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Air Tree – Creating Energy and Air Monday, February 18, 2008 - Itamar Kerbel Home >> Picture Of The Day >> Green Technology   
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| The construction of an experimental 'green' power generating structure will soon be completed in Madrid, Spain. The structure, named Air Tree, is designed to benefit both the environment and the city's residents by generating clean renewable energy, producing oxygen, and serving as a unique social gathering place. | ||||||||||
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In 2004, the Madrid Municipal Housing Corporation’s Residential Innovation Office sponsored the “Eco Boulevard Competition” to design an outdoor urban space in the Madrid suburb of Vallecas. The winning entry was by Urban Ecosystems, which submitted a structure named “The Air Tree”. The “Air Tree” pavilion will be built from recycled materials and will be 100% self-sufficient. This means that the structure will use the power generated from its solar panels for its operation, and the excess energy will be sold to fund the structure's maintenance. The thick walls of the structure will contain plants that will give it a more natural look and will produce clean air, much needed in a polluted modern city like Madrid. Residents living in the vicinity of the Air Tree will benefit from it on hot summer days, as it absorbs solar energy and produces oxygen that cools its surroundings. The hope is that in time the building will become a social meeting place for the local residents. The plan is to plant trees around the structure, so that as time passes, it will merge with its surroundings. The “Air Tree” structure is not meant to be permanent. It is made from light weight materials, allowing it to be taken apart and relocated rather quickly if the need arises or when the trees planted around it are large enough to take its place. The Air Tree is currently under construction. Work continues on the Eco Boulevard master plan and the Vallecas Project. The idea of the “Air Tree” is unique and Madrid is set to be the first city to implement it. If the experiment is successful, other major European cities may build Air Trees to combat air pollution and energy shortage problems. While the contribution of the “Air Tree” to the climate and education of current and future generations is very important, its aesthetic appeal is questionable. The design is very simple and lacks some finesse, but in time, it will probably compensate for its looks with its unique traits. More information on the Air Tree can be found on Urban Ecosystems website. |
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i wish to got one air tree in my town really its a fantastic wonderfull thing that i conceder each one as a unique disegn |
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Thanks, we love nature & clean air. I seek The Beloved brought unto me in Luminous Elisian Mystery de Vere. Have you hears of my King of Kings brought unto me by my GOd of Abrah-m, Isaac & Jacob? Master WOrd Architect of the universe of Love who told us not to practice sorcery in the Hebrew Bible that He wrote? My Beloved is very special & important, though the churches seem to deny Him. He carries the several sets of rare haploid genes SENT BACK, and documented at Oxford. That seems to be why He is mocked with a fairy Crown of (Thorn)s instead of give the (Thron)e. I don't understand it, howver Ned/cro.mancy seems involved, because HE wore that "Garrotte thing" on his neck & has "Catholic de Jure" seal through what seems to be a deal made between the archbishop of Canturbury & Vatican? IS it a "ransom of souls"? SOemthing is going on, & I need help. HE puts down sins of Nec/ro/mancy. Please write the cuurches if you had a religion & help me.I am good. PS Masonsseemdeluded. Be careful |
