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by gmoke Mon Aug 1st, 2022 at 01:43:14 AM EST
The French Parliament recently approved a new law requiring all new commercial buildings to partially have their roofs covered with plants or solar panels. https:/cleantechnica.com/2022/05/05/new-law-in-france-green-roofs-on-new-commercial-buildings
Villa M - living walled building in Paris https:/triptyque.com/en/project/villa-m-en https:/www.v2com-newswire.com/en/newsroom/categories/commercial-architecture/press-kits/2001-01/vil la-m-takes-amazon-to-paris-with-tropical-building https:www.treehugger.com/villa-m-paris-triptyque-architecture-5271129 https:inhabitat.com/green-building-design-was-inspired-by-the-amazon-rainforest
Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale [FARMS] - US DOE funding large scale combined farm and solar projects https:/cleantechnica.com/2022/05/05/funding-notice-foundational-agrivoltaic-research-for-megawatt-s cale-farms
USDA now has an Office of Urban Agriculture https:/www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/5/10/5-focus-points-for-the-usdas-new-office-of-urban-agricult ure email for more information or to comment: UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisoryCommittee@usda.gov
Another vertical forest finished, this one in Huanggang, China https:www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/en/project/easyhome-huanggang-vertical-forest-city-complex https:/inhabitat.com/vertical-forest-apartment-has-an-astonishing-404-trees
Rotterdam's roofscape - greening 10 million square feet of rooftops https:/www.c40.org/case-studies/cities100-rotterdam-mitigation-meets-adaptation-on-rotterdam-s-roof tops https:/static1.squarespace.com/static/5f082078d610926644d22e00/t/621e3b2a1ee23c373149cac0/164614840 4157/URBANISTEN_Rotterdam_Rooftop_Potential_EN.pdf https:www.fastcompany.com/90755913/inside-rotterdams-quest-to-green-10-million-square-feet-of-roof tops
Green walls for air purification https:www.naava.io/en https:/inhabitat.com/clean-the-air-in-your-home-with-green-walls-from-naava
NYC AgTech Week 2022 will take place September 26 to October 1st 2022 https:/www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/6/23/nyc-agriculture-collective-thought-for-food-partner-for-n yc-agtech-week-2022
Bringing food production back to cities https:www.meed.com/bringing-food-production-back-to-cities
Roof garden for an automobile factory in Turin, Italy - flowers and a test track https:www.treehugger.com/biodiverse-roof-garden-added-to-iconic-lingotto-factory-in-turin-5496690
Australian food insecurity https:www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/28/australia-ill-prepared-for-food-insecurity-dr iven-by-war-and-climate-crisis-former-defence-leaders-say Editorial Comment: The war in Ukraine and Russia has made an already precarious world food supply even worse. The Russsian invasion in February 2022 is causing death by starvation around the world at the end of June. Even an "advanced nation" like Australia now may not be able to feed itself.
Creativity breaking out on European rooftops https:www.goodnewsnetwork.org/european-creative-rooftop-network-designs-public-spaces-for-roofs European Creative Rooftop Network https:/ecrn.city Rooftopedia - compendium of projects https:/www.rooftopedia.ecrn.city
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