Building Designs of the Future Using Recycled Materials

November 12, 2009 by Cathy 1 Comment

Shanghai World Expo-Pavilion Made with Recycled CDS

If you are thinking of owning your own building for your optical business, here are some eco friendly building designs of the future that will not only save the landfills but most likely can save you money by reusing building materials.

Sustainable Building Designs of the Future: Innovative companies are coming up with creative ways to use throw-away materials to build buildings and keeping waste materials out of landfills- saving millions of taxpayer dollars.

They are showing various offices made from recycling and reusing materials that normally are thrown away.

Shanghai World Expo 2010: Shanghai Corporate Pavilion by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, building is composed of thousands of plastic tubes made from used CD cases! Other green features the pavilion is incorporating besides the extensive use of recycled materials. Recycled from used CD cases, the polycarbonate tubes will be able to be recycled again at the end of the building’s life. Multi-colored LED lights will be built into the exterior structure and be computer controlled to change the appearance of the exterior on a whim or based on a computer program.

Energy will be collected through a 1,600 sq meter solar thermal energy system of heat collecting tubes on the roof. This system will heat water up to 95ºF and will be used to generate electricity through ultra-low temperature power generation, which is similar to power generation from low-temperature geothermal reservoirs. This energy will be used for the both the exposition as well as every day power needs. Read the Full Story at Inhabitat

Cardboard Offices

Nothing a design firm in Amsterdam, built their whole office out of cardboard.

Reusing Old Doors- House of Doors