Burj Al-Taqa - Energy Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

With the design for the "Energy Tower / Burj Al-Taqa", the German architectural firm Gerber Architekten international GmbH in cooperation with the environmental engineers DS-Plan has presented plans for a revolutionary ecological high-rise building especially designed to meet the particular demands of the Middle East.

The Energy Tower transfers the traditional techniques of natural ventilation as used in the historic wind towers of the Middle East into cutting-edge building technology. The building is highly energy efficient and 100% energy self-sufficient. It produces itself 100% of its own energy demand through renewable resources. Being operated with zero primary energy and emitting zero CO2, the Energy Tower actively contributes to stop the global climate change and thus defines a new generation of sustainable high-rise buildings. The realization of the Energy Tower is now being prepared and is scheduled to start in 2010.

Building owner:

Almoayed Holdings
Manama
web: www.almoayedholdings.com

Architect:

Gerber Architekten International GmbH
Tönnishof 9-13 • D-44149 Dortmund / Germany
Tel.: 0231 - 90 65-0 • Fax: 0231 - 90 65-1 11
eMail: kontakt@gerberarchitekten.de
web: www.gerberarchitekten.de