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  • From: Tom Alexander <tom@growingedge.com>
  • To: gardenwriters-on-gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Bill McDonough and The 'Green' Skyscraper
  • Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:31:49 -0800

Additionally, the roofs will be vegetable producers. In Singapore, an enterprising person is locking up all the roofs of the skyscrapers in long term leases for low rent in the financial district to grow fresh vegetables for the fine restaurants down on the street. Right now skyscraper owners probably don't realize the value of their roofs and people who negotiate long term leases for the roof space can get good deals for growing things. The escaping thermal heat from the skyscraper will heat (for free) greenhouses and plastic tunnels.

Tom Alexander
tom@growingedge.com



On Nov 14, 2006, at 2:52 PM, N Sterman wrote:


The 'Green' SkyscraperWorld | Architecture | Environment
Posted by: Christian Peralta

14 November 2006 - 9:00am

William McDonough illustrates a model for the sustainable building of
the future in Fortune Magazine.

"The building of the future will not just sit on a lot. It will be
productive. From solar panels that produce power to tree-filled
terraces that recycle water, the building will work, quite literally,
from the inside out. How distant is this prospect? Hard to say. All
the technologies mentioned are "state of the shelf": That is, they
already exist, although not all are economically practical. But
architecture and design are crafts for the long term. This tower
shows the way urban centers can get closer to nature - and in the
process keep neighborhoods and cities vibrant and healthy."
Source: Fortune, Nov 13, 2006
Full Story: Tower of tomorrow
Related links:
Tower of tomorrow: Slideshow


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