The opening of the Convention Center Dublin has just revealed the first carbon neutral conference center in the world. This immense complex consists of a large performance hall, exhibition hall, multiple meeting rooms and a spectacular atrium overlook the river.
The CCD can host up to 8000 people and uses some complicated integrated systems to lower its energy consumption. They even encourage visitors to lower their carbon footprint as well. The interesting fact is that the architects at KRJDA took the decision to build the center’s program vertically, rather than following the standard horizontal footprint of many similar buildings.
Durability was a key design strategy as well, as the building has a 100-year design life. A key decision was to use 6,000 tons of low-carbon concrete in construction, which significantly reduced the building’s carbon footprint, but the real story is in the building’s low energy use.
- Convention Center Dublin
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- Convention Center Dublin Entrance
- Convention Center Dublin Front
- Convention Center Dublin Left Side View
- Convention Center Dublin Right Side View
- Convention Center Dublin Front
