IN THE NAME OF ALLAH WHO IS MOST MMMERCIFUL AND BENEFICENT……………….

GREEN BUILDINGSGREEN BUILDINGS FOR QUALITY LIVINGS

WHAT IS GREEN & GREEN BUILDINGS ?• “SUSTAINABILITY” AND “GREEN” HAVE BECOME SYMBOLIC TERMS FOR

ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR.• THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO THIS TREND IS

CALLED “GREEN BUILDING”. GREEN BUILDING IS BOTH THE CONCEPT AND THE PRACTICE OF USING ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT PROCESSES, STARTING FROM SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE TO OPERATION MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION AND DECONSTRUCTION.

• GREEN BUILDING REDUCES WASTAGE AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS, IMPROVES INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND PROVIDES A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT.

HISTORY OF GREEN BUILDINGS.• IN EARLY DAYS THE PEOPLES DON’T KNOW THE IMPORTANCE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT.

UNDERESTIMATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND VAST USE OF ENERGY WAS A LARGEST PROBLEM IN THOSE DAYS. BY CONSIDERING THESE THINGS THE CONCEPT OF GREEN BUILDINGS WAS UPRAISE IN MIND AND THE PEOPLE THINKS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTING OF GREEN BUILDINGS WHICH SHOULD BE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND WASTE REDUCTION BUILDING. GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES AIM TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BUILDING.

• THE RACHEL CARSON BOOK, “SILENT SPRING”, PUBLISHED IN 1962, IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST INITIAL EFFORTS TO DESCRIBE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS RELATED TO GREEN BUILDING.

•  THE GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. ORIGINATED FROM THE NEED AND DESIRE FOR MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MOTIVES FOR BUILDING GREEN, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL BENEFITS. HOWEVER, MODERN SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES CALL FOR AN INTEGRATED AND SYNERGISTIC DESIGN TO BOTH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND IN THE RETROFITTING OF EXISTING STRUCTURES. ALSO KNOWN AS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, THIS APPROACH INTEGRATES THE BUILDING LIFE-CYCLE WITH EACH GREEN PRACTICE EMPLOYED WITH A DESIGN-PURPOSE TO CREATE A SYNERGY AMONG THE PRACTICES USED.

RULES FOR THE GREEN CONSTRUCTION.• THE FIRST RULE IS THAT THE GREENEST BUILDING IS THE BUILDING THAT

DOESN'T GET BUILT. SINCE CONSTRUCTION ALMOST ALWAYS DEGRADES A BUILDING SITE, NOT BUILDING AT ALL IS PREFERABLE TO GREEN BUILDING, IN TERMS OF REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

• THE SECOND RULE IS THAT EVERY BUILDING SHOULD BE AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE.

• THE THIRD RULE IS NOT TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPRAWL, EVEN IF THE MOST ENERGY-EFFICIENT, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND METHODS ARE USED IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. URBAN INFILL SITES ARE PREFERABLE TO SUBURBAN "GREENFIELD" SITES.

GREEN BUILDING

DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS FOR GREEN BUILD

1. LEED1. BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (BD + C)2. INTERIOR DESIGNAND CONSTRUCTION ( ID + C ) 3. BUILDING OPERATIONSAND MAINTENANCE ( B + M)4. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ND)5. HOMES (HOMES)

LEED 2009 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS

100 BASE POINTS; 6 POSSIBLE INNOVATION IN DESIGN AND 4 REGIONAL PRIORITY POINTS• CERTIFIED 40–

49 POINTS • SILVER 50–59 POINTS • GOLD 60–79 POINTS • PLATINUM 80

POINTS AND ABOVE

CONNECTICUT AVENUE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IS THE FIRST REDEVELOPED OFFICE BUILDING ON THE EAST COAST TO RECEIVE LEED PLATINUM STATUS.

OTHER SYSTEMS• ENERGY STAR ( U.S ) • GREEN GLOBES ( U.S )• LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE ( U.S )• BEAM ( HONG KONG )• BREAM ( U.K )• CASBEE ( JAPAN )• GREEN MARK SCHEME ( SIGAPORE )• GREEN STAR SA ( SOUTH AFFRICA )• GREEN RATING SYSTEM FOR ASTIDAMA ( U.A.E )

SYSTEMS FOR THE GREEN BUILDINGS1.ACTIVE SYSTEM.2.PASSIVE SYSTEM.IN THE PASSIVE REDUCTION SYSTEM, TO MAKE THE BUILDING GREEN WE RELIES THE NATURAL RESOURCES BY THE USE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WINDOW, AVOID FROM THE SOUTH HARSH AND WIND CATCHER ETC. AND THE OTHER HAND ACTIVE REDUCTION SYSTEM IS THE SYSTEM WE MAY REDUCE THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY THE USE OF CFL AND LED LIGHTS AND BY USE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM BY USE OF LOW ENERGY AND MANY OTHER EQUIPMENT’S.

