Via Popular Science, a report on how pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields: Rooftop gardens are a great way to make urban communities more sustainable, economical, and enjoyable for residents. That said, there’s a reason they aren’t as ubiquitous as many would expect—because of issues such as increased solar radiation and higher […]
Read more »Via China Water Risk, a report on the potential of new ‘purple-roofs’ to free up land by replacing at-grade stormwater solutions and providing the benefits of a green roof: Meadows act as a natural workhorse providing cooling, stormwater mgmt & increased biodiversity; working with nature is often wiser than working against it Vulnerable groups esp. […]
Read more »Via Global News, a report on the largest rooftop solar array in Canada which was installed at Edmonton’s Expo Centre: There are certainly other buildings in Edmonton with rooftop solar panels, but the Expo Centre is certainly the biggest. In fact, when the $5-million project is done, it will be the largest rooftop solar array in the country. […]
Read more »Via Good News Network, a report on an innovative use of storage facility roof space to bring power to 1,400 homes: New Jersey’s largest community solar owner and operator had the bright idea to cover storage space with solar panels. The project was seen through to its conclusion, and now an Extra Space Storage site in Neptune, NJ, boats a […]
Read more »Via Yale e360, an article on why placing solar canopies on large parking lots offers a host of advantages — making use of land that is already cleared, producing electricity close to those who need it, and even shading cars: Fly into Orlando, Florida, and you may notice a 22-acre solar power array in the […]
Read more »Via GreenRoofs.com, an article on the potential to utilize malls for a more ecological purpose: Alexandra Lange of The New York Times writes: It is easy to think of indoor and even outdoor malls as anti-landscape: big asphalt parking lots, blank walls, artificial lighting, manufactured scents, digital sounds. But the origin of mall architecture was […]
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