LONDON CITY HALL
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LONDON CITY HALL
LOCATION: LONDON, ENGLAND OWNED BY: GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY FLOOR COUNT: 10 CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED: 2012
Formerly called The Crystal, London’ s City Hall was initially constructed and launched by Siemens to host a permanent sustainable architecture exhibition.
It became the world’ s first building to achieve both an‘ Outstanding’ BREEAM rating and a LEED Platinum award.
The facility features ground source heat pumps, solar photovoltaic and thermal panels, a 60,000 litre rainwater tank and carpets crafted from recycled fishing nets. sustainabilitymag. com 31