Freiburg Town Hall: The World’s First Public Net-Surplus-Energy Building

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The new Freiburg’s town hall, mainly defined by its façade made of staggered photovoltaic vertical panels and high-quality thermal insulation, is pioneering the ecological tendency by being the first public building to generate more energy than it uses. The energy surplus will be sent to the city’s main network.