A green future?

Milan Creates the Worlds

First Vertical Forest
January 23, 2014 by Amanda Froelich
(http://www.trueactivist.com/author/amandaf/)

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By: Amanda Froelich,

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In an age where harmonious innovation
is becoming more celebrated,
sustainable designs to preserve the
Earth and contribute to wellbeing are
being implemented at a rapid rate. One
such innovation to recently be accepted
for development is a vertical forest
designed by Stefan Boeri Architects.

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The rst ever vertical forest will soon be

the greenest building in Milan. Because
the average household in a city
produces approximately 25-30 tons of
CO2 per year
(http://www.hks.harvard.edu/var/ezp_site/storage/fckeditor/le/pdfs/centers
programs/centers/taubman/working_papers/glaeser_08_greencities.pdf)
implementing greener architecture in
highly populated areas cannot come
soon enough.

(http://cdn11.trueactivist.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/Milan1.png)
Credit: Carlo Alberto Mari

This stunning development is part of a

vision presented by BioMilano which
promises to incorporate 60 abandoned
farms into a greenbelt surrounding the
city. Part of the mission is to create a
vertical forest building which boasts a
stunning green faade planted with
dense forest systems to provide
microclimate and to lter out polluting
dust particles. According to Inhabit,
there are two buildings currently under
construction.
The greener architecture will help absorb
CO2, oxygenate the air, moderate
extreme temperatures, and lower noise
pollution. The bio-canopy is not only
aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but it
helps lower living costs.

(http://cdn9.trueactivist.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/Milan3.png)
Credit: Carlo Alberto Mari

In the vertical forest building, each

apartment balcony will feature trees that
will provide shade during the summer
months and drop their leaves in winter
and allow more sunlight. An estimated
900 trees are planned for planting
between the two new buildings being
constructed.

(http://cdn11.trueactivist.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/Milan4.png)
Credit: Carlo Alberto Mari

A grey-water ltration system (which is

used water which has gone down the
sink or shower) will ensure the trees are
adequately watered. Additionally,
photovoltaic power generation will help
provide sustainable energy to the
building.

(http://cdn10.trueactivist.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/Milan2.png)
Credit: Carlo Alberto Mari

Merging the hottest sustainable

technologies with revolutionary design
will not only help the environment, but
help bring human beings and nature
back into harmony.
Credits:
Green Architecture, Milan

Green Architecture, Milan

(http://architizer.com/blog/greenarchitects-takes-big-leap-with-milansvertical-forest/)
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Shana Douglas Poisel

Will there be some kind of recycling or
replanting program once the trees
grow too big for their boxes? See
More
Jan 24
6 people

Douglas Smith
Most likely they will be kept
small an be evergreens, well
one would hope. Common
sense seems to be rare these
days.
Apr 3

Apr 3

Peter Schulenberg
What about the damage the roots from
the trees can course?
Mar 2
3 people

Dennis Scott
Yes , very impressive, it is very
aesthetic and probably the future for
the 4B+souls (out of 8B-50%) now
See More
Jan 24
4 people

Dara Higgins
Good idea but I can't help but think of
the animals, creatures that live in
forests are they there
Jan 24
4 people

Stephen Vaughan
I blame the gays
Mar 2
2 people

Rod Ftf Bottomley

Seems to me it would make more
Sense to have the trees on the first half
of the building along with a few See
More
Jan 25
3 people

Nicholas Clapp Arguimbau

This "will help bring human beings and
nature back into harmony"? This is
"nature"? Maybe as some See More
Jan 29
2 people

Giedre Mataciunaite Madsen

sad... this in no forest, just a few plants
to make a person believe he/she is in
touch with nature, when See More
Jan 25
2 people

Pietro Boduus
Yeah, but I'm sure that the aim
of this building is not so that
you can go for a walk. Milan is
very See More
Jan 26

Ruca Love
such a crazy concept cant believe
someone could make something so
cool

cool
Mar 11

Matthew Bergschneider
You wouldn't be able to use
concrete.... or anything else for
that matter... You'd be amazed
at what tree roots will push
through and destroy.
Apr 2

William Rowe
Thanks Dale,Milans exciting and
thanks for diet advice!
Jan 28
1 person

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