Green Roof People

This has not been researched but anecdotal evidence from germany in the late 1990s is of interest.

Green roof people.

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. Green roof development involves the creation of contained green space on top of a human made structure. A roof is designed to protect the building and to shed precipitation. 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.

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 roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. This green space could be below at or above grade but in all cases it exists separate from the ground. Green roofs can provide a wide range of public and private benefits and have been successfully installed in countries around the world.