Green Roof Chicago

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Green Roof Chicago. The green roof on the chicago city hall building was installed as part of a environmental protection agency study and initiative to reduce the urban heat island effect in the city and improve air quality. The city is furthering the cause of making chicago the greenest city in the country with a new grant program for green roofs.

City of Chicago green roof photo taken by Nicole
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The birthplace of the skyscraper has something new to be proud of: While the core of our business was the interior landscape our customers soon asked us as long as we were in the building would we service their new green roof plants. During summer & winter months the roof exhibits superior insulation properties and requires as much as 30 percent less from city hall's heating & ac.

City of Chicago green roof photo taken by Nicole

Green roofs can also further insulate the building, reducing cooling and heating costs. The city environment department plans to plant gardens atop. The rooftop garden mitigates the urban heat island effect by replacing what was a ballasted, black tar roof with green plants. City authorities hope in this way to combat the urban heat island effect, which chicago has severe problems with.