OpTIC Technium
Further to my earlier post, here are a few points about OpTIC you won’t find on their own website:
- It was designed and completed in 2004 by Capita Percy Thomas, who also designed the Wales Millennium Centre.
- It won two awards in 2005: Building Magazine’s Sustainable Building of the Year, and RICS Wales Building of the Year.
- That photovoltaic wall is the largest in the world. It generates around 70 mWh p.a., equivalent to the power consumed by 30-40 homes.
- The moat collects enough rain water to supply all the building’s toilets, and to irrigate the surrounding landscaping.
Why are they so coy about their building? Are they ashamed? Do they think we don’t care?
June 24th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
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