TOP 10 – SMART BUILDINGS

LOCATION: MANAMA, BAHRAIN COMPLETED: 2008 DEVELOPER: AWAL HOTELING

NOTABLE FEATURE: THREE 225KW WIND TURBINES SLUNG BETWEEN THE TWIN TOWERS

Shaped like two sails to funnel Gulf breezes towards its rotors, Bahrain’ s World Trade Center was the first skyscraper anywhere to integrate large-scale wind turbines into its structure. Today, the three turbines – each spanning 29 metres – can supply 15 % of the complex’ s electricity needs.

Awal Hoteling developed the building concept at a cost of US $ 150m and, nearly two decades later, the Bahrain World Trade Centre remains a rare and striking example of passive, built-in clean power generation.

Bahrain World Trade Center – the energy saving skyscraper

Scott Hofmann Chief Revenue Officer

GFT

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