Via SmartPlanet, an article on commercial scale rooftop production: Lufa Farms has broken even on its operations in chilly Montreal, over 50 degrees of latitude north of the Equator. The next time you’re in Montreal or New York, the lettuce in your Caesar salad might come from the building across the way. Demand for locally […]
Read more »Via A/N blog, a report on a plan to establish a massive rooftop farm in New York City: One of the biggest rooftop farms in the world may land in the Bronx. (Montage by AN) The New York City Economic Development Corporation sent out an RFP for a forward thinking urban farmer to run a […]
Read more »Via ThinkProgress, a look at the effect of painting roofs white: I’m drawn to “boring” ways to change energy use: things like daylighting, reducing packaging, and making company supply-chains more efficient. Without these methods to help reduce our energy demand, the “exciting” solutions like renewable energy are less valuable. And what could be more boring […]
Read more »Via Mother Jones, a series of short videos tracking the evolution of NYC’s billion-square-foot roofscape in the face of climate change: Most visitors to New York City crane their necks for a view of the city’s famous skyline, but locals know better: To get the best views, you have to go up. Here’s your chance […]
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