Environtmental and Global Health

Posts Tagged ‘Green Roofs To Improve The Environment’

Green roofs in the world

Currently this type of gardening in urban homes and buildings began to take root. People are more involved with the environment and prefer to live in buildings that improve air quality and regulate the temperature of their homes.

In other regions of the marketing of green roofs already an established business in North America growing 25% a year, while worldwide, Germany is the country with the largest number of surface nature: one out of ten rooftop account with this type of system, according to industry association Green Roofs for North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Green roofs are a solution to the loss of forested areas into urban areas and an ecological option for improving air quality.

Green roofs are an option to have alternative urban habitats preserving biodiversity, creating a new balance between built-up areas and scenic resources at the level of each building and the entire city. This would generate a real improvement for our communities and environment. Read the rest of this entry »