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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Davis, Becke |
Title: | Green roofs grow up in Chicago |
Section: | Focus: Green roofs Other records with the "Focus: Green roofs" Section
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Source: | The Landscape Contractor. Vol. 48, No. 10, October 2007, p. 10, 12, 14-17. |
Publishing Information: | St. Charles, IL: Illinois Landscape Contractor's Association |
# of Pages: | 6 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Urban habitat; Roofscapes; Technology; Greenspace; Air quality; Environmental protection
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Geographic Terms: | Chicago, Illinois |
Abstract/Contents: | Profiles green roofs, highlighting the green roof of City Hall in Chicago, Illinois. States that "green roofs, sometimes called 'eco-roofs,' are not the same as roof gardens - far from it. While both have the benefit of adding greenery, the focus of a roof garden is to be ornamental and possibly useful to the people who will see it, while the purpose of a green roof is to help contain stormwater, to reduce heat and to reduce energy use." Explains that "there are two basic types of green roofs - intensive and extensive. Intensive green roofs require a minimum of one foot of soil depth to create a more traditional rooftop garden, with large trees, shrubs and other manicured landscapes. They are multilayer constructions with elaborate irrigation and drainage systems." |
Language: | English |
References: | 5 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Davis, B. 2007. Green roofs grow up in Chicago. Midwest Landscaping. 48(10):p. 10, 12, 14-17. |
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