For this week’s edition of innovation update, I’m sharing with you how commercial innovations pave the way for greener homes or buildings.
As we witness extreme climate change and its devastating effects, more and more people are launching programs to preserve (what’s left of) the environment.
The headquarters of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is making use of commercial innovations to be greener.
San Francisco Chronicles reports:
The latest poster child for green buildings is the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters, which broke ground last month. This 13-story glass tower intends to be “the greenest urban office building in the U.S.,” according to city officials.
The 277,000-square-foot building, topped by solar panels and wind turbines, will generate much of its own electricity. It will also recycle rainwater and the building’s own gray water from bathroom sinks. Positioning of windows and utilization of light-bouncing techniques will harvest daylight, which improves worker productivity and will complement internal lighting systems that turn on lights only when and where needed.
