Their proposal combines an array of proven renewable strategies with something unique: energy-producing microalgae. ENERGY-PRODUCTION ENVELOPE SYSTEMS PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL ALGAE PANEL 80 PERCENT OPEN ALGAE PANEL 60 PERCENT OPEN ALGAE PANEL 25 PERCENT OPEN
Courtesy HOK and Vanderweil
EDPM RUBBER & ALGAE
PANEL 60 PERCENT OPEN
SOLAR HOT-WATER
PANEL 25 PERCENT OPEN
The dominant features of the Process Zero
retrofit are apparent on the skin: solar arrays on
the roof and built into the facade would power
electric and thermal heating systems, while
panels of microalgae in thin glass tubes would
serve as a photobioreactor, adding up to
9 percent of the building’s power supply.
COMPOSITE
SYSTEMS
REFLECTIVE
SYSTEM
PHOTOVOLTAIC
MEMBRANE
SOLAR
MEMBRANE
EPDM RUBBER
