SWISS RE TOWER:

This skyscraper in London, England uses 50 percent less energy than a conventional office building by employing natural ventilation and 
lighting systems and passive solar heating....[More]

SWISS RE TOWER:

This skyscraper in London, England uses 50 percent less energy than a conventional office building by employing natural ventilation and 
lighting systems and passive solar heating. It is also constructed of materials that can be easily recycled.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

JERUSALEM APARTMENTS:

Solar heating panels and solar hot water heaters are cropping up on apartment buildings from Jerusalem in Israel to Rizhao in China....[More]

JERUSALEM APARTMENTS:

Solar heating panels and solar hot water heaters are cropping up on apartment buildings from Jerusalem in Israel to Rizhao in China.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

MENARA MESINIAGA:

This green building in Subang Jaya, Malaysia has external louvers provide 
shade on hot sides of building and unshielded windows on cool 
sides to improve natural light....[More]

MENARA MESINIAGA:

This green building in Subang Jaya, Malaysia has external louvers provide 
shade on hot sides of building and unshielded windows on cool 
sides to improve natural light. It also boasts natural ventilation and a roof covered with plants that 
reduces heat buildup.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

EDIFICIO MALECON:

This long, narrow structure in Buenos Aires, Argentina minimizes solar heat and has naturally ventilated stairwells. Its open floor plan and operable windows harness breezes 
from the nearby river....[More]

EDIFICIO MALECON:

This long, narrow structure in Buenos Aires, Argentina minimizes solar heat and has naturally ventilated stairwells. Its open floor plan and operable windows harness breezes 
from the nearby river.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

This green building in Amsterdam has automated blinds, a heat recovery system, digital climate regulators and 
light fixtures that automatically 
adjust for changing light and occupancy levels.

SZENCORP BUILDING:

Located in Melbourne, Australia, this green building has a dehumidification unit that dries and 
cools office space simultaneously and a ceramic fuel cell that supplies 
electricity and heat for hot water....[More]

SZENCORP BUILDING:

Located in Melbourne, Australia, this green building has a dehumidification unit that dries and 
cools office space simultaneously and a ceramic fuel cell that supplies 
electricity and heat for hot water. Together, these technologies help the building use 70 percent less energy compared with conventional offices.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

GENZYME HEADQUARTERS:

In Cambridge, Mass, the Genzyme building has a ventilated double-facade that blocks solar heat in 
summer and captures it in winter while steam from nearby power plant drives central 
heating and cooling systems....[More]

GENZYME HEADQUARTERS:

In Cambridge, Mass, the Genzyme building has a ventilated double-facade that blocks solar heat in 
summer and captures it in winter while steam from nearby power plant drives central 
heating and cooling systems. It also uses 32 percent less water than comparable office building and construction materials were chosen for low 
emissions, recycled content or local manufacturing.  [Less] [Link to this slide]