Green Roof Articles
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From Climate Crisis to a Clean Economy: A Vision for a New World by 2030
Looking for a little inspiration? Me, too. We’ve all heard the statistics. One million species worldwide are currently at risk of extinction. Over 5 trillion pieces of plastic are polluting our oceans. The day the Arctic fully melts may happen within our lifetimes. And perhaps most shockingly, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change tells us that we have a ...
By GLOBE Series
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Flight Building - Case Study
Location:Denver, CO Project Size:135.8 KW Douglass Colony Group installed EcoFoot2+ 10-Degree Racking on this new office building in the heart of Denver's RiNo District. The Flight Building is designed to provide sustainable workspaces in the 140,000 sq. ft. structure. The design includes one of the city's largest private green roofs. Installer: Douglass Colony Group Racking: ...
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Monitoring energy reduction through applying green roofs to residential buildings in Dubai
Green roofing in a building has many advantages including absorbing rainwater, providing thermal insulation, enhancing the ecology, creating a peaceful retreat for people and animals, improving air quality and helping to offset the air temperature and heat island effect. The aim of this paper is to monitor energy saving in the residential buildings of Dubai after applying green roofing ...
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Vancouver public library green roof monitoring project - Case Study
Introduction: Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) initiated this study to add to the pool of information on Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Low Impact Development (LID) methods. In June 2003, PWGSC partnered with Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. to conduct a year long monitoring project on the Vancouver Public Library green roof. The purpose of this project is to assess the ...
By Innovyze
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Thin-Flim, Lightweight and Building Integrated Solar Panels - Tesco | Fresh + Easy - Case Study
UNI-SOLAR’S thin-flim, lightweight and building integrated solar panels were a perfect solution for the 820,400 square-foot distribution center. At 500,000 square feet, the solar panel installation by UNI-SOLAR is the size of five football fields and is considered to be one of the largest roof-mounted solar installations in North America. Rated at 2,693 MWh per annum, the system is ...
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