During the visit the students toured the development with BWTC's architects and engineers from ATKINS to explore its wind energy technology system.
The visit was initiated to add a practical element to their education, complementing the theoretical lectures on Energy Conservation in Buildings.
The students were provided with an overview of how sustainability has been successfully incorporated into the twin tower design, utilizing the three 29-meter diameter wind turbines mounted on horizontal-axes.
BWTC's elliptical shaped towers act as aerofoils, funneling and accelerating the wind velocity between them, and exploiting the unobstructed prevailing onshore breeze from the adjacent Gulf coast to provide a renewable source of energy for the building and 11-15% of the towers' energy requirements.
BWTC is a unique development in terms of sustainable architecture and is the first commercial building in the world to utilize wind energy harnessed by three large-scale turbines suspended between its twin towers.
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University of Bahrain students visit Bahrain World Trade Center
- Bahrain: Wednesday, May 27 - 2009 at 13:51
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The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC), Bahrain's iconic landmark, recently played host to a group of architectural students from the University of Bahrain.
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About Bahrain World Trade Center:Situated on the Manama waterfront and in the heart of the region's leading financial and business hub, the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) project comprises the two 50-storey sail shaped twin office towers, the five-star Sheraton Hotel as well as MODA Mall, Bahrain's only ultra high-end shopping destination, featuring some 160 luxury retail outlets as well as a host of modern cafes and exciting fine dining eateries.
The BWTC provides leading regional and international organizations with a world-class business address. The buildings are highly advanced in design and operation and are the Kingdom's first intelligent offices, employing the latest SMART systems capable of delivering unsurpassed security and maximum competitive advantages and efficiency in office management. In addition, they are the first of their kind in the world, using wind energy to provide 11 - 15% of the electricity needs of the office towers.
Other benefits enjoyed by local and international businesses occupying space at the development is membership to the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). Locating at the BWTC offers an exceptional opportunity for connectivity with the global business community. With more than 300 centers in 100 countries, WTCA has a membership of approximately 750,000 commercial enterprises worldwide.
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Posted by Siba Sami AmmariWednesday, May 27 - 2009 at 13:51 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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This article was updated on Tue Jun 02 2009.
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