Tag Archives: Urban heat island
SandStone Road by Thomas Kosbau & Andrew Wetzler » Yanko Design
Asphalt has been used for the last 80 years. It greatly contributes to the urban heat island effect, reaching peak temperatures of 48–67°C. At current consumption levels, approximately 28,000,000 barrels of crude oil were required to create South Korea’s 86,990 … Continue reading
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Tagged Asphalt, Goddard Space Flight Center, Gulf of Mexico, NASA, Sandstone, South Korea, United States, Urban heat island
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Bus Roots: Green Roofed Bus is a Garden That Goes
Fans of the WHO Farm Project and other crazy green bus projects will enjoy Bus Roots, a green roof system designed for buses by Marco Castro Cosio. Ethereally speaking, it grounds the urban, metallic inflexible atmosphere of modern transport with … Continue reading
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Tagged BioBus, Bus, Business, Green roof, New York University, Open space reserve, Roof, Urban heat island
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