Abstract:

This paper is aimed at estimating the possible energy generation by wind in high rise buildings. The 71-strory, 310m height Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China is selected as a case study. The tower being designed as office building for Chinese National Tobacco Company (CNTC) headquarters has a total gross area of 210,000 m2 of which 40,000 m2 for 5-story basement. The energy demand of the tower including the office spaces as well as the technical systems such as water pump system, elevators, control and IT system, fire protection system, etc. is assessed also in the paper. This estimates how high the energy generation by wind contributes significantly to the energy demand of the tower.