Via The Gothamist, a report on how one energy company’s plan to place 150-ton batteries on an apartment rooftop ignited tenants’ fears: Residents in a Brooklyn building say they feel like “guinea pigs” in a plan to install 150-ton lithium-ion batteries on the roof of their building. Microgrid Networks’ plan to install the first large-scale residential […]
Read more »Via GreenRoofs.com, a report on the impact that blue green roofs can have upon urban flooding and heat island effects: In order to combat the consequences of climate change such as urban flooding and heat island effects, sustainable measures needed to be adopted. The city of Amsterdam partnered with RESILIO to come up with an […]
Read more »Via The Guardian, a look at Los Angeles’ efforts to design its way cooler – including cool roofs: It may look like a normal roof, but the top of Martin Luther King Jr hospital near the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts gleams in the light. The roof isn’t made from a typical material: instead of absorbing heat, its […]
Read more »Via Fast Company, an article on a Mexico City park situated on the roof of Costco warehouse: Like any of the other 800 Costco big-box stores around the world, the new Costco in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City is gigantic. Its warehouse-like shopping area and three-story parking structure add up to more than […]
Read more »Via Yale’s e360, an article on Tokyo recent decision to mandate that all new homes in the city be built with rooftop solar panels starting in 2025: Tokyo is mandating that all new homes in the city be built with rooftop solar panels starting in 2025. Tokyo is the first Japanese city to require rooftop solar […]
Read more »Via Nice News, details about a new project called Roots in the Sky – London’s First Rooftop Forest: Plans are underway to transform a 1960s London courthouse into a carbon neutral commercial and community space, featuring what will be one of Europe’s largest rooftop forests — at 1.4 acres with 125 established trees and over 10,000 […]
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