Sentences with phrase «green roofs»

Rooftop farms are intensive green roofs that have a media depth of 8 to more than 12 inches, depending on the crops grown.

Green roofs are popular in Germany and Australia, and Canada's city of Toronto adopted a by - law in 2009 mandating them in industrial and residential buildings.

In addition to green roofs, Tilson Group also designs and builds residential gardens and components.

Since your testimony did not specifically address green roofs, could you talk about what potential roles do you see for green roofs in achieving higher levels of building energy efficiency?

I believe another promising area for improving the efficiency and many other aspects of our nation's buildings is adding on green roofs.

And as Rob points out, «green roofs are good for the environment with savings on heating and cooling costs of 30 - 35 %.»

We spent some time chatting with Rob about landscape architecture and green roofs recently, and he had some really interesting things to say!

As more people are living in urban areas, developers and architects are recognizing this and making a commitment to creating outdoor spaces with green roofs to provide that better quality of life.

This is a great opportunity for Rob and his business as well as landscape architects in general — «outdoor living spaces on rooftops are popular, including grills, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, intensive plantings with trees and traditional extensive green roofs.»

What is the energy savings potential of green roofs and what federal incentives and programs might help to accelerate the deployment of green roofs nationwide?

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has an ambitious plan to scale up green infrastructure, using green roofs, land conservation, permeable pavement and other approaches to help slow and absorb water during the extreme precipitation events that are becoming more common with climate change.

«Green roofs really enhance the urban quality of life,» Rob said.

Now, there are over 75 institutions from NASA to Penn State doing research on green roofs.

«There is a win - win between solar and green roofs,» said Steven Peck, the founder and president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

The vegetation planted on green roofs has proved to have an effective impact on urban heat islands by regulating fluctuating ambient temperatures and improving micro-climates.

We went with Ford's engineering folks and I went to Germany and we reviewed the green roofs there.

With a few exceptions, green roofs are often not listed as an independent item in environmental and sustainability documents, but go under stormwater management improvement measures or as part of a green building certification program.

In dense cities and neighborhoods, green roofs can act as additional public spaces, albeit usually owned and managed by private parties.

Jeff Joslin, a director at San Francisco's Planning Department, said that the group created a map of green roofs in the city, developed a roadmap for policy, produced a cost - benefit analysis and an implementation manual for how to install and maintain green roofs in the region's climate.

In Germany, a pioneering country in the development and implementation of green roofs technology, 14 % of all flat roofs are green and one third of its cities have regulations that support vegetated roofs.

But green roofs have more benefits.

As climate change makes regions hotter and urban areas grow, cities with green roofs will get an array of benefits that will improve quality of life for their citizens.

Cordoba became the first city in Argentina to require green roofs in July.

Green roofs are cheaper to install than solar panels.

Depending on the season and the type of roofing system, green roofs are able to retain 40 to 100 percent of stormwater.

More than ever, Peck said, green roofs and green infrastructure is becoming an imperative.

Green roofs have also sparked interest in Japan, where in Tokyo the municipal government last year mandated that structures with a roof area greater than or equal to 10,765 square feet (1,000 square meters) must cultivate at least 20 percent of that area.

Despite all these benefits, only a few cities in the U.S. provide incentives for developers and building owners to install green roofs, whether in new developments or as part of building retrofitting projects.

Combining solar panels and green roofs can actually make each component work better.

Peck said there are about 25 North American cities that support green roofs to some extent, from bigger cities to medium and smaller communities like Syracuse and Port Coquitlam in British Columbia.

Green roofs reduce stormwater runoff, improve air quality, and help mitigate the urban heat island effect.

In many parts of Europe, green roofs are more common and are even becoming mandatory.

Last month it joined Canada's federal government and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a public - private lobby and research network, in announcing a $ 1 million (U.S. $ 640,000) partnership program aimed at monitoring the performance of two local green roofs over a two - year period.

Without subsidies and despite green roofs many benefits and the long - term savings they may offer, the financial burden might detract many developers and building owners from taking this additional green step.

But apparently not; in a new study by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), investigators found that water from green roofs had high levels of dissolved organic carbon.

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We keep saying that green roofs are changing architecture and planning, and here is another example, where the green roof turns into green walls and comes down to grade.

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TreeHugger just can't get enough of verdant architecture, whether it's green roofs from Chicago to China, or living walls.

Green roofs are such lovely things.

The podium rooftops feature deep soil intensive green roofs and accessible terraces, creating a lush landscaped outdoor amenity for employees, while also reducing stormwater runoff and providing additional thermal insulation.

The French architectural firm won a competition to design the primary school and recreation center in Bobigny, France that is covered in green roofs and hanging

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Native New Yorkers know not to swim on Coney Island after a rain because of the sewage polluted storm water runoff, but if more people put out plants and grow green roofs, that might change.

One might think that green roofs and rainwater harvesting were made for each other, that the sand, soil and filter cloth would help clean the water as it made it's way to the drain.

The logic is obvious: Green roofs can reduce the retention of heat in urban areas, help to cool down buildings and thereby lower their energy use, and even pull some carbon dioxide from the air and feed it back into plant growth.

Green roofs are wonderful things, and they are introducing a whole new design aesthetic where roof meets grade, and a whole new presentation style where we look down at buildings instead of up.

But green roofs tend to be better because not only do they absorb water, they also help evaporate the water away, so they permanently keep water out of the sewage system.

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But the psychological benefits of green roofs to busy office workers may also be substantial, according to new research.