Green buildings like this aren't necessarily cost-efficient for the investor, but it does produce much less pollution than that caused by energy production through fossil fuels.

对投资者来说，像这样的绿色建筑不一定具有成本效益，但它产生的污染确实比通过化石燃料产生能源的过程少得多。

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When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones—the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines.

当我们想到绿色建筑的时候，我们往往会想到新的建筑——那种经常出现在建筑杂志封面的高科技的、太阳能板的出色作品。

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Now the city wants to become a “living laboratory” for smart urban technologies of all kinds—not just water and transport systems but green buildings, clean energy and city management too.

而今，这座城市希望成为各种智能城市技术的“生活实验室”，这些技术不仅包括供水与交通系统，还涉及绿色建筑、清洁能源及城市管理。

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