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Forbes Magazine Reports Green Roofs Grow
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Forbes Magazine Reports Green Roofing Industry Growing 115% Year Over Year
Credit: Forbes Magazine.
"The green roof market alone grew by 115% last year, according to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a not-for-profit organization touting the benefits of turf roofing.
And there are many: according to the EPA, green roofs insulate, filter pollution, reduce storm water run-off, and naturally cool the air, reducing what’s known as the “heat island effect.”
To capitalize on the earth-friendly factor, architect Robert Maschke suggested the Brahlers use an insulating eco-roof as well as a green exterior wall covered with layers of soil. Egg carton-like trays of red, green and brown sedum perennials made the lawn look as if it rolled out of the house, up the wall and onto the roof. Though it needs occasional weeding, Brahler says the green roof is her most unique garden.
Vegetated roofs, on the other hand, grow best on flat or slightly sloped roofs that can support the soil and plants. “You can’t just throw plants on top of a Spanish Colonial,” says San Francisco-based architect Jonathan Feldman, or they will look “tacked on.”
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