Living Air Conditioning & Carbon Sponges:
Vertical Forests, Meadow Roofs, and other Plant-based Systems to Beat the Heat
Climate scientists predict that within 30 years, Philadelphia could spend as many as 74 days a year above 90ºF, almost 7 more weeks than we experience now.
We can remove CO2 from the atmosphere with plant-based building materials that store carbon and cool our city with biophilic urbanist solutions, using the only truly "green" air conditioning available: trees and plants. As always, bioPhilly is bringing together a diverse group of experts from the fields of biophilic design, urban ecology & forestry, public health & policy, and community engagement & construction to explore Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) and their inequitable impacts.
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5:30 pm: Join us for local vendor Exhibits, Networking, Light Fare and Drinks
6:30 pm: Introduction by Rob Fleming, Director and Professor,
MS in Sustainable Design, Jefferson, and Helena van Vliet, AIA, President, bioPhilly
6:45 pm: Expert Panel Discussion begins
Location: Dorrance H. Hamilton Building at Jefferson, 1001 Locust Street, First Floor Lobby, Philadelphia, PA 19107
