http://inhabitat.com/hamburg-is-building-a-giant-green-roof-cover-over-sections-of-the-a7-motorway/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/hamburg-is-building-a-giant-green-roof-cover-over-sections-of-the-a7-motorway/comment-page-1/#comment-362955 chris offspring Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:36:08 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=324364#comment-362955 It's great for noise reduction. And it's definitely good for moving air pollution out of the city. But remember that if you need energy to filter the polluted air then you need a pollution spewing power plant somewhere to provide that energy. It’s great for noise reduction. And it’s definitely good for moving air pollution out of the city. But remember that if you need energy to filter the polluted air then you need a pollution spewing power plant somewhere to provide that energy.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/hamburg-is-building-a-giant-green-roof-cover-over-sections-of-the-a7-motorway/comment-page-1/#comment-362858 cmakbb9 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:27:36 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=324364#comment-362858 Another valid point (which I am borrowing from jtravism) may be to allow sunlight in at intervals throughout the Green roof. That long of a covered space may have psychological impacts over time. Couple this with the need to let exhaust escape and I think form may need to follow function. However, I am totally on board. Highways are conducive of many pollutants: noise, air and aesthetic. Another valid point (which I am borrowing from jtravism) may be to allow sunlight in at intervals throughout the Green roof. That long of a covered space may have psychological impacts over time. Couple this with the need to let exhaust escape and I think form may need to follow function. However, I am totally on board. Highways are conducive of many pollutants: noise, air and aesthetic.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/hamburg-is-building-a-giant-green-roof-cover-over-sections-of-the-a7-motorway/comment-page-1/#comment-362778 rosemari Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:23:43 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=324364#comment-362778 Great windfall for neighbors who can stand the racket and dust in the meantime, not to mention having bought cheap properties for the inconvenience of living next to the freeway. It will be a lovely neighborhood, with extra O2 for Hamburg from the green spaces. I'm sure the Germans (or their tunneling Swiss neighbors) have all kinds of filtration engineering available - from those long tunnels they've drilled for the mountain freeways. Great windfall for neighbors who can stand the racket and dust in the meantime, not to mention having bought cheap properties for the inconvenience of living next to the freeway. It will be a lovely neighborhood, with extra O2 for Hamburg from the green spaces. I’m sure the Germans (or their tunneling Swiss neighbors) have all kinds of filtration engineering available – from those long tunnels they’ve drilled for the mountain freeways.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/hamburg-is-building-a-giant-green-roof-cover-over-sections-of-the-a7-motorway/comment-page-1/#comment-361857 caeman Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:57:02 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=324364#comment-361857 The A7 will continue to carry the same amount of traffic for that 3.5KM distance. Where will the exhaust gasses go then? The A7 will continue to carry the same amount of traffic for that 3.5KM distance. Where will the exhaust gasses go then?

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