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An increasingly number of stormwater professionals recognize that Green Roofs are an excellent, the least expensive and most natural stormwater management tool with many added values for the environment we live in. Today’s trend moves away from insulating purposes (because that was wrong in the first place) to stormwater management.

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Water-to-Air Ratio GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

An increasingly number of stormwater professionals recognize that Green Roofs are an excellent, the least expensive and most natural stormwater management tool with many added values for the environment we live in. Today’s trend moves away from insulating purposes (because that was wrong in the first place) to stormwater management.

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