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Top Questions About Green Roofs

It is absolutely possible to replace a conventional roof with a green roof, but it does require some extra care

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Popular Myths About Green Roofs

Many structures are now designed by default with roofs equipped to handle 25-35 lbs per square foot of dead load

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Green Roofs All Have Layers - Like Parfaits. Or Onions.

In basic structure, green roofs are essentially the same. They all incorporate layers of roofing materials that aren’t used on a conventional roof

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Anatomy of a Green Roof

An important difference between conventional roofs and green roofs, aside from the functional layers

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Are Green Roofs Cost Effective? Lifecycle Costs and Savings

Just like a conventional roof, expenses will continue. Regular maintenance is necessary

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Are Green Roofs Cost Effective? Capital Costs and Abatements

The term “green roof” covers a wide spectrum of building-topping concepts, so it’s impossible to make a blanket statement

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Unexpected Benefits of a Green Roof

Did you know that the plants in a green roof can provide a critical habitat for birds, butterflies, and insects

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Are There Other Reasons to Have a Green Roof?

There is no doubt that green roofs offer significant environmental benefits on several levels

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How do Green Roofs Help the Environment?

The name green roof doesn’t refer only to the color of plants and other growing things that define a green roof installation

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Urban Heat Islands and Green Roofs

Heat islands are regions in urban areas where the ambient air temperature is consistently higher than surrounding 

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What are Brown Roofs?

While brown roofs are strictly, speaking, a subset of green roofs, the philosophy and goals behind brown roofs are different

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What is a Green Roof?

At the most basic level, the term green roof refers to a layer of vegetation planted over a series of specialized roofing layers 

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