Green Roof People

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 roof people.

Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. The thermal benefits that green roofs provide may also have indirect benefits for people living or working within the building. This has not been researched but anecdotal evidence from germany in the late 1990s is of interest. This green space could be below at or above grade but in all cases it exists separate from the ground.

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 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. It is even more important that the roof covering be watertight to prevent leaks into the building.