Green Roof Resources and Installers
Here is a great page full of information on green roofs, green roof installers and green roof supplies.
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Green Roof
Extensive Green Roof
An extensive green roof is a green roof that is less than 6″ thick. As opposed to an intensive green roof that is more than 6″ thick. Because of the thickness of the growing medium an extensive green roof can only support sedum and drought tolerant small plants. The reason for this is the limited root space
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Green Roof Benefits
The primary ecological benefits of Green Roofs are as follows: The Reduction of Urban Heat Island Effect. An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surroundings. As population centers grow in size from village to town to city, they tend to have a corresponding increase in average temperature,
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Brooklyn Green Roof Maintenance
We went to check on one of the green roofs we installed last year in Park Slope. It looked good! Some of the edges were a little wind bare but for the most part the sedum were happy and growing. We are Brooklyn green roof installers and it is really satisfying watching us spread a
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Brooklyn Green Roof Strawberries
You have to check this picture out. It is of a strawberry on the green roof of the Brooklyn Green Show House. Notice the pine cone, sedum, flowers in the background. It is a world as seen from a field mouse or bee. We can see things like this too.
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Great Natural Exterior Paint
We’ve been experimenting with exterior wood paint with some great results. The research is based on the traditional Scandinavian red paint, which is a base of linseed oil with various things added. One description: Centuries ago, European farmers sealed the wood on their barns with an oil, often linseed oil, which was a sort of tawny-colored oil
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Green Roof Plants
Mother Plants is an upstate NY garden company that specializes in green roof plants. As a green roof installer in Brooklyn we find it quite convenient to buy from them. Whatever you order basically gets to Brooklyn in a day or two. They have just put out their 2010 catalog and is full of lovely
Strawberries on Green Roof
It is that time of year to plant your native flowers and edibles. Here we are planting strawberries onto a Brooklyn brownstone green roof! Yum!
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New York Green Roof Installer
Eco Brooklyn prides itself in green roof installations on New York brownstones, condos and coops. We offer the full line of services: Structural analysis of existing roof by an engineer Removal of old roof if needed Structural reinforcing of roof if needed Installation of green roof Pergolas for solar thermal and PV panels above the
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Health Benefits of Green Roof Study
Check out page six on this pdf “Health & Horticultural Therapy“, it mentions some studies concerning the restorative attributes of green roofs and living walls in hospitals and nursing homes. -Decreased patient healing times – Given that many hospitals are located in highly developed areas, green roofs are a good way to expose patients to
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