FUTURARC

4th Quarter 2007
Green Spaces / Residential

Green spaces bring relief—from sweltering temperatures and from the relentless concrete, steel and glass of the modern city. From large city parks to little patches of green, we seek refuge in our green spaces. In today’s world, we can find green spaces hanging from terraces, crawling up buildings and blanketing rooftops. Green roofs are an increasingly popular means of lowering a building’s energy costs; and governments are catching on, with incentives and regulations to encourage the use of sky greening. However, while green roofs are well established in Europe, Asia, particularly in parts of China, is still working out how best to utilise greenery in buildings.