December 6th, 2011
Via Spiegel Online, an interesting article about an industrial-sized rooftop farm planned for Berlin: It is hardly a logical spot for a farm, but three Berliners have earmarked a massive former factory roof for an unusual urban agriculture venture. The sustainable set-up will produce both vegetables and fish for local residents and could be a model […]
Read more »An Urban Rooftop Revolution?
November 24th, 2011
Via Green Prophet, an interesting article on what Beirut could look like if a rooftop revolution took hold and scaled outward – a solution, perhaps, to many other high density urban centers as well. Beirut is almost completely bereft of public green spaces. Satellite images show expanses of grey apartment and office blocks […]
Read more »November 20th, 2011
Via Blogfish, an interesting photo of crops growing on the roof of the main parking garage at Beijing Airport:
Read more »Electricity’s Future: Transformed By Solar Panels On Residential and Commercial Roofs
November 13th, 2011
Via Yale’s e360 blog, an interesting interview with David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy who believes the U.S. electricity-generating market is on the verge of a profound transformation, not unlike the era two decades ago when the antiquated world of land-line telephones and “Ma Bell” companies was about to give way to cell […]
Read more »November 10th, 2011
Via Spouting Off, an interesting article on the Los Angeles County’s recently released rainwater harvesting guidelines: L.A. County’s Department of Public Health has just released rainwater harvesting guidelines that help transform the region’s management of stormwater runoff. The guidelines apply to rainwater harvesting projects, including rain barrels and cisterns, and they significantly shift the approach […]
Read more »Painting Your Roof White Doesn’t Work
November 4th, 2011
Via Fast Company, a report that debunks the idea of “cool roofs”: Painting roofs white has been–like changing lightbulbs–one of the well-cited easy ways out of climate change. By reflecting more light and heat back to the atmosphere, a white roof should act like a natural anti-warming device, while also reducing your energy costs by […]
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