{"id":6166,"date":"2013-01-03T06:45:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T06:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=6166"},"modified":"2013-01-03T06:45:57","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T06:45:57","slug":"pnc-financial-services-groups-33-floor-tower-to-use-breathing-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/architecture\/pnc-financial-services-groups-33-floor-tower-to-use-breathing-design.php","title":{"rendered":"PNC Financial Services Group\u2019s 33-floor Tower to use \u201cbreathing\u201d design"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe LEED Platinum certification is indeed the most desirable standard just about any green-building designer would wish to achieve. The PNC Financial Services Group however aims higher and has come up with a building design that could exceed the standards of the LEED Platinum certification! Located at Pittsburgh on the corner of Fifth and Wood Streets, this 800,00 gross sq.ft structure will sport a “breathing” design that was envisioned by Gensler, an architectural firm.
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\nStanding 33 floors off ground, the building will allow daylight to spill in, using a double-skin fa\u00e7ade of two panes of glass separated by an enclosed cavity. All of this will keep the building\u2019s interior temperature pleasant, without the need for an energy-intensive HVAC system! Also, the building will make use of a \u201csolar<\/a> chimney\u201d design that pulls in air, enables it to circulate inside the building and then exhaling it all out through roof shafts.<\/p>\n\n\t\t