Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Mall Wind Turbines

Finally a wind turbine that isn't just for show and actually utilizes large buildings like malls and airports to create more flow.  I've mentioned before how stupid it is that companies will put on turbines on the sides of their buildings to seem environmentally friendly, but the turbines aren't really doing anything.  This turbine (Architectural Wind), shown here at the Maui Ocean Center in Hawaii, makes use of the accelerated air flow caused by wind being pushed up the sides of large walls.  I want to these more often.  Then, I might actually believe you are an environmentally conscious company.