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light tube system. Other strategies inspired including proposing a building envelope for the station and generating electricity by wind. Using literature review and Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
software to analyze and simulate building performance after applying the selected strategies
have shown a noticeable improvement in building performance and reduction in cooling loads,
in additional to improving the negative effect on the adjacent towers and on the street beneath.

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