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Water Building resort is far more than a drop in the ocean

Posted by: Maven on June 12, 2009 at 7:04 am

From GizMag:

Given some of the intriguing and unusual eco-friendly resort concepts we’ve seen of late, a luxury hotel in the shape of an enormous drop of water that’s designed to convert air into drinking water with the assistance of solar power should come as no surprise.

The Water Building resort is not only architecturally stunning, its designers hope it will be the first building in the world capable of converting air into pure water using an innovative generator and solar power. The facade of the building is designed to face the sun and is covered in photovoltaic glass, which not only lets light in but also effectively captures the sun’s rays to be converted into solar power. The opposite side of the building uses a latticed design for ventilation and the air is also harnessed to produce fresh water using a unique generator – the TeexMicron.

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June 12, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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