green walls Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:03:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Green Walls Reduce Urban Pollution, Boost Energy Efficiency https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-walls-urban-pollution-20130326/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-walls-urban-pollution-20130326/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:03:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35321 Green walls have been acknowledged as one of the most effective ways to cut down city air pollution, improve building’s energy efficiency, reduce noise and at the same time give a warm green feel to the usually colorless city architecture. Imagine walking on the streets of a major city like Paris, battling your way through […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-walls-urban-pollution-20130326/feed/ 1 35321 Urban Vegetation Cleans Air Better Than Previously Thought https://www.greenoptimistic.com/urban-vegetation-cleans-air-better-than-previously-thought-20120904/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/urban-vegetation-cleans-air-better-than-previously-thought-20120904/#respond Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:50:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25914 A new finding from Dr. Thomas Pugh, at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, reveals the fact that city vegetation does more good than thought before. “Green areas may be grown road by road without expensive or big initiatives,” says Pugh. He also says that green plants filter nitrogen oxide (NO2) and fine […]

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