December 2nd, 2018
Via New Age Bangladesh, an article looking at Bangladesh’s potential for rooftop agronomy: Dhaka is among the most densely populated city having thousands of buildings for habitation. Residents can create well-planned garden in the rooftop, MA Sobhan says as he sees a huge opportunity to turn the rooftop gardens into earning sources for urban people. Citing […]
Read more »London: Building New Homes On Roofs
November 15th, 2017
Via Quartz, an interesting look at London’s potential use of ‘airspace’: London may have found a radical solution for its housing crisis—building new homes on roofs. Britain’s capital could benefit from 41,000 new homes if it developed properties on unused rooftops, adding a potential 28 million square feet of real-estate to its two most central […]
Read more »October 23rd, 2017
Via Terra Daily, a report on the water savings benefits of cool roofs: The energy and climate benefits of cool roofs have been well established: By reflecting rather than absorbing the sun’s energy, light-colored roofs keep buildings, cities, and even the entire planet cooler. Now a new study by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley […]
Read more »Audi Introducing Solar Roofs To Increase Range Of Future Vehicles
August 26th, 2017
Via Futurism, an interesting look at an initiative to capitalize on the roof space on individual cars, namely Audi’s efforts to introduce solar roofs to increase the range of future vehicles: We may be a long way away from solar powered electric vehicles the likes of which Lightyear is trying to build, yet some larger car […]
Read more »August 21st, 2017
Via Renewable Energy World, a report on Home Depot’s plan to lease 50 store tops for solar power. We can’t be too far away from a renewable focused roof REIT perhaps: The Home Depot last week said that it will use power purchase agreements to lease rooftop space for 50 of its stores. The company […]
Read more »Green Roof Industry Shows Double-Digit Growth in 2016
July 28th, 2017
Via Water Canada, a report on the rapid growth of the green roof industry in 2016: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC)has reported that the industry grew by double-digits in 2016 according to its 2016 Annual Green Roof Industry Survey released today. For the first time, GRHC Corporate Members reported that Toronto, Ont. had the most square footage of […]
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