Climate & Cities
A green roof is a drainage argument that grew plants
Vegetated roofs are usually sold on biodiversity and installed because of what they do to rainwater in the first hour of a storm.
Heat, water, shade and retrofitting cities that were built for a different climate.
20 articles · updated August 11, 2026 · page 2 of 2
Climate & Cities
Vegetated roofs are usually sold on biodiversity and installed because of what they do to rainwater in the first hour of a storm.
Climate & Cities
Getting out of the sun is the most effective thing a hot city can offer on a street. Providing it reliably is harder than it sounds.
Climate & Cities
Surfaces that let rain soak through are a standard drainage measure. Their performance depends entirely on a maintenance task…
Climate & Cities
Air conditioning solves heat indoors by moving it outdoors and drawing power at exactly the hour the grid is most stretched.
Climate & Cities
Fire at the edge of a built area usually spreads through fences, hedges, decking and stored fuel rather than by a wall of flame.
Climate & Cities
A municipal carbon figure usually covers what happens inside the boundary. What residents consume from elsewhere sits outside it.
Climate & Cities
Replacing engines with batteries addresses tailpipe emissions. Congestion, road danger, space consumption and tyre particles are…
Climate & Cities
Adapting buildings to flooding is less about keeping water out than about deciding what happens when it gets in.