{"id":709818,"date":"2010-04-06T05:21:32","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T09:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/new-stri-research-station-sustainable-building-close-to-zero-impact-idea\/"},"modified":"2010-04-06T05:21:32","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T09:21:32","slug":"new-stri-research-station-%e2%80%93-sustainable-building-close-to-zero-impact-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/709818","title":{"rendered":"New STRI research station \u2013 Sustainable building close to zero-impact idea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/06\/new-stri-research-station_YqM2K_5638.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"new stri research station\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Sustainable building includes photovoltaic panels and rain-harvesting system.<\/p>\n<p>Located on the coastal site next to a mangrove swamp, The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute&#8217;s new research campus in Panama is designed by Kiss + Cathcart. The building is designed with an intention of exerting minimum environmental impact while providing an exemplary scientific facility. The building includes laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms and support spaces built on a raised platform shaded by an overhanging patched roof. The linear plan provides gateway for the natural ventilation and daylight to reduce the need for artificial lighting.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/06\/new-stri-research-station-_2_4MC6v_5638.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"new stri research station _2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photovoltaic panels are installed all over the roof, interspersed with clear glass so that daylight could enter inside. Further, the angles of the roof have been molded in such a way that the rainwater could be directed toward a tank, which is located at a central point. Thus, the building generates most of the energy required itself and further, rain harvesting system brings it closer to a zero-impact idea. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/06\/new-stri-research-station_4_Kvgv9_5638.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"new stri research station_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/06\/new-stri-research-station_6_1ekoD_5638.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"new stri research station_6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/06\/new-stri-research-station_5_bwqTo_5638.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"new stri research station_5\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kisscathcart.com\/bocas\/overview.html\">KissCathcart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Sustainable building includes photovoltaic panels and rain-harvesting system. Located on the coastal site next to a mangrove swamp, The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute&#8217;s new research campus in Panama is designed by Kiss + Cathcart. The building is designed with an intention of exerting minimum environmental impact while providing an exemplary scientific facility. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1678,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-709818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2YEG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}