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Sustainable Architecture, combines two terms that in recent centuries have

become contradictory but they are still the foundation of our society and

therefore converge absolutely necessary.

The architecture is aimed at modifying the environment, creating new spaces

that are adequate to our needs protecting us from the more or less hostile

conditions of Nature. Therefore, the architecture (as a synthesis of everything

built) is the basis of our past and our future without which human society is

conceivable however that this could be ecological.

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Sustainable Criteria

The sustainable building has different criteria, including

taking into account: the construction, conservation and water

efficiency, daylighting, energy conservation, natural cooling systems,

which are presented below:

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Sustainable Criteria

Construction

2. The new materials.

• 50% of the new materials were produced

within 500 miles of Pittsburgh.

•Almost 10% of new building materials are

manufactured with recycled compounds.

1. The environment is considered .

As the original center was shot

down over 95% of demolition waste was

recycled by crushing and filling material

useful for this new building.

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•An aquifer located 50 meters below the center, provides makeup water to the cooling

system, reducing water demand of the water system of the city.

•The energy per pulse of cooling tower water is used to treat bacterial elimination without

chemicals.

•This design element saves 1.8 million gallons of water per year.

•The convention center recycled water

used for washing and flushing urinal.

•The water is conditioned by aerobic

digestion and sub-micron filtration system.

Water Conservation and Efficiency Sustainable Criteria

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•These characteristics have shown a 66%

reduction in water purchased.

•The landscaping is indigenous DLCC

southwestern Pennsylvania, which eliminates

the need for irrigation entirely dependent on

natural rainfall.

Water Conservation and Efficiency

•The system recycles 50 percent of the

center's water and saves an estimated 6.4

million gallons per year.

•Water conservation is extremely important in

the DLCC. An in-water reclamation facility site

recycles waste water from sinks, fountains

and faucets for use in toilets.

Sustainable Criteria