Sustainability

of Holeslatest in advancements in wind turbines, photovoltaic
Sustainable design is architecture that creates atechnology and solar hot water generation. With an
minimal impact on the environment and makesestimated completion date of 2010, COR is 480,000
maximum and intelligent use of the world’ssquare feet, with 113 residential units ranging in size
dwindling resources. Read about a ground breakingfrom 700 to 2,000 sf, with prices from $300,00 to 1
new project--how it generates its own power andmillion. COR will have a café, 2 restaurants, office
accomplishes sustainability.space and live work galleries.
The future of building technology is here and it’sSustainable design is architecture that creates a
full of holes. The Swiss cheese exoskeleton shell ofminimal impact on the environment and makes
COR, the first sustainable, mixed use condominium inmaximum and intelligent use of the world’s
Miami, Florida is a hyper-efficient smart skindwindling resources. Sustainability and green design
simultaneously providing the building structure, thermalalso includes creating healthy indoor environments.
mass for insulation, shading for natural cooling, terraceWater is becoming the new frontier for concern, both
enclosures, armatures for energy producing turbines,through density and drought. Green and sustainable
and loggias for congregating at the ground level.elements in COR include water harvesting, capturing
COR, represents a dynamic synergy betweenrain water and roof run-off in cisterns, using filtration
architecture, structural engineering and ecology. Thesystems in recycling grey water produced from
design is not only revolutionary in sustainable terms, butwashing machines, dishwashers and other household
in visual impact. The impression of this building isand light business use, and filtering it for use again as
arresting even in light of the current architectural trendirrigation. 
towards irregular, non-linear features exploding uponThe wind farm on the roof of COR will generate
the recent architectural landscape. The building risespower-reducing dependency on electric power and
400 feet, and seems to float over the city as asaving energy by producing solar hot water. Energy
futuristic and ethereal being, punctuated by a multitudeefficient appliances with energy star features will be
of round Swiss Cheese holes, which at times comeusing less water overall.  LED lighting will be used
together to form a living bubble-on-pond effect.instead of incandescent, natural daylight will flood
The architect credits the developer for being receptiveinteriors through energy efficient glass, and the multi
to the unusual design wherein the structure of theuse building shell provides thermal mass for insulation
building is both the skin and an aperture to hold theand shading for outdoor terraces and cooking.
wind turbines. Oppenheim notes that COR evolvedCOR has been received with applause. Unanimously
from a complex architectural study including carefulapproved by the Urban Design Review Board of the
analysis of its site. The surprise of the design arisesCity of Miami, the project represents the ideals
from its functionality and its vision in creating an energyfostered by Miami Mayor, Manny Diaz for its
efficient sustainable building. Oppenheim states that heproperties of green and ecologically sustainable sound
views building materials as opportunities to provide dualdesign. Oppenheim is a part of Mayor Diaz’
uses—for example, the skin of COR is not justGreen Committee.
cladding, it provides an armature for wind turbines,Oppenheim notes that this project may represent
protection from the sun and forms an arcade at thesolutions for the concerns of global warming, dwindling
ground level.resources such as land and water, and competition for
Rising 25 stories above Miami’s Design District,fewer and fewer resources. Certainly it blazes across
COR extracts power from its environment utilizing thethe new frontier of sustainability.