Green roofs. Living walls. Stormwater collection. Daylighting. Renewable energy. All these things and more, are a welcome and necessary change from the days when an office building was simply a lifeless rectangular box standing on end. An Australian design firm, is planning to build a vertical street in Melbourne, Australia. The vertical street will be 35 storeys tall, with shops and offices occupying the first four floors, and 154 apartment and five community gardens — one every six storeys — taking up the rest of the space ... »»»