File:MEC's green roof among others.jpg
Summary
Green roof at Mountain Equipment Coop, Toronto, Canada. The store was built in 1998.
This photo was chosen to appear at Bruce Mau's MASSIVE CHANGE exhibit recently held in Chicago. <a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.massivechange.com/contributors">http://www.massivechange.com/contributors</a>">www.massivechange.com/contributors</a>
Environmental benefits of green roofs in an urban setting include:
-reduces stormwater runoff that affects water for drinking and swimming, as well as habitat in local rivers and lakes
-reduces energy consumption
-reduces the urban heat island effect by lowering the City's temperature and therefore reduces cooling costs
-beautifies the City
-creates more natural green spaces in urban areas
-provides more habitat area for wildlife including migratory birds
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| current | 18:34, 15 January 2017 | | 2,048 × 1,536 (1.17 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Green roof at Mountain Equipment Coop, Toronto, Canada. The store was built in 1998. </p> <p>This photo was chosen to appear at Bruce Mau's MASSIVE CHANGE exhibit recently held in Chicago. <a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.massivechange.com/contributors">http://www.massivechange.com/contributors</a>">www.massivechange.com/contributors</a> </p> <p>Environmental benefits of green roofs in an urban setting include: </p> <p>-reduces stormwater runoff that affects water for drinking and swimming, as well as habitat in local rivers and lakes </p> <p>-reduces energy consumption </p> <p>-reduces the urban heat island effect by lowering the City's temperature and therefore reduces cooling costs </p> <p>-beautifies the City </p> <p>-creates more natural green spaces in urban areas </p> <p>-provides more habitat area for wildlife including migratory birds </p> |
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