{"id":35925,"date":"2013-03-31T07:52:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T11:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.buzzbuzzhome.com\/?p=35925"},"modified":"2013-03-28T18:51:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T22:51:54","slug":"building-sucks-up-smog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/building-sucks-up-smog","title":{"rendered":"The next evolution in green building: Walls that suck up pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/building-sucks-up-smog.html\/smog-eating-hospital-in-mexico-city-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35931\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35931\" alt=\"smog-eating hospital in Mexico City\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/smog-eating-hospital-in-Mexico-City1.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The facade of this hospital in Mexico City is made up of <a href=\"http:\/\/prosolve.elegantembellishments.net\/intro_technology.htm\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Prosolve370e<\/a>, a type of tile whose shape and chemical coating can help neutralize smog. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681660\/this-beautiful-mexico-city-building-eats-the-citys-smog?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29#-4\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Fast Company<\/a>, the wall can suck up the same amount of air pollution that would be produced by 8,750 passing cars each day.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So how does it work? In a nutshell, the tiles are coated with titanium dioxide, a pollution-fighting technology that is activated by UV light. When light hits the wall, a reaction is set off that reduces the surrounding air pollutants into harmless amounts of carbon dioxide and water.<\/p>\n<p>The tile\u2019s honeycomb-like design maximizes the smog-reducing\u00a0reaction by slowing wind speeds and creating turbulence, which better distributes the pollutants across the wall&#8217;s\u00a0active surface.<\/p>\n<p>A helpful design with a pleasing look. Perhaps something cities like Toronto will want to consider as the summer approaches\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/building-sucks-up-smog.html\/smog-eating-hospital-in-mexico-city2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35932\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35932\" alt=\"smog-eating hospital in Mexico City2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/smog-eating-hospital-in-Mexico-City2.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/building-sucks-up-smog.html\/smog-eating-hospital-interior\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35933\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35933\" alt=\"smog-eating hospital interior\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/smog-eating-hospital-interior.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/building-sucks-up-smog.html\/smog-eating-hospital-in-mexico-city3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35934\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35934\" alt=\"smog-eating hospital in Mexico City3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/smog-eating-hospital-in-Mexico-City3.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"770\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/building-sucks-up-smog.html\/smog-eating-hospital-in-mexico-city\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35929\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35929\" alt=\"smog-eating hospital in Mexico City\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/smog-eating-hospital-in-Mexico-City.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"513\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681660\/this-beautiful-mexico-city-building-eats-the-citys-smog?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29#-4\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Fast Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The facade of this hospital in Mexico City is made up of Prosolve370e, a type of tile whose shape and chemical coating can help 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