Via Bloomberg, an interesting article on NRG Energy – the biggest power provider to U.S. utilities which has become a renegade in the $370 billion energy-distribution industry by providing electricity directly to consumers. Bypassing its utility clients, NRG is installing solar panels on rooftops of homes and businesses and in the future will offer natural […]
Read more »Via NRDC’s Switchboard blog, a report on a new rooftop farm taking root in Boston: The aptly-named Higher Ground Farm will open this spring on the roof of the Boston Design Center. It will cultivate an amazing 55,000 square feet, or a little over an acre, on top of the Design Center’s renovated old warehouse, […]
Read more »Via Celsias, an article on how cool roofs could save energy and money: A national “cool” roof campaign could save some 5.7 quad of net primary energy valued at $33 billion over the 20-year lifespan of an average roof, according to researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Heat Island Group. The Case for Cool […]
Read more »Via Triple Pundit, a report that green roofs can boost photovoltaic panels: What is a “green-roof?” Some say the term conjures up images of green vegetation on a building’s roof; others refer to the concept of making a building’s roof green from an environmental standpoint with green energy solar panels. It turns out that green […]
Read more »Via Agri-tecture.com, a look at a new rooftop greenhouse hydroponic farm that opened in the Bronx recently: Sky Vegetables is the company behind the newly constructed 8,000 sqf rooftop greenhouse. Built on top of a new affordable housing development, this project could be the first example of commercial hydroponic agriculture integrated into a residential structure. […]
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