14 DAY TRIAL // It is a well-known fact that urban areas are responsible for significantly boosting global levels of pollution, primarily because the people living in such spaces rely heavily on fossil fuels and the like to help them carry on with their daily activities.
This means that ever-increasing amounts of carbon emissions are released into the air on a regular basis, upsetting the natural balance and even posing great threats to public health.
However, it now seems that architects Danny Mui and Benjamin Sahagun are planning on cleaning up Chicago's air.
Thus, their plan is to upgrade the existing Congress Gateway Towers in such ways that they will act like massive, concrete sponges and absorb various toxic gases that presently hover over this city.
Evolo explains that these towers were chosen for this project because they are located on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, and traffic in this part of the city is particularly intense.
This means that the location is the best one available in terms of maximizing the efficiency of urban carbon scrubbing.
The same source informs us that the Congress Gateway Towers will be fitted with several systems intended for air filtration, and that carbon dioxide as well as other air pollutants are expected to be removed from Chicago's air in this manner.
In order to get rid of the CO2 emissions these towers absorb, the architects are thinking about growing algae inside the buildings.
As this plant species naturally absorbs carbon dioxide, it is expected to rid of said gas without any further investments having to be made.
Moreover, some argue that these algae can also be used in boosting local biofuel production.
It is our opinion that such a project is both welcomed and praiseworthy, as it tackles two major issues modern society has to face: environmental protection and the threats posed to human health by pollution.