The creators of the main St. Petersburg high-rise will speak at the skyscraper forum

Sergey Nikiforov, the chief engineer of the project, will take part in the round table "Green High-rise Construction" and make a presentation on the specifics of using energy-efficient solutions in harsh climatic conditions. The chief architect of the project, Philip Nikandrov, will also take part in a number of forum events.

The Lakhta Center tower claims to be one of the tallest buildings in Russia. The deadline for commissioning is 2018. Many innovative technologies were used in the construction of the building.

So, at the design stage, a special system for monitoring and combating ice formation was developed. The construction of a high-rise building using a similar system in the North-Western region is being carried out for the first time. The project provides for 34 elevators in the tower. The skyscraper will also have fire elevators, which will be used in case of a threat of an emergency.

The entire Lakhta Center project is based on the principles of "green building", where great attention is paid to advanced energy saving technologies. For example, the consumption of energy and material resources will be reduced by converting the kinetic energy of the steps of employees and visitors of the Lakhta Center into electrical energy. It is planned to use this energy to illuminate the courtyard of the future public and business complex.