Who knew I would have to update Wednesday’s post this quickly?
I was made aware that last week Mayor Vincent C. Gray, of Washington DC announced Sustainable DC.
The Mayor wants DC to be the “healthiest, greenest, and most livable city in the United States”, which would include installing over 1.5 million square feet of green roofs on buildings in the city within a few years. He's psyched about urban farms too. Is it too late to give them another star?
According to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, DC is 2011’s green roofing champ. Overall GRHC reports a 115% leap in green roof installations. Wow!
-You have my summary on Toronto’s recent green roof battle, if you want another perspective check out NOW Magazine.
And lastly is an interesting report on San Francisco’s urban agriculture movement. In my view the most interesting tidbit is that Seattle spends almost twice as much per plot!
I commend this mayor for his implementation of the green roof projects. Having this kind of project will help people become advocates of nature by showing them the benefits of having a green roof. I hope more mayors will implement this kind of project. This can make urban living cleaner and healthier, without costing too much.
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Like any other city around the world, I think Washington DC has seen a lot of potential in using green roofs, in which they took advantage of the benefits that green roofs have to offer before everyone else did. I hope more and more cities and countries will embrace this green roofing trend. It’s a simple and cost-effective way to help our environment.
ReplyDeleteIt’s great to hear that Washington DC joined in this green roofing trend! The first one that mandated the green roof was the city of Toronto in Canada. There are a lot of commercial buildings there that have spacious rooftops, and usually, these are only empty spaces. So, instead of just being a restricted space, it’s definitely better to put these areas to good use.
ReplyDeleteThis green roof program is a great advocacy. This can help greatly reduce the city’s carbon footprint, as these plants will be able to absorb the carbon dioxide in the air, and in exchange, release clean, pure oxygen for human consumption. I hope this program gets implemented successfully in order to create a domino effect among other states and cities.
ReplyDeleteI think having a green roof is a great idea! It will help diminish pollution. I think saving the world should start at home. You know, aside from segregating trash and the like, I think having your roof as a garden is nice as well. Also, having a garden is very calming and a garden roof is great in cities, right?
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