The Ultimate ‘Energy Saving’ Building

In 2005, the Chinese local government decided to build a giant freeway that passed through ChongQing, China.

To make way for one section, local buildings that would block development were bought out and demolished, except for one. A single six-story building’s residents refused to move from their building, no matter what the government offered.

Normally this would end the production of the highway, or in China, would have the residents forcibly removed. This time, for some reason, they decided to just construct the bridge over the building as if it was not even there.

The locals all joke and call it the super “energy saving” building, as it doesn’t get any sun or rain all year long. The roof is so close to the bottom of the bridge, that the residents must all have to wear earplugs to sleep.

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By Mui Mui on 09-06-2008