Green Shades is the first system in the world that allows the installation of vegetable awnings, that is, tensile sails covered with vegetation, opening a

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      Look at this boring old idea we managed to put an exciting eco-friendly spin on! We know that nature provides a better alternative (it’s always trees) but these are more modern!

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      More like a portico but not quite it :)

      anyway marketing for good stuff isn’t inherently bad

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    Hmm, I do see why they are going for green cover, but green roofs and building facades combined with (from the bottom) much nicer looking shade nets seem like the better solution. The extra effort to manage the rain-water runoff and irrigation for these seems also quite substantial.

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      It seems like a net/lattice covered in something like ivy would look better from underneath, and would weigh less. Though I’m sure it’d have drawbacks I haven’t considered

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      I make shade as a canvas guy for boats. I find it hard to believe that the building owners would let you bolt all that to their buildings. Even just the fabric alone is heavy enough…

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      Tree roots can be problematic in small, mostly concrete spaces. Having other options is not a bad thing.

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        Yep I don’t see why people are going against an alternative ^^

        Not all streets have enough space for trees, even if car free.

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        They can also drop spectacular amounts of leaves or needles and sticky sap more and less regularly. This is both inconvenient and even dangerously slippery on streets.