The building’s energy efficiency rate reaches 166% by reducing building energy consumption to the maximum extent through passive building design.
The library is located in Tianshui, Gansu Province, China, open to the public for free, with more than 20,000 books available. It provides a learning and reading space for the locals while promoting sustainability and environmental protection through its zero-carbon design. The library covers an area of 800 sqm and is located at an average altitude of 1,000m with long hours of sunlight and rich solar resources. Renewable energy, such as photovoltaic and wind power, is collected and transmitted to various electrical equipment in the library through centralised transformation.
WT provided full quantity surveying services for the library since 2022 and the project was completed in 2023.