In recent years, green roofs have gained more and more recognition as an important part of green infrastructure and as an excellent way to
manage stormwater in urban areas.
Green infrastructure promotes the natural movement of water by collecting and
managing stormwater runoff from streets, sidewalks, parking lots and rooftops and directing it to engineered systems that typically feature soils, stones, and vegetation.
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Tight supplies will be further squeezed by a potential shortage of
workers managing stormwater, drinking water and wastewater systems, said Mary Keeling, a manager at IBM.
We've spent a lot of time perfecting the balance of all the different soil requirements for a green roof, and we've seen great success
with managing stormwater across our projects.
In 2012, San Francisco adopted a programme to reduce demand for fresh water and
manage stormwater flows in the city centre.
After discussing these results with the TFCBC, American Rivers considered how the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure (essentially, using plants instead of pipes to manage rainfall) could address several of the community's top priorities beyond
just managing stormwater.
Ford Motor Company, for example, has employed a living roof and constructed wetlands and swales to
manage stormwater runoff at its restored Rouge River manufacturing site.
With a field - tested stormwater retention volume in excess of 150 million gallons annually on projects across the Americas, rooflite has proven success with its soil systems to
manage stormwater on green roofs.
Manage stormwater naturally — Run - off from roads should be allowed to seep back into the ground, so it doesn't overwhelm drains and sewers.
«We are happy to see that the industry is finally recognizing green roofs as a viable and preferred option to
manage stormwater in urban areas,» said Joe DiNorscia, President of Skyland USA.
Low Impact Development (LID) is a category of green infrastructure that works with nature to
manage stormwater and decrease the impact of development on surface and groundwater.
For example, rather than all five East End towns create its own plan to
manage stormwater runoff — a state requirement — the towns have all kicked in funds to do it collectively to create efficiencies.
17) Maryland: Prince George's County signs a 30 year agreement with Corvias to
manage stormwater runoff.
Seattle began using green infrastructure to
manage stormwater in 2013; it aims to keep 700 million gallons a year out of sewers.
Portland uses green streets, ecoroofs, trees, and other green infrastructure to
manage stormwater, protect water quality and improve watershed health.
Like other occupied roof decks, they provide an active amenity to building tenants, and bring eco-system services such as mitigating urban heat island effect and
managing stormwater.
These projects have made a major impact in their cities and neighborhoods in helping to
manage stormwater.
Peter Philippi, MLA, Vice President and Technical Director at rooflite ®, shares information on how rooflite soil is a perfect solution for stormwater management and what makes rooflite uniquely suited to
manage stormwater.
«Portland uses green infrastructure to
manage our stormwater and keep our rivers clean,» said Portland Commissioner Nick Fish.
This process ensures that rooflite green roof media can be used as a proven, consistent, and reliable component of urban infrastructure to
manage stormwater.
With increasing percentages of impervious surfaces in cities and with antiquated or combined sewer infrastructure, urban communities have been forced to come up with new ways to
manage stormwater.
A more natural and resilient environment, a healthier, happier and more productive population, and a much better financial bottom line are all added values that should encourage planners to choose green roofs to
manage stormwater in urban areas.
More specifically, rooflite soil systems do a few different things to
manage stormwater: retain water in the soil for the plants, return water to the atmosphere through evapo - transpiration, dramatically reduce peak flows, and significantly delay any remaining run - off.
The Symposium will offer presentations on green roof technologies and design practices; the benefits of green roofs (including their capacity to
manage stormwater and reduce energy use in buildings); examples of successful green roofs; and policies proven effective in encouraging investment in green roofs.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is building rain gardens and other types of green infrastructure to
manage stormwater and improve water quality in local waterways.
DEP uses the term ROW Bioswale to describe planted areas in the sidewalk that are designed to collect and
manage stormwater.
Stormwater Greenstreets, like ROW Bioswales, are planted areas designed to collect and
manage stormwater that runs off the streets and sidewalks.
One approach to
managing stormwater runoff from rooftops is the low impact development technology called green roofs.
«We're looking at creative ways to
manage stormwater runoff and other impacts that happen when you develop as densely as we are doing in our urban core.