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green roof

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noun

  1. a roof covered with vegetation, designed for its aesthetic value and to optimize energy conservation

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Amazingly, the rest of the landscape is a kind of green roof as well, sitting atop a 2,400-spot underground parking structure — available to those visiting the Lucas or any of Expo Park’s other institutions.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials say it is also a symbol of the city’s desire to host a “sustainable” games, having been built with recycled materials and wood and featuring a green roof.

From Seattle Times

A Dartmouth-led research team set out to determine if managing green roof soil microbes could boost healthy urban soil development, a methodology that could be applied to support climate resilience in cities.

From Science Daily

The team created an experimental green roof in Chicago to test how enhancing soil with native prairie microbes would change the soil microbial community over time.

From Science Daily

They planted inoculated and untreated soil with native prairie plants and green roof succulents.

From Science Daily