Green Roofs
A classical example of a green roof from Fukuoka
I have been trying to find inspiration about what to write for ERPZ.net, but did not manage to find something that really moved me from The Economist, so I decided to go back to The Daily Green to search for some green inspiration. This time I feature a photoessay on green roofs.
My write-up in June about vertical gardening is related to the theme of green roofs, the difference being green roofs in general need not be just for food. It could serve other purposes such as cooling the surroundings (whether of the building it is grown on or the surrounding urban heat island), absorbing rainwater runoff during storms, shielding against pollutant particles or just beautifying the surroundings. Do click through the photo slideshow to see how pretty green roofs can be and yet serve additional environmental purposes. And note that these are found in America, despite being a place which environmentalists often claim to be very un-green. Certainly Singapore can learn some lessons in terms of green architecture from America.