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SYSTEMSPassive systems

• Massing, orientation, insulation, siting

Active systems

• Energy saving instruments, batter wiring cables. Take care. Neighborhood planning

PASSIVE SYSTEMMASSING• "MASSING" IS DECIDING ON THE OVERALL SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE BUILDING.  WILL

THE BUILDING BE TALL OR SHORT? LONG AND THIN?  WILL IT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CUTOUTS, OR BE MORE SOLID? SUCCESSFUL MASSING USES THE GENERAL SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE BUILDING TO MINIMIZE ENERGY LOADS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND TO MAXIMIZE FREE ENERGY FROM THE SUN AND WIND. 

• FOR MANY BUILDING TYPES, MASSING IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN PASSIVE HEATING, COOLING, AND DAY LIGHTING, YET OFTEN THESE ARE NOT CONSIDERED UNTIL AFTER MASSING IS FINISHED.  IT’S IMPORTANT TO BEGIN CONSIDERING PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES IN THE MASSING STAGE, SO THAT THE SURFACE AREAS EXPOSED TO SUN AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY, BUILDING HEIGHT, AND BUILDING WIDTH CAN ALL BE OPTIMIZED FOR PASSIVE COMFORT. 

MASSING CONT………• IN THE IMAGE BELOW, "OPT 2" HAS THE SAME AREA AS "OPT 1" BUT USES

LESS THAN HALF THE ENERGY, BECAUSE OF BETTER MASSING.

ORIENTATION• BASED ON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE SUN, PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS TYPICALLY

HAVE WINDOWS (GLAZING) ON THE SOUTHERN FACING SIDE OF THE BUILDING IN ORDER TO ABSORB THE SUN’S HEAT ENERGY TO WARM A BUILDING DURING THE WINTER.  IN ORDER TO STAY COOL IN THE SUMMER, PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSES RELY ON A SYSTEM OF SHADING (OR AN OVERHANG) TO KEEP THE BUILDING COOL.

• IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, IN ORDER TO FACE THE SUN AND OBTAIN MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN, THE WINDOWS WOULD FACE THE SOUTH. IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, HOWEVER, IT IS OPPOSITE, WITH THE WINDOWS FACING THE NORTH IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE SOLAR GAIN.

• SIMPLY BY BUILDING IN THIS WAY, A HOUSE CAN REDUCE ITS HEATING AND COOLING COSTS BY 85%.

ORIENTATION CONT……• WinterThe diagram to the left shows how the sun is lower in the winter, while it is much higher in the summer. During the day, the low winter sun can shine through windows are to allow heat energy to be absorbed into the building’s thermal mass.

While windows allow heat into a building to be absorbed, their thin and transparent nature also allows heat to escape a building.

In order to keep this from happening in cold climates, it is recommended that the glass panes are doubled (double glazing) or even tripled. An insulated window covering or thick shade can also be used to help insulate the windows and help keep the heat in the building after the sun goes down.

• SummerIn the summer, as temperatures rise, a passive solar building uses its thermal mass to help keep the building cool. In order for this to happen, the summer sun is kept from reaching the thermal mass of the building.

The summer sun’s path aides in this process by traveling high in the summer sky, thus a proper overhang or other type of system is needed to shade or cover the widow, in the summer so that the sun’s heat energy is blocked or avoided when it is desired to have the building cooler than the outside temperature. A properly designed overhang keeps the heat and energy from being absorbed into the house in the summer.

INSULATION• INSULATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS TO KEEP WARM AREAS WARM AND COOL AREAS

COOL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT TO UNDERSTAND REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF BUILDING ONE BUILDS. INSULATION IS IMPORTANT IN ANY TYPE OF BUILDING AND IS THE KEY TO KEEPING ENERGY COSTS DOWN.

• THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSULATION THAT INCLUDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOAM, CELLULOSE AND FIBERGLASS.

