Eco Factor: Skyscraper with a rooftop-based ecosystem.
Whenever it comes to vertical farming, people mostly envision high-rise buildings where veggies are grown at different levels. Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter have a different thought to vertical farming, where structures won’t just grow lettuce but also comprise houses, offices and other complexes for which skyscrapers are commonly built. The green area will be centered around a rooftop-based ecosystem that will sustain and enrich the structure.
Commissioned by the Government Buildings Agency in the Netherlands, the Zuidkas is one example of such a setting where the roof is converted into a food factory. The energy-efficiency building will be powered by a biogas electrical plant, and will be encased in a glass shell that will protect the building from the extreme elements of heat and cold.
The plant waste and toilet water from the building will be collected and sent to a co-fermentation plant where it will be converted into biogas and hence electricity and all the excess heat will be used to heat tap water.
Via: Inhabitat/Treehugger
