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A roof garden is any garden on the roof of a building. Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ...
A roof tiled in imitation of thatch at Croyde, north Devon, England Rooftops in Vietnam Snow on the roof A roof is the top covering of a building that sheds rain or snow, keeping the building interior dry. ...
Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ...
Humans have grown plants atop structures since antiquity. Besides the decorative benefit, roof plantings may provide food, temperature control, architectural enhancement, and recreational opportunities. Available gardening areas in cities are often seriously lacking, which is likely the key impetus for many roof gardens. The garden may be on the roof of an autonomous building which takes care of its own water and waste. Hydroponics and other alternative methods can expand the possibilities of roof top gardening by reducing, for example, the need for soil or its tremendous weight. Plantings in containers are used extensively in roof top gardens. One high-profile example of a building with a roof garden is Chicago City Hall. Image File history File links Chicago_City_Hall_rooftop_garden. ...
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Chicago City Hall, shortly before construction was completed in 1911. ...
An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructural support services such as the electric power grid, municipal water systems, sewage treatment systems, storm drains, communication services, and (in some cases) public roads. ...
Water (from the Old English waeter; c. ...
Waste inside a rubbish bin Waste, rubbish, or garbage is unwanted or undesired material. ...
Chicago City Hall, shortly before construction was completed in 1911. ...
The related idea of a living machine is based on the most basic mode of gardening: dumping wastes (compost and sewage, appropriately broken down, usually in some specialized ditch or container) on the soil, and harvesting food which, when processed, generates compost, and when eaten, generates sewage. In most of the world, this kind of very tight closed loop gardening is used, despite certain health risks if modern technologies and methods are not employed. The concept of living machines represents a particularly interesting variant on intelligent machines, and has mostly been associated with water treatment systems that make use of natural bioremediation processes such as wetlands to remove contaminants from sewage and other waste water sources. ...
A compost bin full of autumn oak leaves Compost is the decomposed remnants of organic materials (those with plant and animal origins). ...
Sewage includes domestic, municipal, or industrial liquid waste products disposed of via a pipe or similar structure. ...
Soil is the material on the surface of a lithosphere subject to weathering, and especially the earthy portion of that material. ...
See also Recreation of Viking houses in Labrador A green roof is a roof of a building which is partially or completely covered with plants. ...
A living wall or Folkewall is a vertical garden. ...
Kensington Roof Gardens is a roof garden covering one and a half acres of the top of the building at 99 Kensington High Street, in central London, near Kensington Gardens. ...
Urban (or peri-urban) agriculture is the practice of agriculture (include crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry activities) within or surrounding the bounderies of cities. ...
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