Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city.
Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city.
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
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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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.
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
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...