Living Walls
Chemically Green did an article about “living walls” — buildings that have used vegetation to cover walls or even entire buildings. It’s environmentally friendly, brings some more green to city life, and is also a form of art. My favorite example from the article is the SkyFarm in Toronto (pictured above). Not only does this building look cool, but they are actually using it as a farm. It’s a vertical garden where they think crops may earn up to $23 million a year.
Other examples include the Sydney International Airport, Vancouver Aquarium, and other buildings and walls around the world that have taken advantage of the “green” trend. Click here to read the full article on Chemically Green: Living Walls
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Michele on March 12th, 2009
I can see this is a really big building and there is a lot growing there, but $23 million worth of crops? In one year??? Especially in such a northern climate? A lot of farmers would like to know just what they are growing!