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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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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