Uploaded on 2017-01-18 by Andre Vaz

Some commercial buildings in the alphaville neighborhood, in the city of Barueri, Brazil. The architecture of the building is predominantly pre-shaped, with glass in abundance, the viadro is mirrored due to the country being located in a tropical zone, thus having plenty of sun and heat the glass helps to reflect and save on air conditioning. Some buildings already have self-cleaning and energy-saving glass technology. Brazil is still in the evolution phase for the use of photovoltaic plates and renewable energies. Usually the works are made by large builders and follow a construction model. The main use of construction in Brazil is concrete, steel and glass.