Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Kyocera's Edible 'Green Curtains' Take a Bite Out of Energy Use | Business | GreenBiz.com

KYOTO, Japan — Kyocera Group has planted edible 'green curtains' stretching thousands of feet across facilities in Japan, Thailand and Brazil in a bid to keep its buildings cool and greenhouse gas emissions low.


The IT equipment and industrial ceramics manufacturer installed the viney plants to block direct sunlight from the windows of 20 manufacturing and office buildings to help prevent increases in surface temperature of the structures."

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