This short demonstration explains the details behind the world's largest monitored green roof, which was recently installed on a Wal-Mart in Chicago. We have so much unused roof space in this country--I hope this project encourages more like it.
Definitely outstanding. I think we're just now only starting to realize that waste materials like condensed humidity (if you consider it as such) are valuable resources. Check out this liquid dessicant waterfall system developed by the UMD Solar Decathlon team in 2007...
http://solarteam.org/page.php?id=641
Most of my interests these days deal less with the science and more on the social aspects of building - why things get built, or don't, etc. Wal-Mart is a company that is responsible for a huge portion of built land area in the US, it's really about time they started using some of it for more than hawking cheap wares.
outstanding
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the captured condensate from the air conditioners is enough to keep the plants watered in a drought?
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http://rooftopfarms.org/
Definitely outstanding. I think we're just now only starting to realize that waste materials like condensed humidity (if you consider it as such) are valuable resources. Check out this liquid dessicant waterfall system developed by the UMD Solar Decathlon team in 2007...
ReplyDeletehttp://solarteam.org/page.php?id=641
Most of my interests these days deal less with the science and more on the social aspects of building - why things get built, or don't, etc. Wal-Mart is a company that is responsible for a huge portion of built land area in the US, it's really about time they started using some of it for more than hawking cheap wares.