Thursday, November 13, 2014

3d printed gardens!

For the life of me I couldn't figure out how this would work according to their description, thankfully there's a GIF which helps it make sense!

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

New protocols for indoor biophilic design

Interior designers are developing new protocols to address design strategies for incorporating green walls and other biophilia into their practices. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), led by Randy Fiser, has committed to the protocols through the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Let's see what they come up with!

-An urban farming initiative in Calgary is building an earthship greenhouse to provide year-round produce.

-The company who provided living walls for the 2012 London Olympics is going "into administration". For those in North America who may not be familiar with the process, it's the step before bankruptcy. But it's not bankrupt yet, let's see if they can restructure and pull it out.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Occupy the Farm...the movie

I'm sure everyone remembers reading about the battle between the University of California and neighborhood farmers. Here's a trailer for the documentary of what happened and how...



Thursday, November 6, 2014

Amazing green complex planned for Cairo



Slated to begin construction in 2015, if this development ends up being half as good as it looks, it will be top 10 in the living architecture world for the green options (indigenous plants, green roofs, green walls, urban agriculture, solar panels and more!) it provides.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

12th Cities Alive Green Roof & Wall Conference is one week away!

There's still time to get down (or over, if you're in the neighborhood) to this year's Cities Alive Green Roof and Wall Conference in Nashville. The festivities kick off November 12.