Post by account_disabled on Mar 12, 2024 4:55:22 GMT
In the Pedro López Elías Cultural Center, in Tepoztlán, there is the only sustainable library in Latin America. In that place, there are more than 40 thousand books and a very high interest in ecological culture.
For several years the construction of the first 100% sustainable library in Latin America was planned, and today it is a reality.
Sustainable library in Latin America
This is an initiative of Dr. Pedro López Elías, a lawyer, economist and university academic with the intention of promoting education, culture and art, as well as the social contribution to the development of the country.
The first sustainable library is characterized by using solar panels in its facilities, which allows it to save 16 thousand kWh per year, in addition, the water consumed is collected from rain, which allows it to have 1,780 liters for each day of the year. , providing two liters of water daily to 890 people.
“We have a 620 cubic meter cistern France Mobile Number List that allows us to collect water; We have a water treatment plant, through which the water we collect passes so that it can be used, for example, what is discarded in the toilets, passes through a biodigester so that it can be used to irrigate the library gardens, in the same way, the Air conditioning is not actually air conditioning, we have a source that we turn on and injects cold air into the facilities and if it is cold there are heat traps on the roof that allow hot air to be injected, all this is controlled through an intelligent system, the which allows us to detect the temperatures at which we find ourselves inside the building, due to the care of the books that must be at a certain temperature in order to preserve their current state,” commented Jazmín Durán, director of the Pedro Cultural Center, in an interview with El Economista. Lopez Elias.
Why is it the most ecological library in Latin America?
The building takes advantage of the phenomenon known as convention to reduce the need for air conditioning.
The injection of cold air allows hot air to rise and be extracted by chimneys and is subsequently trapped in traps on the roof; Then that heat is used as renewable energy.
All computing, audiovisual, lighting and window equipment has a certification called Energy Star, which makes them more energy efficient.
Ventilation: its ventilation system eliminates excess humidity, which in turn protects the books and also filters contaminants such as dust and dirt and replaces stale air with fresh air that comes from outside.
Water efficiency: a drip and dry urinal system is installed, which allows a significant reduction in water used inside and outside the library.
Lighting: it has low consumption LED lamps.
Ecological materials in the building: the wall of the building is made of recyclable newspaper, its acoustic shell is decorated from used bottles; the door mat is made up of waste from the building, the terrace deck has been made with sawdust and wood waste, etc…
It is a design carried out by the architect Francisco Javier Hallal Narcio. Inside this place, a double-height central space stands out that ends in a glass canyon arch, preceded on the flanks by a stained glass window inspired by the design of Quetzalcóatl.
For several years the construction of the first 100% sustainable library in Latin America was planned, and today it is a reality.
Sustainable library in Latin America
This is an initiative of Dr. Pedro López Elías, a lawyer, economist and university academic with the intention of promoting education, culture and art, as well as the social contribution to the development of the country.
The first sustainable library is characterized by using solar panels in its facilities, which allows it to save 16 thousand kWh per year, in addition, the water consumed is collected from rain, which allows it to have 1,780 liters for each day of the year. , providing two liters of water daily to 890 people.
“We have a 620 cubic meter cistern France Mobile Number List that allows us to collect water; We have a water treatment plant, through which the water we collect passes so that it can be used, for example, what is discarded in the toilets, passes through a biodigester so that it can be used to irrigate the library gardens, in the same way, the Air conditioning is not actually air conditioning, we have a source that we turn on and injects cold air into the facilities and if it is cold there are heat traps on the roof that allow hot air to be injected, all this is controlled through an intelligent system, the which allows us to detect the temperatures at which we find ourselves inside the building, due to the care of the books that must be at a certain temperature in order to preserve their current state,” commented Jazmín Durán, director of the Pedro Cultural Center, in an interview with El Economista. Lopez Elias.
Why is it the most ecological library in Latin America?
The building takes advantage of the phenomenon known as convention to reduce the need for air conditioning.
The injection of cold air allows hot air to rise and be extracted by chimneys and is subsequently trapped in traps on the roof; Then that heat is used as renewable energy.
All computing, audiovisual, lighting and window equipment has a certification called Energy Star, which makes them more energy efficient.
Ventilation: its ventilation system eliminates excess humidity, which in turn protects the books and also filters contaminants such as dust and dirt and replaces stale air with fresh air that comes from outside.
Water efficiency: a drip and dry urinal system is installed, which allows a significant reduction in water used inside and outside the library.
Lighting: it has low consumption LED lamps.
Ecological materials in the building: the wall of the building is made of recyclable newspaper, its acoustic shell is decorated from used bottles; the door mat is made up of waste from the building, the terrace deck has been made with sawdust and wood waste, etc…
It is a design carried out by the architect Francisco Javier Hallal Narcio. Inside this place, a double-height central space stands out that ends in a glass canyon arch, preceded on the flanks by a stained glass window inspired by the design of Quetzalcóatl.