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How much water do trees keep in the sky? 1 Citation Past studies have suggested that trees can intercept and hold around two and a half millimeters of rainwater?even in a modest sized rain event, in which 10mm of rain might fall, that is still one-quarter of the rain. When rain is caught by leaves, it may not have a chance to provide water to other plants, as it rapidly evaporates. This process returns water to the atmosphere for another rain storm that may take place the next day, miles and miles away. Water that reached the soil below t, technorati.com
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Case Studies: Vertical Farming 1 Citation In this post three design solutions will be reviewed that have been made in response to the definition of the concept of Vertical Farming by Dr. Dickson Despommier, as has been set out in the previous post. The ideological drivers for these designs are all motivated by the reduction of the ecological footprint, or foodprint, of the current practice of agriculture.Centre for Urban AgricultureFootprint 2900 sq m / 0.72 acres, height 23 stories, 318 apartments, 4050 sq m / 1 acre of arable land and, technorati.com
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Green Parking Lots: Part II - How Alternate Paving Helps 1 Citation This, the second article in our three part series on green parking lots continues by looking at some of the green parking lot design techniques and materials and how they help make parking surfaces more environmentally friendly and improve the urban space most of us live in. It suggests how smaller lots and smaller parking stall sizes, both acting... ], technorati.com
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