http://inhabitat.com/groundbreaking-park-royal-tower-is-draped-with-curtains-of-greenery-in-singapore/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 05:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/groundbreaking-park-royal-tower-is-draped-with-curtains-of-greenery-in-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-393084 melberrys Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:47:19 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=368010#comment-393084 @FreedomRebels: Hempcrete has low compressive strength and low ultimate strength, so it's not suitable for high-rise building. Besides, hempcrete is not easily available in Singapore. Unless there's a way to use it without extra expenses, using hempcrete is not a good idea. @FreedomRebels: Hempcrete has low compressive strength and low ultimate strength, so it’s not suitable for high-rise building. Besides, hempcrete is not easily available in Singapore. Unless there’s a way to use it without extra expenses, using hempcrete is not a good idea.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/groundbreaking-park-royal-tower-is-draped-with-curtains-of-greenery-in-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-380701 FreedomRebels Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:53:11 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=368010#comment-380701 If they had built the tower with Hempcrete, the carbon foot print would have been almost zero, and the Hempcrete would continue to absorb carbon out of the atmosphere inside and outside the building just like trees do, and as the Hempcrete ages, it would continue to get stronger and last a thousand times longer. If they had built the tower with Hempcrete, the carbon foot print would have been almost zero, and the Hempcrete would continue to absorb carbon out of the atmosphere inside and outside the building just like trees do, and as the Hempcrete ages, it would continue to get stronger and last a thousand times longer.

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