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Bambang Tutuko
PT.Arkonin
27 November 2007
ASHRAE member 08084717

Pearl River Tower is a skyscraper that is under construction at the junction of Jinsui
Road/Zhujiang Avenue West, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China. The lead architect is
Gordon Gill[1]: formerly of the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and now
partner in the firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. It will be 303 metres (994 feet)
tall with 69 floors and a total floor area of 212,165 m².[2]

Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, construction started in 2006 and completion is
planned for autumn 2009. It is intended for office use and will be occupied by the China
National Tobacco Corporation.[3]

The building is being designed with energy conservation in mind, including wind
turbines and solar, humidity and rainwater collectors and arguably will be one of the
most environmentally friendly buildings in the world.[4] Indeed, it is intended that the
systems will generate more energy than operation of the building will use.[5]

Status : Construction
Construction date begans : 2006
Construction date finish : 2009
Floor count : 69 storey
Basement floor : 5 storey
Floor area : 212,165 m2
Building uses : Office
Structural types : High rise
Architectural type : Modern
Material uses : Glass, steel

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Can a skyscraper produce more energy than it consumes? That's what we'll find out when the
Pearl River Tower is completed. It is designed to be one of the most environmentally friendly
buildings in the world. Among its features are turbines that turn wind into energy for the
HVAC system, solar collector for more power generation, a rainwater collection system, part
of which is heated by the sun to provide hot water. The building is cooled, in part, through

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heat sinks and vertical vents. The turbines do more than generate electricity, though. The
openings through which the wind flows help reduce the overall wind load on the skyscraper.

Visually, the building is quite nice. It is a rounded slab divided into three roughly equal
sections, with visible cross bracing on the narrow ends. A pleasing light blue glass blends well
with the sky in optimum conditions, but considering the region's serious air pollution problems
it remains to be seen how many days this building will get to show its stuff.

Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China

This is the architectural rendering of a building designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; it is
planned to be 69 stories, 2.2 million square feet, and have a "net" zero-energy footprint. The
building is designed to use wind turbines, radiant slabs, microturbines, geothermal heat sinks,
ventilated facades, waterless urinals, integrated photovoltaics, condensate recovery, and
daylight responsive controls. I first noticed mention of this incredible project in an article of
Architectural Record Magazine.

According to Roger Frechette, director of MEP Sustainable Engineering at SOM, Chicago, the
building's facade was designed "to accelerate the wind as it moved through the opening in the
building." Power potential is the cube of wind velocity, and SOM initially estimated that the
design would increase wind velocity to 1.5 times ambient wind speeds. Actually, models
tested wind speeds of up to 2.5 times ambient wind speeds in some cases. In translation: the
building design could generate power 15 times greater than a "freestanding" turbine.

The rapid winds push turbines that generate energy for the building’s heating, ventilation and
air conditioning systems. The openings also provide structural relief, by allowing wind to pass
through the building instead of pressing against it. Abundant natural light, solar power and
grey water retention also enhance the building’s environmentally-friendly nature.

According to a PR Newswire article, groundbreaking is set for July 2006 (which I'm not sure
if this happened or not) and occupancy in fall 2009. In addition to the wind energy concept,
the building will be designed with avant-garde solar technology to capture solar rays for
conversion into energy.

So what are the benefits of a modern, sustainable commercial office building? First, the
building looks amazing! Second, it can be an experiment and model for future buildings.
Third, buildings that are built to be sustainable, or energy independent, are better. They are not
dependent on the grid. They aren't levered to the cost of grid energy (such as the price of coal,
nuclear energy, or even other alternative sources provided into the grid). They leave a lighter
footprint on the earth and its atmosphere--zero energy buildings are the epitome of natural
resource frugality. Fourth, it can be healthier to live in. Fifth, it will create attention and draw
tenants for publicity and other reasons. Sixth, the operating costs of this type of building are
optimized and likely to be minimal when compared to non-sustainable buildings.

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This building is a step in the right direction for commercial building design. I hope more and
more buidings of this caliber can be transplanted all over the United States. Through
sustainable design, countries can place themselves in a position to be less reliant on natural
resource providing countries. As we've seen with the oil situation, that can be a big-time jam.
Sustainable building--commercial and residential--is the road we should be taking.
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By Russell Fortmeyer

Designing towers for corporate headquarters is something Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
(SOM) can do in its sleep. When the firm won a competition for a tobacco company tower in
the new city of Guangzhou, China, SOM’s Chicago partners decided to approach the
commission as a net-zero-energy-skyscraper experiment. “We knew the tower was going to
get built with or without us, so we felt we might as well design it and make it as sustainable as
possible,” says Roger Frechette, director of m/e/p sustainable engineering at SOM.

Frechette distinguishes a “net”-zero-energy building as one that negligibly affects its local
environment. In the case of the 69-story, 2.2-million-square-foot Pearl River Tower, this
meant it had to conserve and generate enough power to meet its energy demands. “There is no
silver bullet,” Frechette says. “What we have is a series of small steps that get you to
something that makes a difference.” These divide into four categories: reduction, reclamation,
absorption, and generation.

Reduction

The designers began by reducing the building’s energy consumption through a combination of
the building’s site orientation, a high-performance building envelope, daylighting, and
building control systems. By rotating to the east, the tower takes advantage of midday sun
while the effects of late-day sun on the larger, southern horizontal exposure are minimized.
The south facade’s low-E-glass, double-layer curtain-wall system reduces heat gain, which
leads to less demand on the HVAC systems.

