The environmental strategy harnesses a range of passive techniques and controls. Strategically, mixed-use offers a strong
starting point, allowing energy balance throughout the day as people move between office and home. Structurally, the
tower’s slender profile creates shallow floorplates that maximise daylight penetration and increase the potential for natural
ventilation. The triple-glazed, high-performance facade reduces heat loss; photovoltaics supply the building’s energy needs
and feed electricity back into the city grid; energy recycling reduces heating demand by 20 per cent; and snow and rain
water harvesting is expected to cut fresh water consumption for toilets by a third. Socially and environmentally, Russia Tower
offers a sustainable new solution to contemporary living.