The Green Optimistic

TFC plans to reimburse its investment in only 3 years, as actual developments will save about $600,000 a year. This amount represents only 10% of its current annual electricity costs. In order to also reduce greenhouse gases emitted with transportation, the owner decided that the restaurants will only use locally produced food. The green upgrades will be carried out by Siemens while the environmental management will be managed by EcoTech International Group.

TFC hopes to get a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) Certification from the US Green Building Council as it also has recently implemented a waste recycling program, a grey-water recycling system and a double-glazed glass curtain wall, which protects the occupants from Taiwan’s subtropical heat.

TFC chairman Harace Lin is confident that Taiwan 101 will get the well-deserved title of the “world’s tallest green building”.

The super skyscrapers have huge energy costs, more and more developing green technology in the next years. The next good example in this case is Chicago’s Sear Tower whose owners hope to get green and cut electricity costs by 80%, according to an announcement made earlier this year.

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