Colour in China

Colour technology has been the focus of the SDC-sponsored conference that has been taking place in Shanghai over the past few days - specifically with the focus on sustainability and best practice in the textile supply chain. (Read more about this event on the president's blog.)
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And colour with an eco-edge also features in Beijing at the moment - where visitors to the Olympics this summer can look forward to more than just history's largest sporting event. They'll also be able to glimpse the world's largest colour LED display combined with China's first photovoltaic system to be integrated into a glass curtain wall.


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This groundbreaking project applies sustainable and digital media technology to the curtain wall of a building complex near the site of the 2008 Olympics. The GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall transforms the building enveloping it into a self-sufficient organic system, harvesting solar energy by day and using it to illuminate the screen after dark, mirroring a day’s climatic cycle. This screen will keep the resolution low, catering to arty abstract visuals, while keeping the carbon footprint low too. Some other of the world's biggest new green architectural projects are also in Beijing, including the award-winning Water Cube - it's big, it's blue (and green) and it's highly sustainably. Read more


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SDC link to LED article here
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by CMcN