Stockholm recently completed construction on a silvery world-class conference center that contributes density and contemporary style to the heart of the classic city. Located adjacent to the main train station, the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre by White Arkitekter utilizes an array of state-of-the-art systems including a shimmering glass façade imbued with 1,040 square meters of solar thermal collectors, a high-tech transforming interior, and an ice storage cooling system to reduce its energy use. The center brags about being “greener than green.
The building is passively heated during the icy winter months thanks to a unique steel-louvered glass façade, while cooling is achieved using water in the adjacent Lake Mälaren as a heat sink. Off-peak power is used to create 250 tons of ice underneath the building, which can be used to cool the center in a hurry when it is packed with people.
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