May 25th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on how – with India’s electrical grid under strain – rural hospitals and clinics have found reliable power in rooftop solar: In the searing heat that often envelops Raichur, an ancient town in southern India, a ceiling fan that spins without interruption brings sweet relief for the newborn babies and their […]
Read more »Guidelines for Biodiversity Green Roofs Released for Melbourne, Australia
May 23rd, 2023
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 »May 16th, 2023
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 »Rooftop Gardens On Bus Stops: Cost Effective Remedy To NYC’s Flood Problems
May 5th, 2023
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 »May 2nd, 2023
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 »Cities Are Learning to Manage Urban Stormwater the Way Nature Would
April 27th, 2023
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 […]
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