October 3rd, 2020
Via Seed Daily, a report on growing interest in rooftop farming in Singapore: On the rooftop of a Singapore shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants, rosemary, bananas and papayas stand in colourful contrast to the grey skyscrapers of the city-state’s business district. The 10,000 square-foot (930 square-metre) site is among a growing number of […]
Read more »Rise Of The Rooftop Farmer
July 11th, 2020
Via The Economist, a report on how Singapore looks to the skies—for fields: Benjamin Swan’s farm is on the fourth floor of an office building in an industrial part of Singapore. To see his crops, visitors are escorted past a door unlocked with a thumbprint and through an airlock. (“Our air is certified,” says an assistant.) […]
Read more »July 8th, 2020
Courtesy of The Guardian, a report on the world’s largest urban farm – built on a rooftop: On top of a striking new exhibition hall in the southern 15th arrondissement of Paris, the world’s largest urban rooftop farm has started to bear fruit. Strawberries, to be precise: small, intensely flavoured and resplendently red. They sprout abundantly […]
Read more »Green Roofs Can Boost Economies
June 11th, 2020
Via The Times of Malta, a report on the economic benefits of green roofs: June 6 marked the very first World Green Roof Day. For a world just emerging from the isolation of lockdown into social distancing, the presence and importance of nature in our lives has become acutely evident. Stuck at home, our only […]
Read more »March 21st, 2020
Via PV Magazine, a report on Bangladesh’s largest industrial solar rooftop project to date: Dhaka-based renewables developer Joules Power Limited will install Bangladesh’s largest industrial solar rooftop – a 3.1 MW system in the Narayanganj district near the capital. The 33,000m2 array will cover multiple buildings owned by textile company Robintex Group, which will buy the electricity generated by the […]
Read more »Selling Solar Power: The Business Case Behind Shopping Centres’ Solar Investments
February 26th, 2020
Via Which-50, a detailed look at the business case behind shopping centres’ solar investments: In a softer retail environment, shopping centres have reallocated their floor space. More square metres have gone to food and entertainment precincts as consumer preferences shift. Now they’re looking beyond their four walls — specifically to the real estate on the roof […]
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