Via Greenroofs.com, an article on some useful guidelines for biodiversity green roofs recently released for Melbourne, Australia: Staff of City of Melbourne & University of Melbourne writes: Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, and the major cities are experiencing rapid population growth and increasing densification. It is estimated that by […]
Read more »Via Energy Daily, an article on the potential for rooftop solar panels to power one third of US manufacturing sector: Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of US manufacturers. A new study, published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Sustainability and Infrastructure, […]
Read more »Via The Gothamist, an article on the role that rooftop gardens for bus stops can serve as cost effective remedies to NYC’s flood problems: As New York City spends billions of dollars preparing for its next extreme flood, new research suggests a cheaper, greener resource may already be scattered across the five boroughs: bus stop […]
Read more »Via The Next Web, an article on Europe’s first solar panel roof-covered bike lane recently unveiled in Germany which is expected to generate about 280 MWh/year: At the beginning of the year, news readers were treated to images of German police forcefully removing climate activists from the village of Lützerath to make way for an open-air […]
Read more »Via GreenRoofs.com, a look at how cities are learning to manage urban stormwater the way nature would: Plants, trees and streams may welcome rainfall into their homes, but humans not so much. In the urban areas where 8 out of 10 Americans live, impervious surfaces — rooftops, roads, sidewalks, parking lots — are built above […]
Read more »Via Greenroofs.com, a look at how green roofs can cool rooftop surfaces and keep solar generation optimal: Julie Power of The Sydney Morning Herald writes: When the first building in Sydney’s newest city of Bradfield is completed next year, it will feature a roof with plants and solar panels that reverse some devilish problems in […]
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