Enviro-Houses Vol. 2
This week’s Enviro-Housing searches proved to gather a larger result than necessary. In fact, so large that we aren’t even sharing a house with you, but an entire city! Yes, that’s right…an eco-friendly city by the name of Masdar is currently being constructed in Abu Dhabi. The most brilliant part about this city is the concept behind it’s eco-friendliness and sustainability. In fact, the goal is to have this entire city running on solar energy, or other renewable energy sources, while having a sustainable non-existent carbon footprint. Hopefully this concept is something that will catch on and be a gateway into a bright future for us all.
It seems that the trend of going green has in fact become so large that the Eiffel Tower is currently under exploration for a very interesting project. The goal: to attach 600,000 plants to this globally recognized structure in an attempt to remove an estimated 87.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The project is not to be permanent, and is encouraging a future with greener cities. The idea may seem overzealous, however the recognition achieved through a green act such as this, may very well be the fuel (or lack thereof) needed to encourage more large-scale green operations, just like Masdar.
photo courtesy of OliverN5
