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Neighboring Germany's green roof business is at $77 million annually, with nearly 40 gigawatts installed backed by their government. Germany-based ZinCo is an international pioneer in design and manufacture of high density urban green roof systems. If we want to see similar efforts supported in the U.S., we cannot wait for the government to come around on its own. Green roofs with solar panels like this one are now required to cover 50 percent of all new commercial buildings in France. SAN DIEGO The grass is getting a little greener in Bushwick. A local developer is set to bring an undulating rental complex with an elaborate green rooftop and a slew of wacky amenities to a site once occupied by one of the city's last great blue-collar breweries. The courtyard is a "civic space" open to the community just a few steps from the street, as well as a green roof to academic facilities below it. While North Quad is the only U-M dorm to make the list, it's not the only dorm on campus that's been updated The Cooper Koo YMCA promises to bring plenty of social and fitness activities to the rapidly changing Canary District. Before it opens, however, the community has a unique chance to help shape its future. The upcoming Y is looking for volunteers to help The building, which features a nine-acre green roof with a half-mile walking loop for employees and more than 400 trees, has attracted widespread attention. The space, created by CMG Landscape Architecture, will "serve as a haven for local and native birds .

On March 19, France approved a new law that mandates all new roofs in commercial zones be partially covered in plants or solar panels. France currently lags far behind its neighbors in solar power with only 5 gigawatts of capacity. Compare that to Germany At just over 430,000 square feet, the building is LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, and boasts a 9-acre green roof on top of the structure. The roof has a half-mile walking loop and over 400 trees. "From the start, Mark wanted a space In the post, Zuckerberg offers a photo of the building from above, showing off its 9 acre green roof, with a promise of interior images – of what is essentially the building’s giant, single room – “once we’re fully unpacked.” That interior Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Università Politecnica delle Marche have found that green roofs with high vegetation density are 60% more efficient than non-green roofs. The main goal of this research conducted by the Universidad .

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