Green Dinners
Eat, Talk, and Solve Together
Green Dinners allow people in our local community to come together, not only to enjoy each others company, but also to bring up relevant issues occuring in our neighborhood that we'd like to change. It's a great opportunity to meet people, strengthen friendships, eat nourishing food, and to get in touch with your community. Green Dinners first initiated with ...learn more
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Created: Oct 18, 2007
Updated: Aug 15, 2009
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Green Roofs
| Green roofs are created when the rooftops of buildings are designed or reengineered to be gardens planted with vegetation. Green roofs improve a building's thermal management by providing insulation in the colder months and by keeping the building cool in warmer months, with vegetation that produces oxygen, absorbs carbon dioxide, filters air pollution, provides wildlife habitat, and slows stormwater runoff by absorbing much of the rain that falls on the roof. | |
Keywords
water recycling, insulation, habitat, rainwater catchment,
increased cooling, shade, stormwater runoff reduction, species,
sustainable cities, urban, rural, soil, sod, plant species, water
efficiency
"Wildlife is decreasing in the jungles, but it is increasing in the towns" -Mahatma Gandhi | |
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Does anyone know of a cost/benefit analysis spreadsheet for green roofs? I'm trying to learn the economics --> to see if there is a decent payback period for HVAC savings.
Thank you,
Ethan