Environmental Graffiti

Green Roof Craze Strikes America

Europeans have known and enjoyed the benefits of Living Roofs, or Green Roofs, for many years. Only now, as the push to ‘go green’ has increased, are Americans finding the same cost and earth saving advantages. Living roofs not only increase energy efficiency, by reducing the amount of heat or cold radiated into a home or building, they also collect storm water runoff.

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The Coolest Apartment Block on Earth

Viennese artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, has designed what has become one of the more unique and visually stimulating buildings in the world. With over 1000 unique windows, individualized handles on windows and doors, a living roof, café and a running stream, the Waldspirale in Darmstadt, Germany is an architectural wonder.

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