About competion

CHICAGO, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ --

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed a 69-story corporate headquarters that can produce
more energy than it consumes and promises to set new standards for sustainable architecture,
the Chicago-based firm announced today.

Pearl River Tower, planned for Guangzhou, China, would harvest wind and solar energy. The
building's design directs and manages prevailing winds so that they become "invisible braces"
that help stiffen the tower, said SOM Consulting Design Partner Adrian D. Smith. "This is an
iconic, high-performance building that is designed in harmony with its environment," said
Smith, who is Pearl River's designer. "It is a skyscraper for a new age." The innovative design
is among three finalists in an international design competition for a corporate headquarters for

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a major Chinese company. Guangzhou is a subtropical port city of 6.6 million, located 182
kilometers from Hong Kong.
Pearl River Tower's sculpted facade also directs wind to a pair of openings on the building's
mechanical floors. The traveling winds push turbines which generate energy for the building's
heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
"The openings also relieve wind pressure on the face of the building," said project architect
Gordon Gill of SOM. "Potentially-damaging negative pressure on the opposite side of the
building is alleviated as well. The result is a more stable, more comfortable building."
Energy consumption is reduced by maximizing natural day-lighting, reducing solar gain in air
conditioned spaces, retaining rainwater for gray-water usage and using the sun to heat the hot
water supply. Stack venting, radiant slab cooling and caisson heat sinks work to chill the
building. AC current is generated by solar collectors on the facade.
The winner of the design competition is expected to be announced in February 2006.
Founded in 1936, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP is one of the world's leading architecture,
urban design, engineering, and interior architecture firms. SOM has designed many of the
world's major buildings, including the Sears Tower and John Hancock Center in Chicago; and
Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai. SOM maintains offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco,
Washington DC, London, and Shanghai.
Another news of competition
SOM Wins Design Competition for Sustainable Skyscraper in China
China’s Pearl River Tower May Be World’s First Zero-Energy Skyscraper

CHICAGO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP has won an
international competition in China to design one of the most environmentally-sustainable
buildings in the world, the Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm announced today.

SOM -- in cooperation with the Guangzhou Pearl River Engineering Construction Supervision
Corp., and Guangzhou Design Institute -- will design Pearl River Tower, a 69-story corporate
headquarters, for the CNTC Guangdong Company. The tower will be located in Guangzhou
China, a subtropical port city of 6.6 million located 182 kilometers from Hong Kong.

"This project represents our commitment to sustainable design," SOM Managing Partner
Thomas Kerwin said. "It also represents our commitment and spirit of mutual collaboration
with China's design professionals, government and industry in pushing sustainable design
best-practices."
Sleek and cutting-edge, Pearl River Tower will be an instant icon. SOM's design and
engineering teams sought to create a visually-appealing building that produces as much energy
as it consumes.
"The tower will absorb its environment and use it to its advantage," said project design
architect, Gordon Gill of SOM. "It is a high performance instrument shaped by the sun and the
wind."

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The tower boasts an array of design and mechanical features. Winds directed into openings on
the mechanical floor would power turbines that operate the tower's heating, cooling and
ventilation systems. Solar collectors convert the sun's energy into electricity. Energy
consumption is diminished by maximizing natural day-lighting, reducing solar gain in air
conditioned spaces, retaining rainwater for consumption by HVAC systems and using the sun
to heat the hot water supply. Stack venting, heat sinks and slab cooling cool the building.

SOM Consulting Design Partner for the tower Adrian D. Smith said the design "embodies the
strategies of energy conservation and energy production we have endeavored to integrate into
supertall projects for over a decade."

SOM was selected over seven design firms from four countries. CNTC Guangdong Company
President Xiang Jin Cheng said the design "is the prototype for the intelligent building of the
future -- highly efficient, sustainable and self sufficient."
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The Pearl River Tower is situated in China’s subtropical region. The hot, humid climate
provides a particularly challenging set of conditions in which to build a zero-energy structure.

To achieve their zero-energy goal, the designers conceived a compelling multi-faceted design
philosophy: “Reduction, Reclamation, Absorption, and Generation”. The building uses
cutting-edge technologies like radiant slabs, geothermal heat sinks, and integrated
photovoltaics, but the true beauty is how synergies between the various technologies are
employed to enhance efficiency.

The centerpiece of this systems-based design is the Pearl River Tower’s sculpted façade. In
addition to being architecturally striking, the building’s shape directs wind into turbines
integrated into the energy generation system. SOM estimates that 15 times more electricity
will be generated through this integrated structure than via stand-alone generators.
Additionally, the passage of wind through the turbines mitigates pressure differentials across
the building’s exterior faces, reducing the structural material required to reinforce it.

Despite its revolutionary design, the Tower’s potential to achieve zero-energy operation
remains uncertain. For example, in their article, “China's Ultra-Green Pearl River Tower”,
Business Week interviewed Silas Chiow, director of China business development at SOM.
Chiow said “I would be surprised if the Pearl River Tower was a 100% zero-energy building
upon completion, because that would be 10 times the cost of a normal building that size.”

Whether it achieves zero-energy operation of not, the Pearl River Tower represents an
extraordinary first step for renewable building technology in China, a country seeking to
reinvent itself as a modern industrial powerhouse. For more on China’s renewable energy
evolution, see my post “China’s Position on Global Warming”.

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