September 1, 2012 - Green Roof School

CaliforniaMama · 09-01-2012, 10:06 AM

This is Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, an art school that has gone green.

At the height of the building is green turfed roof which blends with ground contour. The turfed roofscape is functional space that is easily accessible via sidesteps along the roof edges, allowing the roof to be a lovely outside communal space.

Oddly worded article and more pics can be found at On Home Interiors.

Gravdigr · 09-01-2012, 03:09 PM

As soon as I saw that building I knew, KNEW, it wasn't in America.

We like our bldgs square and gray.

Sundae · 09-01-2012, 03:32 PM

The Sainsbury's I used to shop in when I lived in Greenwich had a similar "hill" although it didn't cover the whole supermarket. I think it was used for insulation for the warehousing. The grass always looked healthy I must say. There were also a couple of pools out back that weren't landscaped so I could only assume they had a purpose (car drivers wouldn't have seen them, only people like me who hauled shopping home on shanks pony).

It also had a couple of its own wind turbines - I think it was as close to a zero carbon footprint as was possible back then.

I liked.

Well, okay. I liked a lot because it was my nearest supermarket, they advertised the times and dates of food sampling in advance and it was enormous. No moans about the level of stock in that store! We won't talk about the time I had the screaming ab-dabs in there because it wasn't the store's fault.

Elspode · 09-02-2012, 04:14 PM

Last I heard, energy efficiency was un-American and anti-Capitalist.

Gravdigr · 09-02-2012, 04:31 PM

As un-Merkin as God and individual thought.

Stormieweather · 09-03-2012, 11:02 AM

Oh heavens, we wouldn't want something like that in OUR country. I mean, think of the power company shareholders/executives! Being green in more than name only might actually catch on and then where would they be?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-03-2012, 02:14 PM

Ahem... even one in Tennessee.

http://www.greensocal.net/2010/07/la...reen-roof.html

http://www.calacademy.org/academy/bu...e_living_roof/

http://inhabitat.com/vanishing-act-c...-into-big-sur/

http://www.commercialappeal.com/phot...aug/13/303776/

http://stemcell.ucsf.edu/about/our-building

Wombat · 09-11-2012, 07:46 PM

Reminds me of Parliament House which also has a curved grass roof. It's just up the road from me.

09-01-2012, 10:06 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	September 1, 2012 - Green Roof School This is Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, an art school that has gone green. At the height of the building is green turfed roof which blends with ground contour. The turfed roofscape is functional space that is easily accessible via sidesteps along the roof edges, allowing the roof to be a lovely outside communal space. Oddly worded article and more pics can be found at On Home Interiors.

09-01-2012, 03:09 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	As soon as I saw that building I knew, KNEW, it wasn't in America. We like our bldgs square and gray. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-01-2012, 03:32 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The Sainsbury's I used to shop in when I lived in Greenwich had a similar "hill" although it didn't cover the whole supermarket. I think it was used for insulation for the warehousing. The grass always looked healthy I must say. There were also a couple of pools out back that weren't landscaped so I could only assume they had a purpose (car drivers wouldn't have seen them, only people like me who hauled shopping home on shanks pony). It also had a couple of its own wind turbines - I think it was as close to a zero carbon footprint as was possible back then. I liked. Well, okay. I liked a lot because it was my nearest supermarket, they advertised the times and dates of food sampling in advance and it was enormous. No moans about the level of stock in that store! We won't talk about the time I had the screaming ab-dabs in there because it wasn't the store's fault. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-02-2012, 04:14 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Last I heard, energy efficiency was un-American and anti-Capitalist. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-02-2012, 04:31 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	As un-Merkin as God and individual thought. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-03-2012, 11:02 AM	#6
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Oh heavens, we wouldn't want something like that in OUR country. I mean, think of the power company shareholders/executives! Being green in more than name only might actually catch on and then where would they be? __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

09-03-2012, 02:14 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ahem... even one in Tennessee. http://www.greensocal.net/2010/07/la...reen-roof.html http://www.calacademy.org/academy/bu...e_living_roof/ http://inhabitat.com/vanishing-act-c...-into-big-sur/ http://www.commercialappeal.com/phot...aug/13/303776/ http://stemcell.ucsf.edu/about/our-building __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-11-2012, 07:46 PM	#8
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	Reminds me of Parliament House which also has a curved grass roof. It's just up the road from me. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

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