The Palaise de l'Equilibre - a sphere made of wood: Environmental Protection in Switzerland| 6mins
Director: Presence Switzerland PRS | Producer: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs- FDFA General Secretariat GS
Focus Years: 2002 | Country: Switzerland
Synopsis:
The Globe of Science and Innovation, which started life as the "Palais de l'Equilibre", built on the banks of Lake Neuchâtel for Expo.02, was moved to its permanent location in 2004, when the Swiss Confederation donated it to CERN. Housing a permanent exhibition and intended as a venue for a wide range of activities, conferences and other one-off events, the Globe of Science and Innovation is well on the way to becoming a major symbol of cutting-edge scientific research in the Geneva region.
A symbol of sustainable development
Several remarkable species of timber were used in the Globe’s construction: Scots pine, Douglas pine, spruce, larch and Canadian maple, and these enable the building to act as a carbon sink.
To produce a cubic metre of wood, a tree absorbs a total of one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2). It releases approximately 730 kg of oxygen (O2) and stores 270 kg of carbon (C).
Thus, the approximately 2500 m3 of timber taken from the Swiss forest that supplied the varieties used in the Globe absorbed 2500 tonnes of CO2and released 1825 tonnes of oxygen (O2) during the trees' lifetime.
The protection of nature and the environment is a major issue in Switzerland and a priority of Swiss foreign policy. This series "Environmental Protection in Switzerland" shows where Swiss environmental policy has been successful, discusses the problems ahead, and describes what the country is doing to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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