Green Skyscrapers
In the next few days we will showcase 25 innovative proposals for green skyscrapers. These projects were submitted for the Annual Skyscraper Competition from 2006 to 2009.

Project 22 of 25

Nathan Shobe
United States

Wastescraper

The integration of a vertical landfill system in the Deonar Landfill will mitigate pollution entering the subterranean layers of earth. The absence of a clay liner / impervious membrane beneath the waste allows leachate to penetrate deep into the ground. Emissions of toxic fumes are present in landfills that have not been properly designed. It is these hazards that inspired the Wastescraper as a socially and environmentally responsible skyscraper.The Wastescraper is designed as a series of leachate (toxic liquid, a result of the decomposition of organic materials mixed with hazardous chemicals) collectors attached to a structural system with expansion sensor nodes (see diagrams) and fasteners.

Wastescraper - 1

Wastecraper - 2