Green roofs - just doing if for the color is enough

Green plants and flowers make people feel good, but there is a lot more:

Green roofs on buildings keep stormwater out of streets. Green roofs cool cities and homes on hot days. 

It’s an ancient idea to save water and bring people in cities close to a natural way of life.

It’s being revived mostly to save energy and prevent flooding. But it also makes us feel better. 

Living on Earth

Danish Green Roofs

Air Date: Week of August 7, 2015 
"Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark was named Europe’s greenest capital in 2014. It’s partly due to the ubiquitous bike paths and the ambitious renewable energy goals, but as Living on Earth’s Helen Palmer reports, also due to the many green roofs the city’s installing to soak up excess rain and cool the capital."

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