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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sorry - since then I was able to trace the BBC
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<DIV class=sh>Athens gets landmark eco building </DIV></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV class=cap>The mythical figure of Prometheus, giver of fire,
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Greek firm has unveiled a hi-tech office block that relies on solar power
for heating and cooling. </B>
<P>The project, in a suburb of Athens, seeks to set an example in a
country with a poor record in the use of renewable energy.
<P>Co-designer Nikos Manioudakis claims the five-storey block is Europe's
most energy-efficient building.
<P>Greece enjoys bright sunshine for most of the year, but solar power is
often used just for heating water. <!-- E SF -->
<P>Most energy consumption in Greek houses and apartments comes from air
conditioning during the long, hot summers, the BBC's Malcolm Brabant
reports from Athens.
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<DIV class=sih>ECO BLOCK </DIV>
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<DIV class=bull>In-wall and in-floor heating system</DIV>
<DIV class=bull>Underwater tanks help cool water</DIV>
<DIV class=bull>Building cooled to 18C in
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<P>The new Athens block captures the power of the sun and uses it
primarily to cool down the building.
<P>The block, in the seafront suburb of Palaio Faliro, is owned by solar
energy company Sol Energy Hellas.
<P>The building frontage has an image of Prometheus, the Titan of Greek
mythology, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to man.
<P>Water passes through a complicated network of pipes leading to
underground tanks, where the constant natural temperature is 18C.
<P>This cool water is used instead of air conditioning to make the
building bearable during heatwaves.
<P>"In the summer when we have an outside temperature of 35 or 40 degrees,
we have an inside temperature of 18 degrees," said Mr Manioudakis.
<P>"We hope we will set an example for other developers and designers,
engineers," he said. "We're open for anyone who wishes to learn from
this."
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<DIV class=cap>Greek power stations are among the dirtiest in
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<P>In cold weather, hot water stored at the end of the summer is used to
heat the block.
<P>The building also generates some electricity, but it has to be
connected to the national grid for lighting and to power the pumps.
<P>The computer-controlled installations are 30% more expensive than
standard heating and cooling equipment.
<P>But the designers say savings in energy consumption mean the investment
can be recouped within six years.
<P>The designers hope that the "energy autonomous" building will make an
important contribution to energy-saving research. Greek power stations are
among the dirtiest in Europe, our correspondent says.
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<P>The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Greece's National Centre
of Science Research have taken part the project.
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cvrhasd@tx.technion.ac.il href="mailto:cvrhasd@tx.technion.ac.il">S.
Hassid</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk
href="mailto:esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk">esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 05, 2007 9:08
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [esp-r] Fw: Solar Building in
Athens</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-----<FONT face=Arial size=2> There
was a report yesterday in BBC World TV on a solar building in Athens - whose
air conditioning system uses the earth as an energy sink and solar energy to
cool the water - and it is claimed that the AC system costs 30 % more
than conventional AC and the investment is cover after 6 years of
operation. It contained an interview with the designer of teh system
Manoudakis (I am not sure I got the name right).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Unfortunately I cannot
trace either the BBC World report or the building on the web. Can
anybody help me ? Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>
S. Hassid</FONT></DIV>
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