Place to see: San Francisco Federal Building, San Francisco, California, United States
New Federal Building
The federal building on 7th in the afternoon with the sun peeking in from behind the modern steel architecture.
About this place:
Thom Mayne's new San Francisco Federal Building is not only architecturally pleasing but is extremely energy efficient and follows the green trend that has hit this city hard in the past few years. The building has built in shading system so workers can use sunlight instead of electric lights, it's also designed to consume about half the power of a standard office tower. The exterior panels were designed to retain accumulated solar heat like a blanket over the building's facade. When that air warms, it floats upward, forcing cooler air through the building via windows that open automatically when instructed by sensors. The result is free air-conditioning. The list goes on. This building is green architecture at its finest!
90 7th Street
San Francisco, California, US
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Discovered by lindsay Upson
on 11 June 2008.
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