“The convincing advantages of this project are manifold” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Bee foraging: the economics of energy consumption.

This innovative and unique project strives for the resettlement of honeybees in Detroit in order to address the sharp decline of bee colonies over recent years. Bees are vitally important agricultural insects throughout Michigan where fruit and vegetable production is a significant sector of the economy.

Last updated: July 01, 2008 Cambridge, MA, USA

The convincing advantages of this project are manifold. One of the crucial problems in Detroit is the many abandoned former industrial sites and vacant land plots coupled with a lack of investment. The project aims to transform these open spaces into green parks planted with flowers varieties to feed the bees and to function as buffer zones between the remaining active industrial areas and residential precincts.