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Prefab, floating waterlilliHaus is completely self-sustaining in Brazil

AGreenLiving

Brazilian construction company SysHaus has recently installed a new prefab home that generates its own energy as it floats on an idyllic São Paulo lake. meters wide by 12 meters in length and is mounted atop a floating catamaran that can be moored or sailed at speeds of up to 4 knots. square-meter nanoHaus to the 38.4-square-meter

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Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

GreenBiz

While this is just a small step into the next era of vertical farming, the practice is helping farmers cut down growing times and reduce waste, according to IGS. . Growing seedlings locally using vertical farms could help defray those costs and improve the sustainability of local food systems. "[The] million per annum. Courtesy of.

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Build Back Better: Top green consultancies beef up post-coronavirus services

Business Green

A poll this week of around 100 top corporates affiliated with the Climate Group's RE100, EV100, and EP100 campaigns found that the overwhelming majority were confident the coronavirus crisis would not dent their various sustainability commitments.