This Samsung Green Tomorrow project is the first in East Asia to achieve LEED Platinum certification and the first zero-energy house in South Korea, according to project consultant ARUP. Located in Yongin of the Gyeonggi Province, the project includes a zero-energy home of 4,553 square feet and visitor pavilion of 3,208 square feet with some incredible green features.
Green Tomorrow has a green roof, high-performance facade, daylight sensors, radiant heat flooring, efficient lighting, ground source heat pumps, waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets, low-flow fixtures, bicycle parking, electric car charging, and non-toxic materials.
A biological reactor treats gray water and black water resulting in a reuse of 72.4% of water for flushing, floor cleaning, and irrigation.
Overall systems and design reduce energy consumption by about 56%, but that means the remaining 44% of energy consumption must be supplied by on-site green energy. Part of this is sourced from 1,755 square feet of rooftop solar panels.
The pilot project was designed by Samoo Architects and developed by Samsung C&T and cost about double that of non-green projects, according to The Korea Times. Samsung will monitor performance and apply certain technologies and strategies to other developments going forward.
Photo credits: Samoo Architects; noticed at Inhabitat.
Uh, how on earth is this green? They’re using more of everything!
Preston,
Congratulatons on the best Green site on the Web.
How does one reach you to make a submittal?
Barry Rosengrant
wonderfully beautiful design, but I wonder if the high cost of implementing this project will not only to a few users, realizing that most people will not have access to resources of this magnitude.
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maravilhosamente belo o projeto, mas me pergunto, se o alto custo da realização desse projeto não o tornará apenas para poucos usuarios, percebendo-se que a maioria da população não terá acesso a recursos dessa magnitude.
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