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BioPhily 5: Living Air Conditioning & Carbon Sponges - Vertical Forests, Meadow Roofs and other Plant-based Systems to Beat the Heat

  • Dorrance H. Hamilton Building at Jefferson 1001 Locust Street, First Floor Lobby Philadelphia, PA 19107 (map)

bioPhilly 5 Conference

April 11, 2019

Living Air Conditioning & Carbon Sponges

Vertical Forests, Meadow Roofs and other Plant-based Systems to Beat the Heat

Location: Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, Jefferson

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, community engagement & construction to explore Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) and their in-equitable impacts.

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Earlier Event: April 5
BioPhilly 4: Birds, Bees, and Us: Circadian Health in Urban Environments
Later Event: April 26
Partner Event: Philadelphia City Nature Challenge