It's never good when something goes wrong in the living architecture field. In an industry still on the rise, any green roofs or green walls problems can affect everyone in the industry.
So I was a bit dismayed to read two potentially damaging articles in one day.
-In Toronto the auditor general reports that several city grants, including one for green roofs, has lacked oversight...big time. One project which received $135,000 went without a report for almost a year. Aye folks!!!
-In Chicago a portion of a green roof just flat out collapsed, luckily there are no reports of injury. Some people are blaming the collapse on ice and/or snow, but people remember headlines no matter how many experts say this was probably not linked to the green roof. Hopefully there will be some details on what actually happened soon to assuage any concerns.
-And one piece of permaculture news. From March 12- March 20, 2011 there's a permaculture design course at the
WOOLMAN/SIERRA FRIENDS CENTER in Nevada City, CA.
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