale, which C) leads to more investment, marketing and consumption of these "better" technologies by the mainstream population. Who remembers when Seinfeld first made fun of the Honda Insight? Seven years later, how many hybrids are on the road? It's not a joke anymore. Sure, they're not fuel cell cars, but we'll get there with hard work and thousands of individual choices to avoid SUVs. This is happening. Now. Where you live. Large companies are seeing the profit to be made from conserving resources and being more efficient. Communities of people are pitching in with ever more practical and *easy* ways to conserve and clean up. Any Google search on this topic will turn up many tips to live an environmentally sound lifestyle. The only question is: Will you do your 1/6,000,000,000th share of the work, or will you sit and whinge about how it won't work? As one of the blogs on teslamotors . com (and John at 5/14/07 above) mentions, the perfect is the enemy of the practical. Revolutionary change on a large scale happens through a million incremental improvements, not sitting around and dreaming of a final solution that never comes. You naysayers about green building technology need to look up LEED certification. The US lags in many environmental ways, but even in this bastion of big business, the government is working to act as a catalyst for greener building technologies and practices. In New Mexico, all new federal buildings built by 2020 (IIRC) will be required to be LEED certified.

Anyone who has actually done some reading on recent trends in sustainable business and practices knows that A) innovators and early adopters must first break trail in using new (and more efficient / clean) technologies to demonstrate demand and B) with that demand help inspire manufacturers to implement increasing efficiencies of scale, which C) leads to more investment, marketing and consumption of these “better” technologies by the mainstream population. Who remembers when Seinfeld first made fun of the Honda Insight? Seven years later, how many hybrids are on the road? It’s not a joke anymore.

Sure, they’re not fuel cell cars, but we’ll get there with hard work and thousands of individual choices to avoid SUVs.

This is happening. Now. Where you live. Large companies are seeing the profit to be made from conserving resources and being more efficient. Communities of people are pitching in with ever more practical and *easy* ways to conserve and clean up. Any Google search on this topic will turn up many tips to live an environmentally sound lifestyle.

The only question is: Will you do your 1/6,000,000,000th share of the work, or will you sit and whinge about how it won’t work?

As one of the blogs on teslamotors . com (and John at 5/14/07 above) mentions, the perfect is the enemy of the practical. Revolutionary change on a large scale happens through a million incremental improvements, not sitting around and dreaming of a final solution that never comes.

]]> By: DD http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-3207 DD Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:25:02 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-3207 I like casper's little parable. As for the rest of the Negative Nellies who've been posting... You naysayers about green building technology need to look up LEED certification. The US lags in many environmental ways, but even in this bastion of big business, the government is working to act as a catalyst for greener building technologies and practices. In New Mexico, all new federal buildings built by 2020 (IIRC) will be required to be LEED certified. Anyone who has actually done some reading on recent trends in sustainable business and practices knows that A) innovators and early adopters must first break trail in using new (and more efficient / clean) technologies to demonstrate demand and B) with that demand help inspire manufacturers to implement increasing efficiencies of scale, which C) leads to more investment, marketing and consumption of these "better" technologies by the mainstream population. Who remembers when Seinfeld first made fun of the Honda Insight? Seven years later, how many hybrids are on the road? It's not a joke anymore. Sure, they're not fuel cell cars, but we'll get there with hard work and thousands of individual choices to avoid SUVs. This is happening. Now. Where you live. Large companies are seeing the profit to be made from conserving resources and being more efficient. Communities of people are pitching in with ever more practical and *easy* ways to conserve and clean up. Any Google search on this topic will turn up many tips to live an environmentally sound lifestyle. The only question is: Will you do your 1/6,000,000,000th share of the work, or will you sit and whinge about how it won't work? As one of the blogs on teslamotors . com (and John at 5/14/07 above) mentions, the perfect is the enemy of the practical. Revolutionary change on a large scale happens through a million incremental improvements, not sitting around and dreaming of a final solution that never comes. I like casper’s little parable.

As for the rest of the Negative Nellies who’ve been posting…

You naysayers about green building technology need to look up LEED certification. The US lags in many environmental ways, but even in this bastion of big business, the government is working to act as a catalyst for greener building technologies and practices. In New Mexico, all new federal buildings built by 2020 (IIRC) will be required to be LEED certified.

Anyone who has actually done some reading on recent trends in sustainable business and practices knows that A) innovators and early adopters must first break trail in using new (and more efficient / clean) technologies to demonstrate demand and B) with that demand help inspire manufacturers to implement increasing efficiencies of scale, which C) leads to more investment, marketing and consumption of these “better” technologies by the mainstream population. Who remembers when Seinfeld first made fun of the Honda Insight? Seven years later, how many hybrids are on the road? It’s not a joke anymore.

Sure, they’re not fuel cell cars, but we’ll get there with hard work and thousands of individual choices to avoid SUVs.

This is happening. Now. Where you live. Large companies are seeing the profit to be made from conserving resources and being more efficient. Communities of people are pitching in with ever more practical and *easy* ways to conserve and clean up. Any Google search on this topic will turn up many tips to live an environmentally sound lifestyle.

The only question is: Will you do your 1/6,000,000,000th share of the work, or will you sit and whinge about how it won’t work?

As one of the blogs on teslamotors . com (and John at 5/14/07 above) mentions, the perfect is the enemy of the practical. Revolutionary change on a large scale happens through a million incremental improvements, not sitting around and dreaming of a final solution that never comes.

]]> By: Dubai Properties http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/skyscraper-creates-all-its-own-energy.html/comment-page-1#comment-2073 Dubai Properties Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:26:40 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=863#comment-2073 Absolutely beautiful architecture. I am really looking forward to seeing this become a reality, and seeing its sentiments echoed around the world with future constructions. Absolutely beautiful architecture. I am really looking forward to seeing this become a reality, and seeing its sentiments echoed around the world with future constructions.

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