# EPM Intelligent Building > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/EPM_Intelligent_Building > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/EPM_Intelligent_Building.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPM_Intelligent_Building > Source revision: 1344720923 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **EPM Intelligent Building** (Spanish: *Edificio Intelligente EPM*), also known simply as the **EPM Building**, is the headquarters for the [public utilities](/source/Public_utilities) company [Empresas Públicas de Medellín](/source/Empresas_P%C3%BAblicas_de_Medell%C3%ADn) (EPM) in [Medellín, Colombia](/source/Medell%C3%ADn,_Colombia). The building is located at the intersection of the *Avenida del Rio* and Carrera 58, in a neighborhood known as La Alpujarra II. The building is surrounding by greenspace, a series of outdoor fountains, and a stand-alone cube near the building that houses an auditorium. Its modern architecture and construction has made it a symbol of contemporary Medellín. [Plaza Mayor](/source/Plaza_Mayor,_Medell%C3%ADn), [Barefoot Park](/source/Barefoot_Park), and the [Medellín Metropolitan Theatre](/source/Medell%C3%ADn_Metropolitan_Theatre) are also nearby. The building is modeled after the [Lloyd's building](/source/Lloyd's_building), which houses the [Lloyd's of London](/source/Lloyd's_of_London) insurance market in the United Kingdom.[2] The EPM Building is one of the locations decorated with lights each year for the [Christmas season in Medellín](/source/Christmas_lights_in_Medell%C3%ADn).[3] ## History Empresas Públicas de Medellín was founded in 1955. Since 1957, the main headquarters was located in the Miguel de Aguinaga Building. The construction of a new [smart building](/source/Smart_building) was completed in 1993.[4] Since the soil survey showed the existence of a barrage of unconsolidated sandy gravel brought by the [Medellín River](/source/Medell%C3%ADn_River), a plate was covered over the entire area of the building to prevent settlement problems of structural elements and at the same time to respond to the most stringent seismic standards.[1] Between 1996 and 1997, the headquarters was transferred to the new Intelligent Building.[5] ## Design The building is made from concrete, steel, glass and aluminum and it incorporates water as a symbol of life and its mission as a public utilities company.[6] Its design and construction were all the work of [Colombian people](/source/Colombian_people). EPM employed 6,000 workers for the building's construction.[1] There are six towers attached to the main building. The building also has 16 transparent elevators, operating simultaneously, which can mobilize 320 people on each trip at a speed of 150 meters per minute. The top floor can therefore be reached in 60 seconds.[6] The 11th floor has a [rooftop garden](/source/Rooftop_garden) with [vertical garden](/source/Vertical_garden) walls. These gardens were composed with at least 60% plant species native to Colombia. Separated from the main building on its northwest side is a 27-meter high cube that houses the auditorium. The auditorium can seat 400 people and has an aluminum finish on the outside.[1] ## See also - [Interactive Museum EPM](/source/Interactive_Museum_EPM) ## References 1. Villegas, Luis Javier. ["Credencial Historia"](http://www.banrepcultural.org/node/32382). *Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango*. Retrieved 15 December 2014. 1. ["Empresas Publicas Medellin (EPM)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141215181934/http://discovercolombia.com/medellin-public-utiltity-buildingepm/). *Discover Colombia*. Archived from [the original](http://discovercolombia.com/medellin-public-utiltity-buildingepm/) on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014. 1. Peña, Alejandro (2 December 2014). ["El de las Luces, un Festival que ilumina a Medellín"](http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/medellin/festival-de-las-luces-medellin/14921776). *El Tiempo*. Retrieved 16 December 2014. 1. ["Uso eficiente de la energía, meta de edificios inteligentes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141215231739/http://www.agenciadenoticias.unal.edu.co/ndetalle/article/uso-eficiente-de-la-energia-meta-de-edificios-inteligentes.html). *Agencia de Noticias*. 4 December 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.agenciadenoticias.unal.edu.co/ndetalle/article/uso-eficiente-de-la-energia-meta-de-edificios-inteligentes.html) on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014. 1. ["Edificio EPM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141108093922/http://www.epm.com.co/site/Home/Institucional/EdificioEPM.aspx). *EPM*. Archived from [the original](http://www.epm.com.co/site/Home/Institucional/EdificioEPM.aspx) on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014. 1. ["EPM: Con Edificio Inteligente"](http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-270563). *El Tiempo*. 28 November 1994. Retrieved 15 December 2014. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [EPM Intelligent Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPM_Intelligent_Building) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPM_Intelligent_Building?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.