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Th e city of Chicago was a pioneer in
green roofs, and one of the fi rst cities in
the U.S. to study their impact on the “heat
island eff ect” that occurs in dense urban
environments where acres of concrete
and buildings absorb and trap heat and
then release it back into the environment.
Th e Windy City was also one of the fi rst
to provide fi nancial incentives to com-
mercial and residential property owners
to build or convert their roof to one that
includes a layer of live vegetation. With
nearly 7 million square feet of such roofs,
according to city estimates, the city still
leads in this area.
American Hydrotech, Inc., headquar-
tered in Chicago, is a leading supplier of
materials for all types of green and other
effi cient roofi ng systems—not just in Chi-
cagoland buildings, but in other metros
as well, including New York and Boston.
Garden Roof & Blue Roof Department
Manager Richard Hayden tells
Coopera-
torNews
that the benefi ts of these types of green roof project is a way to enhance both
installations are many and varied. “First of the ROI and a building’s overall energy ef-
all,” he says, “the insulating materials keep fi ciency. With lighter, more effi cient, and
the building dry. Th at’s the most important less expensive solar modules hitting the
thing. From there, you have everything market (see our companion story, ‘New
from stormwater runoff management to Green Tech for the Multifamily Sector’ for
habitat formation to urban farming to in-
creased building value. Th ese are ameni-
ties that people like to have.”
Installations can be scaled for all dif-
ferent property types and locations, says
Hayden—it all depends on what a build-
ing or community wants from its green
roof. “Th e technologies and applications
continue to evolve,” he says. “You can
have just a layer of low-soil plantings, or
an entire rooft op park, with pavement
and decking and furniture.” With costs for
such projects also ranging widely, a board
must also consider how much return on
investment the project will produce.
In the United States, green roof costs—
including everything from waterproofi ng
to plants—tend to range from $18 to $25
per square foot, depending on how inten-
sive the system is. Th e initial capital and
ongoing maintenance costs of a green roof
are typically off set by long-term cost sav-
ings that come from reduced roof main-
tenance and replacement needs and lower
utility bills. Other benefi ts like property
value and resident quality of life are hard-
er to quantify but equally signifi cant.
What About Solar?
Adding photovoltaic panels to any
more on this), bringing solar to an urban
high-rise is no longer cost-prohibitive.
GREEN OPTIONS...
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