Greenroofs.com's 2020 Top 10 RESILIENT List Category #4

The pandemic will leave lasting effects in many areas, including design and construction, and now everyone is seeking stability beyond COVID-19. We are also reinvigorating our living architecture and green infrastructure industry in many ways. Raising the bar for a resilient future, design must evolve so we more successfully adapt to adverse events and emerge well positioned to thrive afterwards.

The projects I've compiled for the 2020 Greenroofs.com Top 10 List of Hot RESILIENT Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design Plus a Look into 2021 have enhanced their resiliency by integrating green infrastructure elements into other plans to maximize co benefits and share resources across interconnected systems. Publisher Linda Velazquez has curated a selection of truly resilient global architecture from across 6 continents to hopefully keep you inspired. And so the Hot Top 10 List for 2020 is a bit different in that Trends are defined in terms of their resiliency application.

We have broken up the video by categories for those who would prefer more manageable times. Watch "# 10, Client Specific ‘Boutique’ Greenroofs & Greenwalls; this a perennial favorite category of ours for those projects that are just too unique to fit into a specific category." https://youtu.be/GV1bgxK4MVc

See the entire 2020 Greenroofs.com Top 10 List of Hot RESILIENT Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design Plus a Look into 2021 video here: https://youtu.be/cpV6lhGUwhE

Then the rest:

# 9: Reflections of Nature: The Building as Public & Private Art; mirroring images of the natural & built environments. https://youtu.be/Xm9G-GBBCjM

# 8: New Ways to Work Healthily in the Wake of COVID-19; return to workplace protocols have underscored healthy building interiors & are supporting social distancing. https://youtu.be/xI_HkMC6hbc

# 7: Genius Loci ~ Spirit of Place to Soothe Your Soul; there’s really no place like home within a native ecology. https://youtu.be/gn0sGwSxTKY

# 6: Environmental Resiliency via a Climate Responsive Typology; designing with nature ensures a more secure & easy comfort. https://youtu.be/7Kv3vWlKIFk

# 5: Resiliency Through Diversity & Cultural Identity; preserving & celebrating social influences with design. https://youtu.be/UPOxGb4jkJo

# 4: Revitalizing Waterfronts: Landscaped Refuges as Redevelopment; creating safe spaces against sea rise with a symbiotic relationship with water. https://youtu.be/5zMxPSfTdWs

# 3: Timber Rising for Climate Change Policy - growing a future, lower-carbon built environment from sustainably managed forests. https://youtu.be/z1OaarDMTdM

# 2: Creating Environmental Sustainability with Science, Technology & Green Zones; enriching and reinforcing people with flexibility, community & greenspaces. https://youtu.be/LH3QGi1Vsjs

# 1: The Post-Crisis City: Rethinking Sustainable Vertical Urbanism; what will architecture & design look like after COVID-19? biodiverse, resilient & flexible. https://youtu.be/MUgUJqUc7Y4

Category Plus a Look Into 2021: For 2021 let's treat ourselves to some good old fashioned Love & Compassion, along with design & action towards cooling our warming planet! So for a Look into 2021, we know that physical security, clean ecosystems and biodiversity will still be key elements needed to be addressed on our climate-challenged planet, don't you agree? Here are just a few projects on my watch list for resilient trends in 2021. https://youtu.be/DjAK5zbVjjI