• IF A HOME IS NOT PROPERLY INSULATED, UP TO TWO THIRDS OF ITS HEAT ENERGY CAN BE LOST.• THESE TYPES OF BUILDING MATERIALS INCLUDE STRUCTURE INSULATED PANELS (SIPS), INSULATED

CONCRETE FORMS (ICF’S). FOR MORE ON STYROFOAM TYPES OF INSULATION, SEE THIS POST ON POLYSTYRENE.

TYPES OF INSULATION•WOOL INSULATION•POLYSTYRENE INSULATION•FIBER GLASS INSULATION•SPRAY FOAM INSULATION

TYPES OF INSULATION AND PANELS

SITING OF GREEN BUILDINGS• THE FIRST THING TO CONSIDER IS REDUCING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON A CHOSEN SITE. PROTECTING WATER SHEDS, SENSITIVE HABITAT, REDUCING ROADS AND OTHER HARDSCAPES IS THE FIRST CONSIDERATION. TRY TO MINIMIZE LAND DISTURBANCE. I HAVE LONG HAD THE THOUGHT THAT WHEN YOU FIND THAT SPECIAL PLACE TO BUILD, BUILD NEXT TO IT, NOT ON TOP OF IT. AFTER ALL, THAT SPECIAL PLACE IS NO LONGER THERE WHEN YOU BUILD ON IT.

•BUT SITING IS NOT PROPERLY CONCEDERS NOW A DAYS BECAUSE THE LAND HAVE HIGH PRICES AND EVERY ONE HAVE SOME SPECIFIC LAND SO, WE ARE NOT CONSTRUCT OUR BUILDING WHERE WE WANT.

ACTIVE SYSTEMS•IN ACTIVE SYSTEMS WE CAN REDUCE THE USE OF

ELECTRICITY BY USING•ENERGY SAVING INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT'S.•GOOD QUALITY WIRES FOR WIRING OF BUILDINGS.•BY TAKE CARE (OFF THE LIGHTS, FANS, COMPUTER ETC

WHEN ITS NOT NECESSARY)•BY NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING'S.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION• A DESIGN PROCESS THAT INTEGRATES A PROJECT TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS AND ACCOUNTS FOR PROJECT LOCATION AND CLIMATE IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL GREEN BUILDING.

• DESIGN SUCCESS IS ACHIEVED BY DEVELOPING A STRONG GREEN BUILDING PROJECT TEAM THAT INCLUDES DESIGN PROFESSIONALS .DESIGN PROFESSIONALS ARE EXPERIENCED HOME DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERS WHO ARE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED IN GREEN BUILDING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING SOLAR DESIGN AND SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING .THEY CAN CREATE A VISION THAT REFLECTS THE PROJECT’S GOALS AND BUDGET.

• INDEED, THE NEW MANTRA FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHOULD BE, “IF IT’S NOT GREEN, IT’S NOT AFFORDABLE.

TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL GREEN TEAM• IN HOUSE STAFF• ARCHITECTS AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS• ENGINEERS• LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS• LENDERS• COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS• CONTRACTORS, SUB CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS• PROGRESS MEETINGS

DESIGN PHASES• DESIGN INTEGRATION• SITE LOCATION AND SELECTIONENVIRONMENTAL SUITABILITYINFRASTRUCTUREPROXIMITY TO BASIC SERVICESDENSITY DESIGNSITE DESIGNING AND PLANNINGWORKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD

SITE STEWARDSHIPSTROM AND SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENTWATER EFFICIENCY AND SUITABLE LOCAL

LANDSCAPINGREDUCING HEAT ISLAND EFFECTBUILDING ORIENTATIONINCORPORATING PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGNPASSIVE COOLING

CONTROL OF COST THROUGH GREEN BUILDINGS•BUILDING’S FOOTPRINTONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO START BUILDING GREEN IS USING SOMETHING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRY HAS PRACTICED FOR YEARS, BUILDING SMALLER .SMALLER FOOTPRINT SIZE IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST COST SAVINGS TECHNIQUE ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THE BUDGET. IT ALSO IS A GREAT GREEN BUILDING STRATEGY .SMALLER, EFFICIENT UNITS USE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER RESOURCES TO CONSTRUCT AND LESS ENERGY TO OPERATE .

