Sustainable Skyscraper

Is an off-the-grid skyscraper feasible?  Our design is a prototype for a structure that could be located anywhere on the planet with enough fuel, i.e. sun and wind, to meet the demands of that particular climate zone’s energy consumption.  Commercial buildings are the largest consumers of electric grid power, yet over 50% of the energy generated to supply a building is lost during transmission from the power plant. What if buildings generated their own power on-site with no loss over transmission lines, or better yet even more than they actually need?

Integrating photovoltaics and wind turbines into the skyscraper design from the outset, we hope to achieve a “sustainable aesthetic” that is both beautiful and productively practical.  The twisting façade sheds forces that a uniform facade must resist, decreasing the wind load on the structure.