The Freedom Tower

There seems to be more than what might meet the eye at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the green group building the Freedom Tower.
Skidmore is building what some are calling a “beautifully designed building” going up on the outskirts of Paris. It is a zero-energy building that relies on a massive array of solar panels.
According to www.groovygreen.com, “everything from air-conditioning to heating to lighting in the French building will be covered by clean, green energy — enough to cover the needs of the 5,000 people expected to work there. “It’s unique cooling system will take cold water from the river Seine and pump it around the building - eliminating the need for a traditional air conditioner. The building will also utilize cutting edge insulation, reducing amount of electricity consumption per square meter of office space per year to 16 kilowatts, the lowest in the world for a building of its size.”
These people seem to have their eyes on some sort of prize lots of builders talk about but could never deliver. Check them out because their experience might just bring a refreshing change to the iron, steel and glass everyone is expecting when the Freedom Tower is actually up and running.