Stunning Solar Roof Rises Over Perugia, Italy  

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Green Building of the week from Inhabitat is this Italian roof - Stunning Solar Roof Rises Over Perugia, Italy.

At first glance it may look like a cyber-robotic monster is eating the historical district of this lovely Italian city, but in reality it’s the roof of a new energy-generating walkway in Perugia, Italy. The ‘Energy Roof’, designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au is powered by both the wind and the sun and serves as the canopy of a gallery that explores important archeological sites around the city. ...

The Energy Roof is self-sufficient and is powered by both the wind and the sun. The west wing of the canopy is covered in transparent solar cells, which are oriented to optimize energy production. The east wing captures the wind and generates energy through five wind turbines placed within the structure of the canopy. It is certainly a crazy looking architectural addition to the city, but it’s really quite creative and serves as an example for other cities to incorporate renewable energy generation into architectural icons and urban scultpures.

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soultalker   says 11:58 AM

Great idea Coop Himmelb,you build a extra ordinary weapon for climate change,thanks for you now italy is a big example for other cities to incorporate renewable energy,more ideas try to visit this link i give,click here.<A HREF="http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm>click here.</A>

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