February 7th, 2020
Via Inverse, a report on Tesla’s solar roof: TESLA CEO ELON MUSK IS PUBLICLY BULLISH about Tesla’s solar roof future, citing an enthusiastic public and a proven technology. He also benefits from friendly legislators in his home state of California, eager to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. But during a recent call with investors, […]
Read more »Massive New Rooftop Farm Helps Keep Bangkok From Flooding
January 16th, 2020
Via GreenRoofs.com, an interesting article on the largest rooftop farm in Asia: Sea levels are rising around the world, but as they rise, Bangkok is sinking. The low-lying megacity, built on marshland, is also now so covered in concrete that during heavy rains—the type of storms that are becoming more common because of climate change—streets […]
Read more »December 19th, 2019
Via Solar Daily, a report on a large solar covered parking garage project in St. Louis: Ameren Missouri and BJC Healthcare teamed up to build a solar energy generation facility atop the BJC parking garage located on Duncan Avenue, St. Louis. BJC Healthcare’s President and CEO Rich Liekweg has stated, “[we are] known for innovation […]
Read more »Tesla’s New Solar Glass Roof Ready For Wide Follout
October 25th, 2019
Via Verge, a report on Telsa’s new Solar Glass roof tiles: Elon Musk has unveiled a redesign of Tesla’s Solar Roof tiles, dubbed “Solar Glass Roof.” The new roof design will cost around $42,500 for a 2,000-square-foot roof with 10kW of solar capacity before tax credits (or about $21.25 per square foot), according to Tesla’s […]
Read more »October 14th, 2019
Via The New York Times, a look at the increasing popularity of green roofs: When David Michaels moved to Chicago this year, he chose the Emme apartment building in part because of the third-floor green roof, which has a lawn, an area for grilling, fire pits and a 3,000-square-foot vegetable garden. “The green space was […]
Read more »World’s Largest Rooftop Farm To Open Soon In Paris
August 17th, 2019
Via Fast Company, a report on the world’s largest rooftop farm which is due to open soon in Paris: Large rooftop farms aren’t new—in Chicago’s South Side, a 75,000-square-foot greenhouse on top of a factory building grows up to 10 million heads of leafy greens each year (and was the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world when […]
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