Hi everyone! A bit over a month ago I made a survey about Solarpunk and shared it here. Now, I finally present you the findings of the survey! I am adding a few pics here for a preview and if you are interested, go check the link where there is a full description of the findings!!
full findings: https://thesolarpunksurvey2024.carrd.co/
In Montréal we have several large scale rooftop greenhouses built on top of warehouses. I'm guessing the warehouse construction is probably overbuilt to support the weight, but there haven't been and major issues yet.
It might not be solarpunk, but it's solarpunk wearing a tie at it's day job to find it's dreams. And their tomatoes are fucking delicious.
@Nouveau_Burnswick @hazeebabee
I remember a manual for rooftop gardens from Montreal back in the 1970s.
There are lighter growing media than soil and, of course, hydroponics and aeroponics.
Years of links to urban and advanced agriculture developments at http://cityag.blogspot.com
Years of links to net zero energy building developments at http://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com
Both are also free listservs
I was specifically referring to Lufa Farm's commercial rooftop farms. Each farm varies slightly in construction, operation, strengths, and weaknesses.
But thanks for those listservs, great resources.
Super useful links, thanks for sharing :) it's so cool to see all the different ways people have approached the questions & all the different solutions they came up with.
Maybe I'm just a sucker for plants on buildings though lol
Agreed (thanks for the Links & I'm a sucker for plants on buildings too!). Rooftop gardens & More vertical farming!
That sounds super cool! Warehouses especially seem like a good candidate for gardens. They're large, typically flat on top, & are often surrounded by paved parking areas meaning they get full sun. Plus the interiors often have easy access to the ceiling making any repairs very simple.
Lol I will say our leaky roof garden was the product of hippie construction, so it was beautiful and really cool-- but not the most carefully engineered 🤣