# How Shanghai Tower with US green materials and technology

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/04/how-shanghai-tower-shappus-green-materials-technology-shaped-the-shanghai-tower/
- Published: 2019-04-05T04:18:56-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

So according to Pat Adams from the US Department of Energy, US expertise in [green technologies](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/01/how-artificial-intelligence-can-help-save-the-environment/)
is enormous in the building on Shanghai Tower.

As I just wrote before, Living in a sustainable world means utilizing every opportunity
we have. Also and therefore making the most of the natural resources available to
us when we build a tower or building.

More interestingly and globally, the studied green-certified projects saved billions
of dollars in energy costs.

Similarly, globally, 33,000 kilotons of CO2 were avoided. That’s equivalent to 7.1
million fewer passenger cars on the road for one year.

Likewise, this equates to:

$4.4 billion in estimated public health benefits from fewer:

Deaths

Hospital visits

Asthma attacks

Respiratory symptoms

Days of lost work

Lost days of school

Furthermore, materials are the reason that the Shangai Tower is one of the greenest
large buildings in the world.

There are a number of features which can make a building ‘green’. These include:

Efficient use of energy, water and other resources Use of renewable energy, such
as solar energy. Pollution and waste reduction measures, and the enabling of re-
use and recycling. Good indoor environmental air quality Use of materials that are
non-toxic, ethical and sustainable. Consideration of the environment in design, 
construction and operation. Consideration of quality of life of occupants in design,
construction and operation. A design that enables adaptation to a changing environment.

**_“The [Shanghai] Tower exemplifies how U.S. technology can drive economic growth
while reducing carbon emissions. This Tower shows a path critical to addressing 
global climate change”, he claimed._**

**In conclusion and the Source and for the entire story on the Tower. **

[Intelligent Building Today](https://web.archive.org/web/20150923125626/http://www.intelligentbuildingtoday.com/2015/04/22/how-us-green-materials-technology-shaped-the-shanghai-tower/)

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