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Green Roofs
12016-03-08T08:38:50-08:00Brittney Blokker2d3504de968dcb777eca067c70c9efcfd5224a9481804plain2016-03-28T11:31:52-07:00Brittney Blokker2d3504de968dcb777eca067c70c9efcfd5224a94The purpose of Green Roofs are to protect the tops of buildings from direct solar radiation which cools buildings through enhanced evaporation. In an average city in North America roofs make up 20-25% of land coverage, and if we can commit that much space to sustainable design in the form of green roofs the effects of UHI can be tremendously reduced.
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12016-03-08T08:36:41-08:00Brittney Blokker2d3504de968dcb777eca067c70c9efcfd5224a94Ballard Public Library, Seattle, WA2media/ballardlibrary.jpgplain2016-03-08T08:40:39-08:00Brittney Blokker2d3504de968dcb777eca067c70c9efcfd5224a94
