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| Alsace Case Pavilion |
City Pavilions display best urban practices at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Many of them have adopted an idea to promote low-carbon lifestyle. The Alsace Case Pavilion is one of the three French regions participating independently in Expo 2010 (The other two regions are Paris and Rhone-Alpes). Located at the Urban Best Practices Area (UBPA) in the Expo Puxi section, the Alsace Case Pavilion demonstrates a construction model in energy saving and environmental protection. The model applies a unique way using solar and water power to generate domestic electricity for cooling and heating systems in summer and winter respectively. The power is generated using the capsule-type solar water curtain wall technology. On the frontal part of the pavilion building, there is a water-skin solar powered wall. Next to the water-skin wall, there is an amazing green wall filled with living plants.
The water-skin wall consists of two layers of glass panels. Trapped air in the wall layers is pumped up to the roof of the building and circulated back by the solar power which is channeled through photovoltaic panels. The external window-type glass panes automatically open and close in the adjustment to the sunlight intensity and outdoor temperature. Such adjustment helps saving energy by providing sunshades and allowing air circulation into the wall layers. During the summer time, the outer glass panes open and water keeps pouring down on the inner glass panes to cool down the indoor temperature.
This interesting system is just like our skin that can breathe to maintain body temperature at a stable level.
The water-skin wall consists of two layers of glass panels. Trapped air in the wall layers is pumped up to the roof of the building and circulated back by the solar power which is channeled through photovoltaic panels. The external window-type glass panes automatically open and close in the adjustment to the sunlight intensity and outdoor temperature. Such adjustment helps saving energy by providing sunshades and allowing air circulation into the wall layers. During the summer time, the outer glass panes open and water keeps pouring down on the inner glass panes to cool down the indoor temperature.
This interesting system is just like our skin that can breathe to maintain body temperature at a stable level.
The green building Alsace Case Pavilion
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