Solar power is another one that dream cube take into consideration. Solar panel technology is today's cleanest and most sustainable energy alternative. The roof of the dream cube is covered with hot water solar panels. Water is heated by solar energy to produce steam, which in turn is used to power an electric generator. The resulting cooled water is then reused as it sent back through the circle. The electricity produced can be used to provide power for exhibition spaces and office spaces, as well as to power the exterior LED facade. As the night falls, the LED facade lights up. Shiny and sparkling, the building produces a tantalizing and mesmerizing effect.

Rainwater on the site will also be recycled, filtered and cleaned to be used by the facade misters and can also be used for other daily uses. The facade misters are passive devices used to cool as well as clean the surrounding area, creating a more comfortable environment. The misters on the facade can be electrically controlled to produce varying effects on the facade.

These are only part of the technologies the dream cube is taking as a try, and of course all of them are eco-friendly. A virtual butterfly will take every visitor go through the pavilion, and experience them all. But why butterfly?

Don Mischer, director of Shanghai corporate pavilion, said, "The caterpillar that transforms itself into a butterfly is one of nature's greatest transitions and transformations. We as humans will also have to transform. We are going to have to transform our behavior. What resources we use, what we take, how much energy we use everyday? What kind of car we drive? We've gonna have to take this resources and figure out how to make them last longer and work better. We've gonna have to transform this behavior. Just like the butterfly transform, we too transform if we are going to survive."

Transfer or we simply say change is the key word pavilion organizers take from the butterfly. While the dream cube is taking itself as a model to show how would our life will be changed into in the future, they are still trying to call for people's attention on the change of their behavior.

Shaped in a transparent cube, Shanghai Corporate Pavilion takes a land of 4,000 square meters, and use "My city, our dream" as its theme. As the expo theme goes, to find a possible better life style may not only be the dream of the dream cube, it is the dream of our city.

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