Green Roofs are Cool

A smart way to grow a garden, save space, conserve energy and help the environment is by having a Green Roof. Green roof's, or rooftop garden's, are those that vegetation is planted on, rather than shingles or tiles. It helps improve the air quality by removing pollutants, therefore making it healthier and safer for humans and animals in the surrounding area. A more noticable factor is that it helps reduce runoff. It also reduces and filters the harmful chemicals, from what would be on a normal hard roof and in rain, from flowing down drains into the soil again. Having a green roof lowers your heating and cooling costs because it acts as an insulator. Although it cost almost $100,000 more dollars to install versus a conventional roof, its pays for itself in the end by saving you around $200,000 in it's lifetime. Overall, having a green roof is a good, artistic, beneficial way to help your home and surrounding environment.