Pondering on how to cool down temperatures in your house this summer? Gather an inspiration from innovative plans muted by Shanghai. With the onset of summers, Shanghai plans to grow ivy and other creeping plants on the exterior walls of more than 1,000 buildings to cool down temperatures this summer, according to Shanghai Daily.
It will not only color the city green, but reduce indoor temperatures by blocking direct sunshine; the paper quotes experts as saying. Isn’t it a great idea! The project is planned to serve two purposes:
to increase the city’s green landscaping, and
to save energy –
Ma Xingfa, head of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission’s social development department said.
Via: Xinhua Net
