I have been seeing Green Walls and Green Roofs popping up more and more. I like them. 

Benefits: 

- Building Protection
     -They create a layer around buildings that reduces temperature fluctuation, reduces noise and vibration, and shields the exterior of the building from ultra-violet rays and acid rain, reducing cracking and extending the life of the building.

- Heat Island* Reduction and Energy Savings 
    - Green walls reduce the amount of heat created by heat-absorbing materials like asphalt and concrete, they also keep the inside of buildings at lower and more stable temperatures reducing the need to run A/C units lowering the production of heat more and lowering the cost of running the A/C

- Clean Air
     – 10cm² of green roof is equivalent to a 13ft high tree. This leads to more consumed CO2 and more produced O2 resulting in cleaner and healthier air.

- Habitat Restoration 
    - As habitats disappear at ridiculous rates, these walls and roofs create habitats ideal for birds, insects, and other animals to thrive.

- Beautiful
    -These walls are gorgeous.

I would love to see builders and developers using these materials. Why not right? 

To learn more check out these web sites.
www.g-sky.com
www.eltlivingwalls.com 
-LeylandJacob

*Heat Islands are a weather phenomenom caused by the centralized heat produced by our cities through vehicle exhaust, air conditioners, and massive quantities of heat-aborbing asphalt and concrete

Welcome to the website/blog of Leyland Jacob Elia. 

This is how it works. 

I want to talk about the things I am passionate about and share those things with others. Currently I have 3 main passions in my life:

1. Life (A little general I know, but we should all be passionate about it)

2. Food

3. Design

Life, Food, and Design (top right of the page) are all major categories and have there own pages. On those pages you will find subcategories. If you click a subcategory it will take you to all the posts that contain anything that I have written about that subcategory. The home page will have the 6 most current posts. I will be posting often so check back frequently. 

I hope you enjoy reading this.

-LeylandJacob