Shanghai Expo: why do people call it "Green Expo"?

How will the World Expo change human life? From 242 countries and national organizations Gongxiangshengju Chinese 2010 Shanghai World Expo, is the dream of "science and technology change rapidly in the laboratory transformation" as the "energy saving, environmental protection, sustainable development" real life. Please pay attention -

When the winter sun evenly sprinkled on the shore of the Huangpu River: a new landmark for the Expo Axis, the "white" between a "morning glory", as if to tell the people of Shanghai to World Expo. Besides, "starry" little Shanghai, World Expo mascot images emerge in the "cloud", people can not help but cheer for......

In Shanghai World Expo the 100 day countdown to the occasion, reporters ahead of the Expo SYPC, infinite charm of "Green Expo".

Green Building: dream into reality

The Expo Axis Project, which was completed in January 22nd, is the center of World Expo, the main entrance of the Shanghai and the center of the expo. As one of the permanent buildings in Shanghai, World Expo, the Expo Axis Length of more than 1000 meters, sub underground, the ground on each of the two layers, will be at home and abroad to bring 70 million visitors a wonderful day and night.

"White clouds" is the world's largest cable membrane roof, which is used in the Expo axis. This unique structure, so that the flow of people walking in the hot summer can still feel the natural, fresh atmospheric circulation. The Expo Axis "morning glory" are called "sun valley". The 6 "Sunshine Valley" runs through the layers of the Expo Axis, which can pour the natural light and flowing air into the interior of the building and underground space. In the evening, people see the stars with the naked eye, which is actually the World Expo Axis and the natural curve of the integration of LED lighting.

Shanghai World Expo Executive Committee of full-time deputy director Zhong Yanqun said, including the Expo Axis, "one axis and four Pavilions" permanent building, the landscape lighting used in all LED, more than 80% of the entire park landscape lighting with LED, which will make Shanghai World Expo become the world's handful of LED centralized demonstration area.

As Zhong Yanqun said, in fact, the Expo Axis is only a microcosm of the Expo Green building. The Expo Center, which was completed in December 2009, is also a good example of leading China's large-scale public buildings to energy conservation, green and sustainable development. According to the Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. chairman Dai Liu introduced, preliminary estimates, the Expo Center, every year can save energy consumption of 2160 tons of standard coal, coal conversion is equivalent to more than 10 thousand Shanghai residents a year electricity supply; annual savings of 160 thousand tons of tap water, equivalent to the total annual water consumption in Shanghai more than 1 thousand residents.

Green wisdom: leading the trend of environmental protection

Shanghai World Expo is a large stage Jina wisdom of the world. From abroad to build the museum building structure, to the museum to display the theme and content, all reflect the participating countries and international organizations, the latest environmental protection concepts and cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements.

The Japan Pavilion is called "Purple silkworm island", transparent thin films with the appearance of the building, can absorb solar energy and light in the night; the arc dome "with" three holes and three angles, the former can receive rainwater and recycling, the introduction of the sun to reduce lighting electricity, which can enhance the cold air the circulation, reduce the energy consumption.

The French Pavilion in Shanghai, World Expo designer Jacques Ferrier hope that through the emotional City Museum, expressed the importance of the water environment and green vegetation. He explained that the reason why the inner ring of the exhibition hall designed a vertical garden, mainly taking into account the current overcrowding in some large cities, the need for re layout of the building and nature.

Rotterdam city of Shanghai, the best practices in the city, Holland, China will show its many years to deal with climate change and water intrusion, "cheats"". The city's flood control dam, water Plaza, green roof and other reserves and water resources to adjust the high-tech facilities are expected to be moved into the Expo site.

The Expo site in the "green wisdom", whimsy and scientific practice of the host. In Chinese timely start "Expo technology action plan, green energy, low carbon emission has become the primary goal, in the 5.28 square kilometers of the Expo Park, passenger transport will achieve" zero emissions ", the park construction and lighting carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 30%. In addition, the host also intends to achieve the ecological harmony and comprehensive utilization of resources.

In the "city best practice area", "the case of Shanghai City eco home", "light blinds" roof installation, can follow the change of the angle of the sun shading and lighting to achieve automatic control, multi purpose.

The "green life": "low carbon" start from the details

In 2010, when people look at Shanghai in World Expo to the "low carbon" vision, will be delighted to find that not only is the 5.28 square kilometers of the Expo Park, the whole city of Shanghai is also waiting for the "review".

In August 2009, the United Nations Environment Programme released "China 2010 Shanghai World Expo environmental assessment report" a summary of the information in Shanghai air quality, transportation, energy, water, solid waste, greening and conservation areas, climate carbon neutral, Expo Park, public participation in the 9 core areas of environmental protection in recent years. For the large-scale events held in China, the agency was in November 2007 and in on the Olympic Games in Beijing released the EIA report".

World Expo, the "report" shows that the air pollution control, for example, from 1997 to 2008, a total of 5975 coal-fired boilers in Shanghai