Flat Packed, Vertical Farming Urban Agriculture
Check out Dezeen’s article highlighting how building with cork has been used in a variety of applications within design and construction. At Plantimate we believe in the holistic benefits this product can bring to projects given its light weight, resistance to rot, good thermal quality and waste saving measure from the industrial process!
Always exciting to see passive solar energy used in greenhouses in new and old ways. Check out this article explaining the evolution and improvements of solar gain techniques in Chinese greenhouses. Expected to cover 1.5 million hectares by 2020 this had massive potential in reducing carbon foot print whilst providing access to healthy food to local communities!
It is hard to over emphasize the importance of nature in our urban environments. Check out this article highlighting not just the environmental benefits but also the economical benefits of trees in our cities!
Tibbets says: “i-Tree is a real opportunity to finally put a valuation on London’s tree resource and financial value is something that everybody can understand.”
