http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/ Engadget Comments for Dubai Burj al-Taqa skyscraper to generate all its own energy http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/Wonder if it's the same architect?

http://www.dac.dk/db/filarkiv/5105/turning_torso_1.jpg]]>May 14th 2007 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/From a civil engineering standpoint, it seems silly to me that a new building would be designed with technology that improves efficiency in existing buildings. Why would you build something with a known problem and install a patch to that problem when you have the opportunity to build a far superior system to start?

The only reason new technologies must be developed to improve energy efficiency in existing buildings is because they are inefficent. If you can build an efficient building to start, you save time and resources, making it even more efficient than the alternative.]]>May 14th 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
And why do they need to keep the temperature down at 18 C ? Can you imagine walking in from the street into that? I am reminded of Hong Kong, where I had to carry a warm coat around with me all the time to put on whenever I went inside.
]]>May 14th 2007 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/And they actually have oil over there...

Ummmmm... shouldn't the US really be the ones looking for alternatives like this? Oh, that's right, Big Oil Bribes...]]>May 14th 2007 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/I hope this sparks a lot of copying from the West.
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Just my 2 cents :) ]]>May 14th 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
http://bahrainwtc.com/
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@ Karl... the idea here is not search for alternative sources of energy per se rather than searching for "environment friendly" sources of energy which, in this case, is obviously an alternative to oil...]]>May 14th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
apc]]>May 14th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/we are selling our Burj skyscraper domain names for whatever price
they go for & thought you might be interested, here’s ebay link:

1: BurjSkyscraper.com
2: BurjSales.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/BURJ-DUBAI-domain-names-business-investment-com-website_W0QQitemZ250163683100QQihZ015QQcategoryZ46689QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

We’re changing direction of our business and letting go all our Dubai
domains, therefore here’s a perfect chance for someone to take over
these great domains.

___________________________________________________
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Right now, here in my house it's 21.5 C. It would be more comfortable if it were a couple of degrees warmer. 18 C is a ridiculously cold temperature.
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http://www.pcfandp.com/a/v/tb/body_00hy.html]]>May 14th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
Electric cars, "energy efficient" houses - its all BULL$HIT.. The dirty truth is this: its really all just "pollution ELSEWHERE"

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Hybrid technology works so well because the weaknesses in each engine are countered by the strengths in the other engine. So while there is still pollution, the energy is definitely being used more efficiently.]]>May 14th 2007 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
Oh, puhleeease, spare us your self-congratulatory angst. Dig a hole in the ground and blog from there, you fake.]]>May 14th 2007 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
As for Sum YungGai's comment: though is it vital to consider the polution being created by any process, electricity generation is still more efficient than individual power sources (electric car vs. gas-powered, for example. plus there are many relatively clean sources of energy (my computer is presently being powered by niagara falls for example). Just because something isn't perfect doesn't mean it's not an improvement.]]>May 14th 2007 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/
Clean energy needs to be a process, not an end result.

But still a step in the right direction!]]>May 14th 2007 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 17th 2007 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/May 14th 2007 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/14/dubai-burj-al-taqa-skyscraper-to-generate-all-its-own-energy/The Skayscraper in Dubai ist the best high Building
of the World. 900 meter high? And Chicagos "Sears"
is a just 350 meter high! This is a big diference!
But Dubai need one new "Sears" Skyscraper from
3.450 meter. 10 Chicagos "Sears." The Chicagos
"Sears" is old, but very beautiful Building!
Dubai need one new "Sears", but most biger!
The Building "Sears" is beder als Burj, not
a complicade in Architecture! Very simple,
and this is very important and modern.
"Sears" is a old Skyscrepar, but very
modern with Design! Most beder als Burj!
Dubai need one new "Sears", but most,
most biger als Chicagos "Sears."
Thank You! Mark!]]>Nov 15th 2007 5:59PM