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Thu 07 Jul 2010Cover the roof in a carpet of grass to save energy
Green roofs go back thousands of years – now modern vegetated roofs can save energy
GOING GREEN means more than just talk for Maureen Connelly, director of the Centre for Architectural Ecology in Vancouver, Canada. She’s a passionate advocate of “vegetated roofs” and sees no reason why all flat roofs shouldn’t be covered in a carpet of sedums or fescue grasses to bring them alive.
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