urbangreens: “Green roofs sprout toward the horizon in Stuttgart, Germany, where since 1989 municipal regulations have required all new, flat-roof buildings to have them. Steven W. Peck, founder of the Canada-based industry association Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, says ‘all you have to do is climb a tall building in Germany, and you’re going to see green roofs all over the place.’” Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, National Geographic There are lots of great things you can do with your roof to help the environment - installing a Sun Switch PV system is obviously our favourite. But how about the regulations in Germany that require flat buildings to have these fantastic green rooftops?
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“Green roofs sprout toward the horizon in Stuttgart, Germany, where since 1989 municipal regulations have required all new, flat-roof buildings to have them. Steven W. Peck, founder of the Canada-based industry association Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, says ‘all you have to do is climb a tall building in Germany, and you’re going to see green roofs all over the place.’”

Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, National Geographic

There are lots of great things you can do with your roof to help the environment - installing a Sun Switch PV system is obviously our favourite. But how about the regulations in Germany that require flat buildings to have these fantastic green rooftops?

Source: urbangreens