Tate Modern To Use Thames To Heat And Cool Extension

摘要

The Tate Modern will next week begin work on a plan to use groundwater for heating and cooling its ￡215m Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension.rnOn Monday, consulting engineer Max Fordham Partnership will begin drilling 10m boreholes into the gravel which lies deep beneath the site, on the Thames' former flood plain. The project is thought to be the first of any scale to take water from Thames gravel beds.rnPrevious schemes in London, including the Royal Festival Hall refurbishment, which Max Fordham also designed, have made use of the water contained in a chalk aquifer, 100-120m below ground level. However, this option is now highly regulated by the Environment Agency because of concernsrnthat aquifers which supply drinking water could be contaminated.rnThe use of the gravel water at Tate Modern is part of a strategy to cut 54% of energy and 44% of carbon dioxide emissions from the building, which is scheduled to open in 2012.