One of the discussion from last week prompted me to research more on recycled architecture
Renzo Piano's California Academy of Science, considered a masterpiece in sustainable design, it blends seamlessly into the parks settings. But thats not the most impressive part, it is filled with thousands of plants and animals. Here are some stats:
- 90% of all demolition materials were recycled
- 32,000 tons of sand from foundation excavation applied to dune restoration projects in San Francisco
- 95% of all steel from recycled sources
- 15% fly ash (a recycled coal by-product), 35% slag in concrete
- 50% of lumber harvested from sustainable-yield forests
- 68% of insulation comes from recycled blue jeans
- 90% of office space will have natural light and ventilation
- 60,000 photovoltaic cells; 213,000 kilowatt-hours
- 30% less energy consumption than federal code requirement
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