Credit: Priya Jaishanker
Homes and buildings with shade from trees have been shown to use less energy throughout the day compared homes without trees, and, as a result, leads to homeowners with trees paying lower energy bills. Having just 17% …
What is green infrastructure?
Green infrastructure includes strategically planned and managed networks of natural lands, working landscapes and other open, green spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions and provide associated benefits to human populations. These natural lands, working landscapes and open, green spaces …
Urban Trees & Energy Conservation
Trees provide the greatest energy conservation benefit when they are found in every part of urban landscapes, yards, businesses, parking lots, along streets, and in parks and green spaces. Trees create shade and, when properly placed in urban settings, the …
Urban Forests Role in Heat Reduction
One way trees lower urban temperatures is by shading heat-absorbing surfaces. Credit: Priya Jaishanker
Cities contain numerous hard surfaces (concrete, asphalt, metal, and brick) that absorb large quantities of solar radiation (heat) throughout the day, slowly releasing this heat overnight. …
Trees for Comfort in Public Places
Credit: Priya Jaishanker
Cities can be extremely hot during long summer days. Air conditioning is often needed indoors and in cars to offset high temperatures. This heat can discourage people from spending time outdoors and enjoying the city. Urban forests …
Finding Refuge in the Urban Forest
Urban parks provide a comfortable environment for urban residents and workers to relax. Credit: Priya Jaishanker
Urban forests and parks offer a refuge for those who live in urban environments. Many people in cities, especially those in lower income areas, …
Blending Architecture with the Urban Forest
An urban forest provides a number of benefits, such as shading and cooling. This urban forest in Tampa, Florida provides a comfortable outdoor space for office employees and urban residents. Credit: Priya Jaishanker
Effectively blending elements of architecture and landscape …
Urban Forestry Video Series New Release!
Trees provide more than just beauty or a source of wood products. Rather, trees provide an assortment of economic, environmental, psychological and social benefits to humans. Energy savings are one such highly valued benefit or service urban trees provide. Did …