Power Tower (Linz)

Power Tower
The Power Tower by day.
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General information
TypeOffice Tower
Town or cityLinz
CountryAustria
Coordinates48°17′36″N 14°17′26″E / 48.29333°N 14.29056°E / 48.29333; 14.29056
Current tenantsEnergie AG
Construction started2006
Completed2008
Inaugurated2008-09-08
Height74 m
Technical details
Floor count19
Floor area22,652 m^2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kaufmann
Architecture firmWeber & Hofer, Zürich, Switzerland
The Facade of the Power Tower
Integrated louvers to manage solar gain.

The Power Tower is the first high-rise office tower to attempt to meet the strict Passive House energy efficiency building standard. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Austrian utility company Energie AG in Linz, Austria.[1]

In accordance with the Passive House standard the building has no connection to the local district heating system, and requires no fossil fuel inputs to maintain a comfortable interior climate, resulting in much lower carbon dioxide emissions than comparable buildings.

  1. ^ Wilk, H. (2009-03-01). ""Power Tower" – Aktiv-Hochhaus der Energie AG Oberösterreich". E & I Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (in German). 126 (3): 101–104. doi:10.1007/s00502-009-0625-5. ISSN 1613-7620. S2CID 207015584.