Green Building: Bugs in the (green) system
5 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Qiyi City Forest Gardens, in Chengdu, China. Photo / EPA
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By The Conversation.
Throughout the world, architects are designing green buildings, whether it s in their sustainable construction, environmentally friendly operation or actually green by style.
It s broadly titled biophilia, connecting people with nature, and it can lead to some creative and innovative designs.
But now we are finding that literally greening the world by covering building walls and roofs with vegetation can also come with some unexpected problems.
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In the Chinese city of Chengdu, a vast green experimental housing estate of 826 apartments was constructed where people can live in a vertical forest with every open space and balcony containing live vegetation.
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The Skerton Christmas project aims to bring some much needed seasonal goodwill to the whole community.
Monday, 14th December 2020, 12:30 pm
It’s Skerton Community Network’s first Christmas and all involved want to make it extra special after a difficult year overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Formed in April by Zsuzsanna Brenner-Daly, St Joseph’s RC Church’s outreach co-ordinator, the Network includes St Joseph’s, the Friends of Ryelands Park and Lune Bank Gardens, and volunteers working together for the benefit of the residents of Skerton, one of the country’s most deprived areas.
Among their festive initiatives are a Christmas Trail and Christmas card making project.