Chad Cooper wrote:
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> I would think that an arcology should be placed in or very near the Gulf or
> perhaps on the coast, and use the ocean to cool the building using
> convective water cooling (I don't know if that is the right term or not).
> The idea that you pipe cool water up, and it comes back down as steam, run
> the pipes into the ocean, then pipe cold water back up the building. You
> have to pump water anyways, since the natural water table will be
> drastically lower than the top of the arcology. You can also get your
> potable water from desalination, or you can drag a really big iceberg into
> ziploc bag right up to the building.
How cool do you mean by "cool"? It's not exactly boiling, but I
discovered the hard way in the Gulf (swimming at Port Aransas) that the
way I knew I ought to come out of the water was that I'd be getting
cold, and that little warning system didn't work there. (It works a
*heck* of a lot better in Maine!)
> Tidal and wind forces can generate electricity for the arcology.
>
> Since the gulf is nearly dead anyway, an arcology may not be so harmful in
> the water, and may actually help restore some wildlife to the gulf waters.
What kind of impact is the *building* of the arcology going to have on
the wildlife? I'd worry about that.
> The arcology could dump its waste iron into the ocean to promote plankton,
> and assist in the creation of coral reefs.
Again, what sort of impact will *this* have on the wildlife?
Julia
