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Ginkgo Sustainability and Green Business Bureau Partner to Provide Living Wall and Living Roof Solutions to Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Lower energy costs of the building. Provide insulation and reduce cooling loads. Reduce stormwater run-off. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems. Provide insulation for the building. Increase connectivity to natural environment. Improve physical and mental health of residence. Reduce urban heat island and noise pollution.

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Ginkgo Sustainability and Green Business Bureau Partner to Provide Living Wall and Living Roof Solutions to Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Lower energy costs of the building. Provide insulation and reduce cooling loads. Reduce stormwater run-off. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems. Provide insulation for the building. Increase connectivity to natural environment. Improve physical and mental health of residence. Reduce urban heat island and noise pollution.

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Earth Day goes big & virtual again

Greenability Magazine

From Kansas City, there are many free, mostly virtual events that range from climate solutions to renewable energy, composting, recycling and an outdoor children’s puppet show. Heart & Soil , CinemaKC. Renewable Energy Programs & Incentives , Renew Missouri. Events are listed below by sponsoring organizations.

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Wellesleys Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy

AGreenLiving

Boston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses with the net-zero energy Global Flora, a sustainable botanical facility for Wellesley College in Massachusetts. The greenhouse also includes stormwater retention tanks. Original post:Â .

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Water innovation ‘fantasy league’

Envirotec Magazine

The firms identified so far are as follows: • 3Rwater (US) (category: stormwater management): 3Rwater’s Follow the Drop mobile application and platform collects stormwater metrics, including rainfall data and the location of drainage devices, and uses advanced analytics to calculate drainage area and quantify stormwater runoff.

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‘Fantasy league’ reveals future of water innovation

Envirotec Magazine

The 2022 showcase companies have developed ground-breaking solutions in areas such as stormwater management, water reuse, sanitation, smart water and circular economy, all aligning with the BlueTech Forum 2022 theme – radical collaboration for regeneration. Pani Energy (Canada) – digital. Evove (UK) – water reuse.

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

A report out last Thursday found that the understudied cooling effects of trees — like their role in the water cycle and the compounds they emit — have kept the planet half a degree Celsius cooler, not even accounting for the carbon dioxide they capture. Studies show that their presence makes people happier and healthier.