Thanks for sharing this Mark. Really 'cool' stuff!

"...it IS one of the things that "saves the planet" - if you're inclined to believe it needs saving!"...

Really a good demostration that the planet do not need to be saved. It is just bored!
What about to construct a new ONe2?

Thanks Mark for the information (and demostration). I waited for another one of "yours", but you always manage to surprise me!

I knew the day would come when you would totally rattle my cage. You did it! This type of intelligent design (heavy emphasis on the sustainable part) is the best (and only) solution to an existing problem that is Guaranteed to dramatically increase in the forseeable future. Natural light is a good mood elevater, comfortable environment is healthier, add rainwater collection to equip the aeroponic greenhouse (healthier food, better selection) all put together can solve the problem. Low income housing for seniors (a population expected to grow to about 100+ million in the near future.) Healthy environment leads to better health, and lower medicare provided health care costs. I've had this idea in my head for a couple years now, okay it's only part of the idea but the monetary advantage to everyone is astounding! I so totally believe that sustainable is the answer I better shut up before I really start rambling. Do not ever mention health care!

Note from MJ: It took me this long to rattle your cage? Must ... try ... harder!

That is totally cool! Major coolth!

Reminds me of those large buildings from Sim City 2000 which they called Arco's. Fully sustainable futuristic buildings that powered themselves and could accommodate masses of people living within them.

I used to play that game back in the day, waiting and wondering if Arco's would ever truly come into being. Hehehe

Wow! Thanks, Mark, for telling what this weird looking building is that I sit and look down at from the 31st floor up the street while I eat lunch! Ain't it funny how it takes someone from the other side of the world to tell me the significance of what I am looking at in my own 'back yard'. Nice one!

Note from MJ: Holy smokes - try to measure the coolth of that!

Thanks Mark!
The world needs more of this forward thinking technology. America needs it most!

Cool stuff. The engineers should get the equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTlABqaQif4
(4 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ1dECu5sSc
(45 mins. but worth every minute)

Enjoy your day,
Nancy

I'll reserve judgement on how "coolth" this building is till after I've seen the research on HOW this building has beaten the "sick building syndrome" that plagues most other commercial, self-enclosed office buildings in this day and age.

I'm all for the green side of the building though....

Very cool.

We should definitely build more of these kind of buildings all over the world. But why aren't we already? Is more research needed to make sure that it does what it's supposed to do? Is funding needed?

I can't see why all buildings can't be like that... Maybe it's because the cost upfront is higher - but people have to think long-term because it looks like everybody would benefit from these kind of buildings.

Thanks for the heads up Mark.

WOW! This is cool. This building looks like from science fiction from the outside already. Hmmm, I'm wonderring how's that with daylight. I tried to imagine, but I've just realized I can't ...

And yes Mr. Glick, I agree with you. The whole world needs this, now more then ever actually.

Thanks again!

Agreed, way freakin' coolth! Thanks for sharing that Mark, it's one of the reasons I come back here week after week to read the insights you have here. We have so much technology that narrow-minded people here in the U.S. are missing entirely. We need to get more people aware of alternative energy technologies. I have been to Tokyo a time or two and seen similar technologies in buildings. The Japanese get in on the coolth as well. Imagine buildings that pay for themselves! My dream as entrepreneur is to build a home that runs completely on solar and wind power. How awesome would it be to have homes that coolth?

Thanks for this info Mark. But being a sort of Ferragamo shoes & Palladian Villa type of gal, I can't help but noticing it's not very pretty. Maybe as all technology gets smaller once it is perfected (thinking of huge computers morphing into PCs over the decades) we do have a chance for all this sustainability to shrink to aesthetically pleasing forms. For me at least.....

Hi Mark,

Thanks for that post, I had never heard of that building. Must go check it out.

If you are still in Melbourne I'd be delighted to take your picture. Just drop me a line.

Hello good design. Very nice. 0n79p7 Enjoy. Goodbay.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like it, and it looks no worse than some and better than many others. I too am concerned with sick building syndrome. I wonder if renewable cleaners for water and air are part of the design, as well as catchers and mover systems.

I'm working on a novel where the entire ecosystem is underground and mostly self-sustaining, so I'll be doing a lot of research on this concept. Thanks!