The Green Skyscraper of Mumbai
By admin on Oct 28, 2007 in Environment, News, Home & Garden
Taking ‘green’ building to the next level?
A new building project in Mumbai is being billed as one of the greenest buildings in the world. The 27 story Antilla building is being built for Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s largest private sector company. The building will be covered in foliage, with living walls enclosing all four sides, hanging gardens and a green rooftop.
Although the Antilla building is being billed as of the greenest buildings in the world, apart from obviously being green on the outside, there is still some debate about the true green credentials of the project. So far the architects of the project have not disclosed whether or not the building will be developed using sustainable materials and practices.
Brandon | Oct 28, 2007 | Reply
Covering a large concrete and steel structure in greenery does in no way make a building “green”other than in a chromatic way.Labeling the world green,sustainable does no more make it sustainable than any other form of civi LIE zation
Gemma | Oct 28, 2007 | Reply
Actually, as far as I understand it, simply having a building covered in green growing things helps to keep the building energy efficent. It naturally reduces the temperature in summer as the plants absorb a lot of the sunlight, and acts as an insulater in winter, keeping the temperature inside warmer/cooler than the outside by up to 6 degrees celsius.
Richard | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
Maybe when they announce the solar/wind/geothermal -powerplant that will supply this building’s electricity and the amount of renewable materials used in its construction I’ll buy the “green” part. Until then, it’s just another slap in the face to the world’s poor.
swiss cheese | Oct 30, 2007 | Reply
they should build it in Amsterdam, or maybe not it would go up in smoke.