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Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city.
(www.singulargreen.com)
Isn't that just a pergola with new marketing?
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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More like a portico but not quite it :)
anyway marketing for good stuff isn’t inherently bad
Look at this boring old idea we managed to put an exciting eco-friendly spin on! We know that nature provides a better alternative (it's always trees) but these are more modern!
Hmm, I do see why they are going for green cover, but green roofs and building facades combined with (from the bottom) much nicer looking shade nets seem like the better solution. The extra effort to manage the rain-water runoff and irrigation for these seems also quite substantial.
I make shade as a canvas guy for boats. I find it hard to believe that the building owners would let you bolt all that to their buildings. Even just the fabric alone is heavy enough...
It seems like a net/lattice covered in something like ivy would look better from underneath, and would weigh less. Though I'm sure it'd have drawbacks I haven't considered
``Trees work well, are beautiful and require little maintenance, do that.
Tree roots can be problematic in small, mostly concrete spaces. Having other options is not a bad thing.
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.
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