Green roof

RE: Proposal Dear Dr. Salvo: The enclosed recommendation report compares green roofs and white roofs, which I informed you of in my previous letter. The information in this report includes the cost analysis, which examines the installation, maintenance, and replacements costs of each roof type. In addition, the report examines the environmental impact in offsetting greenhouse gases. In the world of construction, a white roof is a structure covering made with a top layer of highly reflective white

ways you can purchase roofing material; you can purchase individual shingles or you can purchase rolls of roofing material with the shingles attached. If you decide to use rolled roofing material, you may want to cut it before you take it up to your roof in order to make it more manageable. Needed Materials In addition to the roll of asphalt roofing material, you are going to need a hook-blade utility knife, a tape measure and a large sheet of plywood in order to cut the roofing material. Length

We all come to the same conclusion when we look over our bills: every little bit of savings adds up. Energy prices are doing anything but going down, and a key way to save on this expense is by installing new windows in your home. Whether it's cold or warm air that you're trying to keep out, drafty windows make your air conditioner or heating appliance work overtime. Smart Roofing, LLC is here to help! Servicing the Des Moines Metro and state of Iowa customers for over a decade, Smart Roofing is

provide shade and protection from rain, snow, and ice. The roof is equipped with a louver system, enabling staff to adjust fan blades to allow more or less natural sunlight to penetrate through the ceiling, depending on the preferred temperature and time of year, much like the roof of the Verizon Center. Given the incredible amount of precipitation dumped on the Metro area last winter, engineers were forced to tweak the angle of the roof to make sure accumulated snow and ice loads could slide safely

tree at the right angles or even creating a yard with recyclable rain water run-offs. 1- Costs In contrast to hardscaping, greenscapes are relatively inexpensive to begin; however, there is a maintenance cost for nurturing and replenishing the green landscape: yard cutting, fertilizing, pruning and other costs that add up over

Edgar Chaidez Alana Brussin/ ENG 102 November 23, 2016 City Warming Over the last decades, the Earth’s human population has been growing exponentially and now lies above 7 billion people. With such an immense number of humans roaming around the Earth, throughout time, urbanization will occur expanding the size of many cities. As a rural area expands so does the amount of asphalt and concrete buildings within the city. This is how an urban heat island occurs. An urban heat island poses many serious

companies are forced to add more and more living quarters and that means tearing down more trees and destroying the natural landscape. Skyscrapers and other city buildings alike have taken the greenery that once was, but with the implementation of green roofs, some of the lost land could be restored. The process of urbanism has taken away lots of land from Oahu . The need for urbanization has been growing as the population of Oahu grows. Urbanizing the islands of Hawaii is different than that of the

combined to create a new approach to farming—on the roof. Rooftop farming has its origins in the green-roof movement, in which building owners plant grass and other vegetation on the roof. So-called green roofs have a number of environmental benefits, including reducing temperatures and energy usage. In addition, green roofs often provide habitat for animals and a welcome respite for city dwellers. Over time, people have taken the concept of a green roof a step further, adding garden plots with herbs

must have numerous inter-reliant components with different levels of priority depending on effectiveness, cost, social impact, and time frame. Every group had its own suggestions for green infrastructure. The most popular method among the projects was the implementation of green roofs. As every group stated, green roofs can help regulate temperatures inside buildings, saving costs on heating and cooling. They are handy in capturing storm water runoff, which can then be used for food production. Group

are varied, and can include slate, ceramic, single-ply roofing, composite materials, sheet metal, or even green roofing systems. Common roofing materials such as