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Green roofs inforamtion.
Image courtesy of earth pledge depending on the structure the green roof is being built on green roofs can either be intensive or extensive.
Ford s green living roof at one time the largest green roof evva in the world.
It has since been surpassed as largest in the world but is still the largest living roof in north america at 454 000 square feet 10 4 acres.
The green roof acts as a bio filter basically as a big sponge that sucks up dirt and pollution in the air.
They act as a kind of trap for storm water absorbing 50 to 80 per cent of rainfall and cooling the excess before it washes into the storm drain system.
A green roof is a layer of vegetation planted over a waterproofing system that is installed on top of a flat or slightly sloped roof.
As a green diva of course i love that green roofs are beneficial to the environment.
Green roofs transform the tops of houses and businesses into urban gardens.