During the past weeks the ICTA-UAB partner has had some great news! In the aim to increase the knowledge on the implementation of greenhouses on rooftops and the development of agriculture in urban areas the Sostenipra Research group from the ICTA-UAB institute have recently published some very interesting studies that we consider relevant to these topics. Read More
We are pleased to announce the beginning of the new Horizon 2020 project FoodE! FoodE aims to accelerate the growth of sustainable and resilient City/Region Food Systems (CRFS) by bringing together citizen-led local food initiatives across Europe. FoodE seeks to build a “Think global, eat local” mindset with a view to addressing pressing global challenges that threaten food security, while boosting the local economy. Read More
Within the framework of the European research project Interreg NWE GROOF (Greenhouse to Reduce CO2 on RooFs), experiments were carried out by ASTREDHOR, one of GROOF’s partners, on four cropping systems in order to determine their technical and economic relevance in an urban context. Read More
Discover how the project of rooftop greenhouse « Green(s)pote» led by l'Entrepote in Brussels (Belgium) realigned its activities during the Covid-19 crisis in order to strengthen the solidarity relationships within the neighbourhood and the accessibility to local food. Read More
Analysis of food needs in Luxembourg, the country's situation in terms of self-sufficiency, technical and administrative preparation and societal acceptance of urban farming (UF) to study the relevance of supporting its development at the national level. Read More
The year 2020 started with really good news for ebf. On the 13th of January the building permit was granted to build the greenhouse on the roof. Since having an Interreg project in the area the district chief executive was delighted to hand it over personally. Read More
Article from a french issue "CTB Cahiers Techniques du Batiment", about elevated roof solutions. Interview of Philippe Faucon from CRITT Horticole, he's speaking about GROOF project Read More
Our partner EBF was in Barcelona at the Smart City Congress at the end of november! They participated in the urban farming session and it was filmed. Read More
The world is facing major climate challenges, with + 7.5 ° C forecast by 2100. City areas will be the first affected, with + 9 ° C to + 15 ° C in built-up areas. Temperatures of 50 ° C will be reached regularly in Paris in 2050! Read More
Sealing ground is a problem which negatively impacts the water balance since the soil cannot be used as a water puffer anymore. This results in surface water not being able to be added to the groundwater level which can directly lead to flooding. On the other hand, this water does not get added to the groundwater which can have severe consequences for the quality of the groundwater and the actual amount. Lacking groundwater will lead to more concentrated toxic substances and in the far run to possible draughts. Read More
