Green Roofs Trend

Today there are often financial incentives for going green.

Green roofs trend.

The inclination towards construction of green roofs has been softly developing in the key cities about the earth from the time of the 1960 s. It s a far cry from when green roofs first appeared 50 years ago when it was often charities or housing cooperatives leading the charge in german cities such as düsseldorf and stuttgart today considered europe s green roof capital. In spite of green roofing being a rather common phenomena in europe it s just started gaining industry recognition in usa through the past years with individuals businesses and government agencies showing interest in its ecological benefits and potential of cost saving. First and foremost green roofs help regulate temperatures indoors by insulating the most vulnerable part of any home the roof.

Driving a greener future. Green roof policies are a growing trend gemma alexander december 27 2019 in 2009 the canadian city of toronto ontario passed the first law in north america requiring green roofs on newly constructed buildings over a certain size. Green roofs for healthy cities. In ben franklin s time a green roof would have been the sod roof that a random brandywine valley swedish settler might have installed.

Green roofs have experienced a revival in germany since the 1960s and have spread widely across europe and the united states. Green roof construction the rising trend. Green roofs where seasonally adaptable plants are grown on the roof of a building is a green building trend with a high return on investment roi. The increasing popularity of green roofs can no longer be explained by their benefit for reducing air pollution in densely populated cities alone.

Common in scandinavia and not widely adopted by colonists here. Sourced from kyw news radio 1060.