Huge garden grows along side of high-rise

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Tue, 10/13/2009 - 14:23

Some 15,000 ferns, dedums and other plants make up this green wall in downtown Pittsburgh.The next big thing in green building design?

A financial services firm recently installed a green wall the size of two tennis courts on one side of its headquarters.




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