SMALL FOOTPRINT

SMART SIZING• WHILE BUILDING SMALL IS THE FIRST “NO-COST” MEASURE IN AFFORDABLE GREEN BUILDING,

THE STRUCTURE’S DIMENSIONS SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARD MODULES OF COMMON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. FOR EXAMPLE, A BUILDING FOOTPRINT OF 35 FEET BY 47 FEET DOES NOT MAKE NEARLY AS MUCH SENSE AS ONE THAT IS 36 FEET BY 48 FEET. ODD DIMENSIONS REQUIRE MORE MATERIAL CUTS, ADDITIONAL LABOR AND RESULT IN A LARGER VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE. SMART SIZING CALLS FOR BUILDING FOOTPRINT DIMENSIONS BASED ON 2-FOOT MODULES. STANDARD BUILDING MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE IN 2-FOOT MEASUREMENTS AND SMART SIZING TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS FACT.

• IF THE ENTIRE BUILDING FOOTPRINT IS DIVISIBLE BY 32 SQUARE FEET (THE SIZE OF ALL STANDARD SHEET GOODS), FURTHER EFFICIENCIES CAN BE REALIZED AND THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE STREAM CAN BE REDUCED TO AROUND 5 PERCENT—A MUCH LOWER FIGURE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 15 PERCENT.

SMART SIZING

BUILDING SHAPE•SQUARE DIMENSIONS ARE MORE RESOURCE EFFICIENT THAN ARE RECTANGULAR DIMENSIONS .SQUARE BUILDING FOOTPRINTS AND WALLS ENCLOSE MORE VOLUME PER SQUARE FOOT OF BUILDING ENVELOPE THAN RECTANGULAR DIMENSIONED BUILDING ENVELOPES. HOWEVER, THIS BENEFIT MUST BE WEIGHED AGAINST THE PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN BENEFIT OF A BUILDING WITH AN ELONGATED EAST-WEST AXIS.

DAY LIGHTING• NATURAL DAYLIGHT SAVES ELECTRICITY BY REDUCING THE NEED FOR

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING .STUDIES HAVE PROVEN ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN MAINTAINING A PERSON’S MOOD AND MENTAL WELLBEING, ESPECIALLY DURING LONG WINTER MONTHS. BECAUSE PEOPLE SPEND SO MUCH TIME INDOORS, THIS BECOMES INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT.

• GOOD GREEN DESIGN PROVIDES NATURAL DAYLIGHT TO LIVING AND PRIVATE SPACES WITHIN THE STRUCTURE WHILE RESPECTING PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING RULES .WINDOW PLACEMENT AND SIZE ARE BALANCED WITH LIGHTING NEEDS FOR THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE BUILDING.

DAY LIGHTING

SPACE UTILIZATION STRATEGIES•ELIMINATING HALLWAYS•LOFT SPACE USES•MULTI-FUNCTION FLEX SPACES•BUILD-INS AND OTHER STORAGES

ELIMINATING HALLWAYS• FLOOR PLANS CENTERED AROUND A COMMON LIVING ROOM

OFFER MORE SPACE PER SQUARE FOOT BY ELIMINATING ALL HALL AREAS. PRIVATE ROOMS AND AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS RADIATE OUTWARD FROM THIS CENTRAL LIVING SPACE, WHICH NOT ONLY BECOMES THE FOCAL POINT OR HEART OF THE HOME, BUT ALSO THE MAIN CIRCULATION HUB THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO MOVE TO ANY OTHER AREA FROM THE CENTRAL CORE .

• ELIMINATING HALLWAYS FOR CIRCULATION AND ACCESS TO OTHER ROOMS FREES UP VALUABLE SPACE FOR LIVING AREAS.

ELIMINATING HALLWAYS

LOFT SPACE USES• MOST EVERYONE HAS HEARD THE OLD ADAGE THAT “IT’S CHEAPER TO BUILD UP

THAN TO BUILD OUT.” THIS IS TRUE BECAUSE THE TWO MOST EXPENSIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS IN A HOME ARE THE FOUNDATION AND THE ROOF. BUILDING UP DOES NOT CHANGE THE COST OF EITHER OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS, SO THE OVERALL COST PER SQUARE FOOT IS ACTUALLY REDUCED.

• LOFT SPACES TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS DESIGN TRICK BY ALSO ELIMINATING THE COST OF ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR WALL SPACE .NEW SPACE GAINED WITH A LOFT IS CONTAINED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING ENVELOPE AND USUALLY ONLY REQUIRES MINIMAL ADDITIONAL FRAMING TO MAKE IT WORK. GENERALLY, A 10/12 OR 12/12 ROOF PITCH IS NEEDED TO GET THE PROPER HEAD HEIGHT IN THE LOFT.

