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Green Roofs North America

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Does this ever happen in North America? While in North America the average size of Green Roof is around 5,000sf. The post Green Roofs North America appeared first on Green Roof Technology. This size would be considered a small size Green Roof in Germany.

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Urban Planning in North America

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Wish full thinking… Urban Planning in North America Most American Cities like to have a diverse, sustainable, and thriving city of neighborhoods as the economic and cultural driver for the region. The post Urban Planning in North America appeared first on Green Roof Technology.

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Water-to-Air Ratio – GreenRoofs101

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Constant adverse Air-to-Water ratio is the problem on over 60% of the Green Roofs in North America and with changing weather patterns this problem is getting worse. It is a simple fact that the more we do for healthy plants with a natural diversity, the better a Green Roof system can retain and detain stormwater.

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Water-to-Air Ratio GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

Constant adverse Air-to-Water ratio is the problem on over 60% of the Green Roofs in North America and with changing weather patterns this problem is getting worse. . It is a simple fact that the more we do for healthy plants with a natural diversity, the better a Green Roof system can retain and detain stormwater. .

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Rooftop Vineyard

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Rooftop farming for educational and recreational purposes seems a fancy trend in North America. greenroofs #stormwater #vineyard. Rooftop Vineyard. In 2002 Dipl.-Ing Ing Markus Wittling was planning to elevate an entire vineyard on top of the Wine Museum in Cologne, Germany.

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Rooftop Vineyard

Green Roof Technology

Rooftop farming for educational and recreational purposes seems a fancy trend in North America. In 2002 Dipl.-Ing Ing Markus Wittling was planning to elevate an entire vineyard on top of the Wine Museum in Cologne, Germany. The sloped green roof spans over the entire museum building of almost 20,000 square feet.

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Oregon State mass timber buildings sequester over 2,000 tons of CO2

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Stormwater is collected onsite and then retained and naturally filtered in a pond before it is discharged back into the local aquifer. The mass timber buildings are PV-ready, so they can easily be equipped with solar panels in the future. The planting palette around the structures consists entirely of native species.