The higher you are from sea level, the lesser is the temperature……a universal known fact it is. But capturing this coolness and redirecting it to a place where it’s needed the most is a novel idea. That’s exactly what designers Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill have managed to do. AC Towers at Dubai are actually designed such that air from the floors, that are about 10 degree cooler, will be directed and sprayed at the lower levels where it’s unbearably hot. This in turn will enable to save up to 40-60% of energy specially consumed by the air-conditioning system. Applied for the first item in supertowers, undoubtedly it can be expected to come up in the land of rising towers – Dubai!
AC Towers is a cluster of three supertowers that will rise above 100 floors and will be connected at base with an atrium and with skybridges. A mixed-use project, it will have a built-up area of 800,000 to 900,000 square meters and parking facilities for more than 6,000 people. It will have a hotel, and residential, commercial, retail and entertainment space for people to be able to live and work. A canal and waterway will pass through the AC Towers and will create an open space for educational and theatrical activities.
Eco-friendliness, energy efficiency, sustainability and intelligent building systems are key to the strength of these kinda towers, which are designed to stand out among the hundreds of towers that are being developed.
Does the term AC from AC Towers stand for air-conditioning here too?
