<p>Repurposed empty downtown buildings have become a constant talking point post-pandemic. What can we use this valuable real estate for now that office spaces are downsizing? We talk to Cath Conlon (CEO Blackwood Educational Land Institute) about the SkyFarm on top of POST Houston and Bart Womack (CEO Eden Grow Systems) about indoor farming in the historic Esperson Building.</p>

Repurposed empty downtown buildings have become a constant talking point post-pandemic. What can we use this valuable real estate for now that office spaces are downsizing? We talk to Cath Conlon (CEO Blackwood Educational Land Institute) about the SkyFarm on top of POST Houston and Bart Womack (CEO Eden Grow Systems) about indoor farming in the historic Esperson Building.

Ep. 28 No Wasted Space: Turning Empty Downtown Buildings in Farms

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Ep. 28 No Wasted Space: Turning Empty Downtown Buildings in Farms

Ep. 28 No Wasted Space: Turning Empty Downtown Buildings in Farms