About the Crystal
One of the world's most sustainable buildings
The Crystal is home to the world’s largest exhibition on the future of cities, the world’s most sustainable events venue, and office space for global engineering powerhouse Siemens.
Siemens opened the Crystal in 2012 as a global hub for debate on sustainable living and development. Since opening, over 100,000 people each year have visited the interactive exhibition; thousands of meetings and events have been hosted in our sustainable events venue; and numerous major projects have been undertaken in the Siemens office on-site.
The Crystal sets the benchmark for sustainable building design. It is the only building in the world to achieve the highest certification in both the BREEAM and LEED schemes, as well as many other accreditations. Siemens technologies throughout the building ensure the highest energy efficiency and CO2 standards are met.
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Siemens at Milan Expo 2015
Intelligent Infrastructure
Siemens in London
The Crystal Books
Our Urban Future
How city infrastructure affects quality of life.
download the first chapterAvailable for purchase at the Crystal gift shop
A landmark building for Technology and Innovation
The journey of the Crystal from conception to construction.
Download the first chapterAvailable for purchase at the Crystal gift shop
Better Cities Better Life
How cities across the world are tackling the challenges of urbanization, changing demographics and climate change.
Download the first chapterAvailable for purchase at the Crystal gift shop
less CO2 emissions than comparable offices in the UK
the annual heating bill at the Crystal
of WC flushing at the Crystal uses recycled water