Via Green Prophet, an interesting article on what Beirut could look like if a rooftop revolution took hold and scaled outward – a solution, perhaps, to many other high density urban centers as well. Beirut is almost completely bereft of public green spaces. Satellite images show expanses of grey apartment and office blocks […]
Read more »Via Blogfish, an interesting photo of crops growing on the roof of the main parking garage at Beijing Airport:
Read more »Via Yale’s e360 blog, an interesting interview with David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy who believes the U.S. electricity-generating market is on the verge of a profound transformation, not unlike the era two decades ago when the antiquated world of land-line telephones and “Ma Bell” companies was about to give way to cell […]
Read more »Via Spouting Off, an interesting article on the Los Angeles County’s recently released rainwater harvesting guidelines: L.A. County’s Department of Public Health has just released rainwater harvesting guidelines that help transform the region’s management of stormwater runoff. The guidelines apply to rainwater harvesting projects, including rain barrels and cisterns, and they significantly shift the approach […]
Read more »Via Fast Company, a report that debunks the idea of “cool roofs”: Painting roofs white has been–like changing lightbulbs–one of the well-cited easy ways out of climate change. By reflecting more light and heat back to the atmosphere, a white roof should act like a natural anti-warming device, while also reducing your energy costs by […]
Read more »Via Terra Daily, an interesting article on urban rainwater collection systems: “…Plain, sloping roofs can collect up to 50% more rainwater than flat roofs with gravel. This water is also of higher quality. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by researchers from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB, Spain) which suggests the incorporation of […]
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