How Sustainable Is Apple Park's Tree-Covered Landscape, Really"
This article was originally published by The Architect's Newspaper as "How green are Apple?s carbon-sequestering trees really""
Courtesy of Duncan Sinfield
This article was originally published by The Architect's Newspaper as "How green are Apple?s carbon-sequestering trees really""Apple is planting a forest in Cupertino, California. When the company?s new headquarters is completed later this year, 8,000 trees, transplanted from nurseries around the state of California, will surround the donut-shaped building by Foster + Partners. The trees are meant to beautify Apple?s 176 acres (dubbed Apple Park). But they will also absorb atmospheric carbon.That?s a good thing. Carbon, in greenhouse gases, is a major cause of global warming. Almost everything humans do, including breathing, releases carbon into the atmosphere. Plants, on the other hand, absorb carbon, turning it into foliage, branches, and roots?a process known as sequestration.That?s why, when architects, landscape designers, and urban planners concerned about climate change talk about their work, they often mention sequestration. These days, seemingly every project that includes greenery is touted as reducing atmospheric carbon.But how much carbon can one tree, or even 8,000 trees, sequester"I?ve spent a lot of time trying to find the answer. Among my sources is a 2016 article from the journal Landscape and Urban Planning titled ?Does urban vegetation enhance carbo...
Courtesy of Duncan Sinfield
This article was originally published by The Architect's Newspaper as "How green are Apple?s carbon-sequestering trees really""Apple is planting a forest in Cupertino, California. When the company?s new headquarters is completed later this year, 8,000 trees, transplanted from nurseries around the state of California, will surround the donut-shaped building by Foster + Partners. The trees are meant to beautify Apple?s 176 acres (dubbed Apple Park). But they will also absorb atmospheric carbon.That?s a good thing. Carbon, in greenhouse gases, is a major cause of global warming. Almost everything humans do, including breathing, releases carbon into the atmosphere. Plants, on the other hand, absorb carbon, turning it into foliage, branches, and roots?a process known as sequestration.That?s why, when architects, landscape designers, and urban planners concerned about climate change talk about their work, they often mention sequestration. These days, seemingly every project that includes greenery is touted as reducing atmospheric carbon.But how much carbon can one tree, or even 8,000 trees, sequester"I?ve spent a lot of time trying to find the answer. Among my sources is a 2016 article from the journal Landscape and Urban Planning titled ?Does urban vegetation enhance carbo...
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