Sunday, 17 February 2013

Making Singapore Green?

From the day we are born, till today, our parents keep working to make our future better. When we were kids, they started saving up for school, when we grew older they started saving up for college and it continued. Ever thought, what if the world wouldn't be there? What if they were saving uselessly? What if, there is no tomorrow? This isn't any practical joke. It's the bitter truth! There is a need for sustainability if there is to be a tomorrow. The rate at which the world is going right now, there will be no resources left for our future generations, our kids. Why look so much into the future? Maybe there will be no future left for us!!


The world has finally opened it's eyes to this problem. There have been many laws made, and strict actions have been taken against people/companies causing harm to the environment or our resources. Moreover, there have been many steps taken in the positive direction as well. Sustainable cities and structures are being developed to promote the cause. As people are becoming more and more aware, they are moving towards sustainability. As such, even the popularity of it is growing. 


Our project is based on the various initiatives that have been taken to move towards sustainability, and how Singapore can learn from them. A few of the examples we have taken are: 

Rotating Tower
World's first building in motion, takes the concept of green buildings to the next level, generating electricity for itself, making it the first skyscraper designed to be entirely powered by wind and sun.

Teatro Del Agua
The Teatro Del Agua works by coupling “a series of evaporators and condensers such that the airborne moisture from the evaporators is then collected from the condensers, which are cooled by deep seawater.” The sweeping structure will incorporate solar panels to provide heat for the evaporators and will operate almost entirely on renewable energy.

Dice House
The Dice House looks like part of a Monopoly set, but the design has real-world ambitions. The 30-by-30-by-30-foot concept home, designed by the British architecture firm Sybarite, improves on standard building tech to erase its carbon footprint.


These are just a few examples. In our presentation and the wix page, we will show you how the world is moving towards becoming sustainable. Moreover, we will also show you how Singapore can learn from these examples and develop in a greener way.

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