Google inaugurated this year a new headquarters located in San Francisco, California. Among all the attributes of the new building, such as its beauty and size, what most calls attention is its ecological potential. After all, the entire structure is based on sustainability and reuse criteria that should make it as less aggressive to the environment as possible.
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With the new building, Google intends to encourage its workers to go to the physical creation environment. This is because the Covid-19 pandemic ended up stimulating remote work, which is already present in our culture today. On the other hand, the company wants to demonstrate that there are exclusive advantages of face-to-face work, start with the possibility of being in a place fully equipped for the needs of collaborators.
In this way, one of the buildings that most represent the ecological production proposal was created. Therefore, in this installation, it is possible to find natural lighting measures, as well as the best reuse and recycling strategies. As for the energy factor, there are also precious measurements. For example, the building brings together photovoltaic panels, in collaboration with a wind farm, managing to supply 90% of the demand for electricity at all steps. However, sustainable actions do not stop there.
Another factor that, in fact, is attracting the attention of all technology lovers is the “dragon skin” shaped roof. This is a new tool, which brings together some of the main objectives that building composition needs, starting with the photovoltaic panels that allow the conversion of solar energy into electric.
In addition, through the ceiling it will be possible to see the sky, as well as receive natural light in its facilities. Therefore, the building will not need as much electrified light coming from a power plant, station or method that is harmful to the environment. In addition, the shape of the roof allows for proper accumulation of water to be reused at another time, such as irrigation of gardens. It is certainly a very pertinent construction for the times in which we live.