Quedlinburg, Germany (by schreibtnix)
Vertical Farm Proposal Is Woven Into The Fabric Of The City
“Michelle Cheng, a graduate of the Ryerson University School of Interior Design, has designed a vertical farm for her thesis. She didn’t place it at the waterfront or in the theater district, she put it in the middle of a transitioning residential area with a large social housing component, full of people who need affordable fresh food.”
more: treehugger
image: Michelle Cheng
Rooftop Fish Farm Ups the Ante for Urban Agriculture
“The prototype Globe/Hedron ‘is a bamboo greenhouse designed to organically grow fish and vegetables on top of generic flat roofs. The design is optimized for aquaponic farming techniques: the fish’s water nourishes the plants and plants clean the water for the fish,’”.
‘Film farming’ uses no soil and just one-tenth the waterWith water efficiency in mind, Dubai-based Agricel recently launched a farming system that uses a film-like material instead of soil and allows farmers to use 90 percent less water.
via emergentfutures
nrdc:
Washington, DC is finally getting a green waterfront development to be proud of. A 42-acre redevelopment along the Anacostia River, The Yards will comprise some 1.8 million square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of retail and cultural spaces, 2,700 rental and for-sale homes, and a significant riverfront park and esplanade. With a great in-town location along a Metro line and only a few blocks from the US Capitol, and with some excellent green features, the project has been certified gold under the LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot program. Read more.
Rendering of The Yards by Forest City Washington via DCYards.com
This could be good
Submission from chelsey1016:
Target Center green roof in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Great submission! I hope more businesses get on this bandwagon