MULTI-FUNCTION FLEX SPACES• ANOTHER DESIGN TOOL WORTH CONSIDERING IS TO CREATE FLEX SPACES THAT CAN

CHANGE OVER TIME AS FAMILY NEEDS CHANGE .• FOR EXAMPLE, A CHILD’S BED-ROOM CAN BECOME A HOME OFFICE OR STUDIO WHEN HE/SHE

GOES OFF TO COLLEGE. • IN SMALLER HOMES CONSTRUCTED IN RESPONSE TO SOARING COSTS, SPACES MAY NEED TO

SERVE DOUBLE DUTY .DINING ROOMS MAY NEED TO DOUBLE AS LIVING ROOMS WITH FOLD-AWAY TABLES; BEDROOMS MAY NEED TO DOUBLE AS INFORMAL LIVING SPACES WITH FUTON BEDS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS BUILT INTO CLOSETS; GUEST ROOMS MAY SERVE AS HOME OFFICES; AND INFORMAL EATING AREAS MAY NEED TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO FORMAL EATING AREAS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

• DESIGNERS SHOULD CONSIDER HOW MUCH SPACE IS NECESSARY FOR EACH ACTIVITY AND WHICH SPACES NEED TO BE SEPARATED.

BUILT-INS AND OTHER STORAGES• EXAMPLES OF BUILT-INS THAT MAKE SENSE INCLUDE BOOKSHELF ROOM

DIVIDERS, INFORMAL EATING NOOKS, CHILDREN’S BEDS, LAUNDRY COUNTERS, STORAGE DRAWERS AND KITCHEN SHELVING IN LIEU OF EXPENSIVE CABINETS.

• IT IS IMPORTANT TO DESIGN AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE FLOOR PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING. BECAUSE BUILT-INS ARE LIKELY TO BE AROUND AS LONG AS THE HOME, THEY SHOULD HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF FUNCTIONALITY WHILE PROVIDING A SATISFACTORY AESTHETIC APPEAL. DESIGNERS AND CRAFTSMAN STYLE HOME BUILDERS OF THE PAST WERE MASTERS OF THIS ART.

GREEN ROOFS• A GREEN ROOF IS A ROOF OF A BUILDING THAT IS PARTIALLY OR

COMPLETELY COVERED WITH VEGETATION AND A GROWING MEDIUM, PLANTED OVER A WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE. IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LAYERS SUCH AS A ROOT BARRIER AND DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. ALSO KNOWN AS ECO-ROOFS, OIKOSTEGES, VEGETATED ROOFS, LIVING ROOFS, AND GREEN ROOFS.

• THE USE OF “GREEN” REFERS TO THE GROWING TREND OF ENVIRONMENTALISM AND DOES NOT REFER TO ROOFS WHICH ARE MERELY COLOURED GREEN, AS WITH GREEN ROOF TILES OR ROOF SHINGLES.

STRUCTURE OF GREEN ROOF

TYPES OF GREEN ROOFS•INTENSIVE•SEMI-INTENSIVE•EXTENSIVEDEPENDING ON THE DEPTH OF PLANTING MEDIUM AND THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE THEY NEED.

BENEFITS FOR GREEN ROOFS• ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS•REDUCE HEATING (BY ADDING MASS AND THERMAL RESISTANCE

VALUE).•REDUCE COOLING (BY EVAPORATIVE COOLING) •REDUCE STORM WATER RUN OFF•NATURAL HABITAT CREATION• FILTER POLLUTANTS AND CARBON DIOXIDE OUT OF THE AIR

WHICH HELPS LOWER DISEASE RATES SUCH AS ASTHMA.

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS•FILTER POLLUTANTS AND HEAVY METALS OUT OF

RAINWATER•HELP TO INSULATE A BUILDING FOR SOUND; THE SOIL

HELPS TO BLOCK LOWER FREQUENCIES AND THE PLANTS BLOCK HIGHER FREQUENCIES

•IF INSTALLED CORRECTLY MANY LIVING ROOFS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LEED POINTS

•AGRICULTURAL SPACE

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

•INCREASE ROOF LIFE SPAN DRAMATICALLY•INCREASE REAL ESTATE VALUE

GREEN ROOF

GREEN ROOF

GREEN ROOF

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