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Taiwan seeks green tower award
Source: Reuters, Date: , 2010
Outdone
by an tower extending over 800 meters in Dubai, the world's former
tallest building, Taipei 101, wants to become the highest green
structure by completing a checklist of clean energy standards.Taipei 101 will spend
T$60 million ($1.9 million) over the next year to meet 100 criteria for
an environmental certificate that it would hold over Dubai, spokesman
Michael Liu said. The office-commercial tower that reigned
for five years as the world's highest building at 509 meters (1,670
feet) expects the U.S-based Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design to give it the certificate in 2011.The
Taiwan skyscraper, complete with an observation deck popular with
tourists, has already met 60 of the checklist items, including
double-paned windows to retain cool air.
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