CarbonNow is UK-based, but the world wide web is global, and some recent surfing took us to the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities website.
GRHC is North America’s industry association for green roofs and green walls. And, as we not irregularly say over on LinkedIn, we do love a green roof!
GRHC develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social, and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development, and celebrations of excellence.
The GRHC website is a great resource and nicely explains the very many benefits of green roofs.
These include, but are certainly not limited to:
AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS
WASTE DIVERSION
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
MODERATION OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
IMPROVED AIR QUALITY
NOISE REDUCTION
INCREASED BIODIVERSITY
ENERGY SAVING (INSULATION)
FIRE RETARDATION
That's a pretty good list, you'll surely agree, and you could probably double it without much effort.
Of course, greening your roof might not be possible if you're an SME (but you might well be able to create a green or living wall.)
And that's ok.
We can't all do everything.
But all of us can do something!
If you want to start your journey to carbon reduction today, with or without a green roof, speak to one of the CarbonNow team.