Whether it’s for a residential or industrial building, green roofing is a great way to improve the energy efficiency of a building in New York and to contribute to an all-around healthier city. Our professionals Bronx roofing contractors can help you implement green roofing for your building, and we can maintain it as necessary.
Green roofs—which are also often referred to as living roofs or planted roofs—are systems of living plants and vegetation installed on the roofs residential, commercial, or industrial buildings of any kind. While modern green roofs (which are made of a system of manufactured layers deliberately placed over roofs to encourage the growth of vegetation) are relatively new. However, they have been around across the world in different forms for centuries.
Many European countries have several initiatives to promote the prevalence of green roofs, and, in fact, they have been federal law since the late 1990’s in Switzerland.
The largest green in New York City belongs to the United States Postal Services’ Morgan Processing and Distribution center. It’s covered in native vegetation, and it has as expected lifetime of around fifty years. To give you an idea of the benefits of green roofing, this roof is expected to save the USPS $30,000 every year on heating and cooling costs, and it will also significantly reduce the amount of storm water contaminants entering the municipal water system. If this is something you are interested in, contact our professional Bronx green roofing contractors today.
Green roofs are great way to benefit the environment.
The initial cost of green roofs can be expensive, but even with that in mind, there are a number of great financial benefits to adding a green roof to your New York building:
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