green roofs
Vegetated building tops
Green roofs are rooftops covered with vegetation planted over a waterproof membrane.
They reduce urban heat, absorb rainwater, and provide insulation.
A building might have an intensive green roof with trees and walkways, or an extensive one with low-maintenance sedums: The city offers tax incentives for green roofs.
Also called living roofs.
- urban heat islandCity's excess warmth
- sedumSucculent groundcover genus
- solar panelsLight-converting power generators
- rain gardensPlanted basins absorbing runoff
- rainwater harvestingGathering precipitation for later use
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