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Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city. (www.singulargreen.com)
submitted 1 year ago by sam_uk@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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Green Shades is the first system in the world that allows the installation of vegetable awnings, that is, tensile sails covered with vegetation, opening a

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[–] !deleted168346@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

``Trees work well, are beautiful and require little maintenance, do that.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tree roots can be problematic in small, mostly concrete spaces. Having other options is not a bad thing.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

They can also drop spectacular amounts of leaves or needles and sticky sap more and less regularly. This is both inconvenient and even dangerously slippery on streets.