Daily Archives: January 15, 2007

Gazprom City Designs

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Architecture continues to push boundaries and of course, Daniel Libeskind is doing his share of pushing as designs for Gazprom City in St.Petersburg [HQ for the Russian gas giant] stream in. The building is expected to rise at least 300m into the air and symbolize the growing power of the firm. Check out the other designs in the image gallery – each is more ambitious than the other.

After 9/11, people were ready to write off towering skyscrapers as they tend to be sitting ducks for potential terrorism. But they are larger than ever and fears of terrorism are history. Right from the age of the Pyramids, bigger has always been considered better but is it really? Such a tall building in the heart of historic St.Petersburg is a virtual slap in the face of the city’s urbanscape. I have always believed in contextual design and this is so not it. But then again, change is revolutionary and departs from the status quo.

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Renting Solar Panels

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Turning on the solar power in your home need not be expensive anymore. A renewable energy development company, Citizenre is offering customers to “rent” solar panels for a fixed period of time while paying a per-kilowatt fee replacing the local utility bill.

This is a notable effort since the prohibitive aspect of solar power in homes is the upfront installation and maintenance charges that many people don’t want to invest in. This offer lets them try out the utility of solar power without heavy investment. The only cost is a security deposit of $500 that is paid back with interest after the end of the term.

Calculate your savings using their Solar Savings Calculator.

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