A bird's eye view of Greater Sudbury reveals a series of blank canvases on the vast majority of rooftops, with various types of roofing squandering the sunlight plants use for photosynthesis.
Meanwhile, an estimated 31,000 Greater Sudburians are living with food insecurity, which climate change and socioeconomic challenges have been exacerbating.
For local intern architect Michael Sirois, this presents a unique opportunity and a solution: rooftop hydroponic greenhouses.
And what better showpiece/starting point is there, he asked, than the new $200-million downtown arena/events centre slated to open by May 2028?
"Once I heard that a new arena was proposed, I thought, there's going to be a lot of roof on that arena," he said. "It seems to me that we should be making an effort to include this on anything that's new."
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