Case Study
The green ice palace
14 The green ice palace Saving energy is The Hague’s first priority if the city is to achieve its ambitious aim of becoming CO 2 neutral by 2040. The Hague’s city hall is easy to find. It is big and its colour is architect Richard Alan Meier’s unmistakable 1990s calling card: it’s completely white. The Hague’s citizens have dubbed the building the ‘ice palace’. This created an even greater challenge for SAUTER to make the building greener. It