May 5th, 2023
Via The Gothamist, an article on the role that rooftop gardens for bus stops can serve as cost effective remedies to NYC’s flood problems: As New York City spends billions of dollars preparing for its next extreme flood, new research suggests a cheaper, greener resource may already be scattered across the five boroughs: bus stop […]
Read more »Europe’s First Solar Panel Roof-Covered Bike Lane Unveiled In Germany
May 2nd, 2023
Via The Next Web, an article on Europe’s first solar panel roof-covered bike lane recently unveiled in Germany which is expected to generate about 280 MWh/year: At the beginning of the year, news readers were treated to images of German police forcefully removing climate activists from the village of Lützerath to make way for an open-air […]
Read more »April 27th, 2023
Via GreenRoofs.com, a look at how cities are learning to manage urban stormwater the way nature would: Plants, trees and streams may welcome rainfall into their homes, but humans not so much. In the urban areas where 8 out of 10 Americans live, impervious surfaces — rooftops, roads, sidewalks, parking lots — are built above […]
Read more »Green Roofs: An Innovative Solution to a Devilishly Hot Problem
April 20th, 2023
Via Greenroofs.com, a look at how green roofs can cool rooftop surfaces and keep solar generation optimal: Julie Power of The Sydney Morning Herald writes: When the first building in Sydney’s newest city of Bradfield is completed next year, it will feature a roof with plants and solar panels that reverse some devilish problems in […]
Read more »February 8th, 2023
Via GreenRoofs.com, news of a new green roof planned in Philadelphia: In the South Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, PA there is a new and exciting development occurring in the Navy Ship Yard. The whole area is being revitalized into a new and improved district, with the latest addition known as 2500 League Island Boulevard. According […]
Read more »Solar Energy Opportunities in US Industrial Real Estate
February 2nd, 2023
Via CBRE, a new report examining solar opportunities in US industrial real estate: While annual U.S. commercial solar installations slowed in the past two years due to pandemic-related disruption in the supply chain, the industry is projected to rebound in the coming years. It is estimated that only around 5% of the market for commercial […]
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