Toitures végétales, dalles gazon, parkings perméables, dalle, parking et terrasse végétalisé, Adivet. Copenhagen Adopts a Mandatory Green Roof Policy | Inhabitat - Gr. As part of its overall strategy to become a carbon neutral city by 2025, Copenhagen has become the first Scandanavian city to adopt a policy that requires green roofs for all new buildings with roof slopes of less than 30 degrees. Copenhagen presently has 20,000 square meters (over 215,000 square feet) of flat roofs. It is hoped that as much as 5,000 square meters of new development each year will be covered with vegetation.
Vegetated roofs, or green roofs, provide several benefits for buildings and their surroundings. They can absorb as much as 80% of rainfall, helping to reduce stress on stormwater systems. They help reduce urban temperatures (the “heat island effect“). And, they protect roof membranes from the sun’s UV rays and the greatest temperature swings, such that roof membrane life is extended as much as double that of an unprotected membrane. Via LivingRoofs.org Thanks for the tip @mona_jensen! Jardins-Filtrants: Bienvenue. Green roofs.
As I mentioned in the recent reckoning of the L+U blog, I wanted to focus on a number of recent texts that I've had the chance to delve into (by disconnecting myself from the nefarious teat of the RSS feeder) Of significance is finally getting around to expanding on the initial readings of the book Ecological Urbanism (check out Intro by Mohsen Mostafavi, 'Why Ecological Urbanism? Why Now? , in two parts here and here) which although gigantic, dense and brick-like, is also yielding some engaging content. Thus in lieu of another option for a book with over 100+ essays and snippets from various authors, I'm going to chronologically post on each one on a mostly, time permitting, daily basis - in some cases just a fragment or two worthy of discussion - sometimes in more length. Hope you enjoy.
Here's the first installment - follow by regular installments with the moniker RBC. ________________________________________________________Advancement versus Apocalypse | Rem Koolhaas. Urban Farming Advocates.