Walking around American hometowns we can see many new protections against increased flooding, hotter and drier summers, and other deteriorating weather conditions. One of the most effective but least obvious is a grass roof. Planting vegetation on a roof isn’t new. But covering a home or office building with soil and vegetation - on top of layers that drain and filter the runoff and protect the structural roof - is more complicated than the Hobbits make it look.
Green roofs
Green roofs
Green roofs
Walking around American hometowns we can see many new protections against increased flooding, hotter and drier summers, and other deteriorating weather conditions. One of the most effective but least obvious is a grass roof. Planting vegetation on a roof isn’t new. But covering a home or office building with soil and vegetation - on top of layers that drain and filter the runoff and protect the structural roof - is more complicated than the Hobbits make it look.