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kq4ym A great approach to getting more greenery in cities and helping the environment. But, I wonder what the added cost is to building owners as there's certainly some unique construction techniques that...
FeepingCreatures Nicole: you're absolutely correct that the key is to remove humans from the equation. Once you do this, a whole load of practical and engineering challenges magically evaporate - and with them,...
Kate In New York City, green roofs are regarded as a potent agent in reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) – a condition that plagues waterways. According to New York's Riverkeeper, more...
ashepard Nicole, Hi. Mary did a great job. Roof tops can be gardens at work and at home. I wish we could turn gutters into planters - stuff really seems to grow there :) LoL ...
Nicole Ferraro I agree with you on the lack of courage, @ashepard. And thanks for the interesting info about where mosquitos and bees can and cannot fly to. I'm not super worried about allergies from these plants....
ashepard Mary, Thank you & most welcome. Thank you for the financial info or roof installation and maintenace. Good point about insects. They may not be as big a problem. Ants...
bulk Great Link Mary, Thanks for sharing! that has a ton of great info to start out with.
Mary Jander You bring up a couple of important points for sure, Shane. On the tree issue, I believe the greenery is selected for its ability to live in a layer atop the roof without being invasive. Note that...
Mary Jander Regarding cavelike structures, check out the Dietikon houses in this link.
Mary Jander Good info, ashepard, and a great idea about how roofing can lend sustainability to any city building through a combination of solar paneling and greenery.
Mary Jander Great point, vhasfcleep. This is a trend, too, to produce green canopies over various urban facilities -- as evidenced in a new plan to cover an Italian train station with a "green roof" similar...
Mary Jander I'm not sure what standard flat-roof maintenance might cost, but I think the figures for green roof installation were up to $25/sq. foot installed. Maintenance for the first two years or so can be...
bulk Mary, Any roof will have regular maintanice that needs to be done, even more with a normal flat roof. It would be interesting to see how the total cost for the lifetime of each roof stand...
Shane Fernandez Wow! These are really impressive, and I would say that the benefits are truly outstanding, not to mention esthetically pleasing. There may be a few negatives that should be considered, but by no...
Mary Jander My understanding is that green roofs require regular maintenance, which factors into their cost. But the pricetag for maintaining them doesn't seem to be enormously high.
bulk @ashepard, I have seen one of the in ground buildings before, the only windows were on the front of the house, they have a few dome type things that stick out the top to let natural light...
ashepard Bulk, Hi. The video I've seen does make roor work harder. I've never seen nor heard about completly redoing a roof. There is a distinction - roof of a building above the ground...
bulk @ashepart, that sounds interesting, but I think you are right that water can still get trapped and cause issues. I also think it has to be difficult to locate any damage and move the...
bulk @ashepart, that sounds interesting, but I think you are right that water can still get trapped and cause issues. I also think it has to be difficult to locate any damage and move the...
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5/17/2013
Green roofs are among the hottest ways to keep cities cool, and the technique has launched an architectural fad among cities worldwide.
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5/16/2013
Everyone's talking "green" these days -- but when it comes to datacenters, talk is often where it stops.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/13/2013
The terms "analytics" and "big-data" are ubiquitous these days; and like many other buzzwords, they seem to switch meanings, depending on who's using them.
Projjal Dutta, MTA Director of Sustainability, NYC
5/13/2013
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5/9/2013
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Nicole Ferraro, Editor in Chief, Future Cities
5/9/2013
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Nicole Ferraro, Editor in Chief, Future Cities
5/7/2013
Going green, as we know, has become a buzzphase. One might equate it with everything from recycling plastic to retrofitting a historic building. There's a danger here.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/17/2013
Green roofs are among the hottest ways to keep cities cool, and the technique has launched an architectural fad among cities worldwide.
Projjal Dutta, MTA Director of Sustainability, NYC
5/13/2013
Two different electric car manufacturers were in the news in the past two weeks, for very different reasons.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/16/2013
Everyone's talking "green" these days -- but when it comes to datacenters, talk is often where it stops.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/13/2013
The terms "analytics" and "big-data" are ubiquitous these days; and like many other buzzwords, they seem to switch meanings, depending on who's using them.
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kq4ym A great approach to getting more greenery in cities and helping the environment. But, I wonder what the added cost is to building owners as there's certainly some unique construction techniques that...
FeepingCreatures Nicole: you're absolutely correct that the key is to remove humans from the equation. Once you do this, a whole load of practical and engineering challenges magically evaporate - and with them,...
Kate In New York City, green roofs are regarded as a potent agent in reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) – a condition that plagues waterways. According to New York's Riverkeeper, more...
ashepard Nicole, Hi. Mary did a great job. Roof tops can be gardens at work and at home. I wish we could turn gutters into planters - stuff really seems to grow there :) LoL ...
Nicole Ferraro I agree with you on the lack of courage, @ashepard. And thanks for the interesting info about where mosquitos and bees can and cannot fly to. I'm not super worried about allergies from these plants....
ashepard Mary, Thank you & most welcome. Thank you for the financial info or roof installation and maintenace. Good point about insects. They may not be as big a problem. Ants...
bulk Great Link Mary, Thanks for sharing! that has a ton of great info to start out with.
Mary Jander You bring up a couple of important points for sure, Shane. On the tree issue, I believe the greenery is selected for its ability to live in a layer atop the roof without being invasive. Note that...
Mary Jander Regarding cavelike structures, check out the Dietikon houses in this link.
Mary Jander Good info, ashepard, and a great idea about how roofing can lend sustainability to any city building through a combination of solar paneling and greenery.
Mary Jander Great point, vhasfcleep. This is a trend, too, to produce green canopies over various urban facilities -- as evidenced in a new plan to cover an Italian train station with a "green roof" similar...
Mary Jander I'm not sure what standard flat-roof maintenance might cost, but I think the figures for green roof installation were up to $25/sq. foot installed. Maintenance for the first two years or so can be...
bulk Mary, Any roof will have regular maintanice that needs to be done, even more with a normal flat roof. It would be interesting to see how the total cost for the lifetime of each roof stand...
Shane Fernandez Wow! These are really impressive, and I would say that the benefits are truly outstanding, not to mention esthetically pleasing. There may be a few negatives that should be considered, but by no...
Mary Jander My understanding is that green roofs require regular maintenance, which factors into their cost. But the pricetag for maintaining them doesn't seem to be enormously high.
bulk @ashepard, I have seen one of the in ground buildings before, the only windows were on the front of the house, they have a few dome type things that stick out the top to let natural light...
ashepard Bulk, Hi. The video I've seen does make roor work harder. I've never seen nor heard about completly redoing a roof. There is a distinction - roof of a building above the ground...
bulk @ashepart, that sounds interesting, but I think you are right that water can still get trapped and cause issues. I also think it has to be difficult to locate any damage and move the...
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