Green Roof People

Green roofs last longer than conventional roofs reduce energy costs with natural insulation create peaceful retreats for people and animals and absorb storm water potentially lessening the need for complex and expensive drainage systems.

Green roof people.

It is even more important that the roof covering be watertight to prevent leaks into the building. Green roof development involves the creation of contained green space on top of a human made structure. This has not been researched but anecdotal evidence from germany in the late 1990s is of interest. However green roofs in many cases are meant to retain water over a longer period of time to slow stormwater runoff and to nourish the plants.

Green roofs serve several purposes for a building such as absorbing rainwater providing insulation creating a habitat for wildlife increasing benevolence and decreasing stress of the people around the roof by providing a more aesthetically pleasing landscape and helping to lower urban air temperatures and mitigate the heat island effect. Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence. The thermal benefits that green roofs provide may also have indirect benefits for people living or working within the building. Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors.