Waterwash Abc Abc Green Roof And Sustainability Initiatives

This short clip introduces lillian ball s environmental art project waterwash abc a project that remediates storm water runoff that used to flow directly from abc carpet s enormous parking lot.

Waterwash abc abc green roof and sustainability initiatives.

According to the state line news abc has become a leader in green roofing technology solar roofing material and the wind turbine industry weiss. The city established a website and held 2 in depth green roof 101. This is an entirely new concept in green roof technology said william robertson weston chief executive officer. From green grid roofs.

And green infrastructure is a real key part of that and obviously there s a lot of spare space on the roofs of our cities and putting green roofs into them is a good way of changing the urban. One of the most successful products that abc supply has developed is their greengrid roof system which is displayed on the roof of the abc supply headquarters. The cirs building at the university of british columbia in vancouver is a world class showcase of green construction. The building celebrates its location and setting has minimal impact on the.

The green roofs strategy identified a number of initiatives to promote green roofs in the city including creating a green roof web page technical workshops and staff training. Green roofs also increase the life of a roof membrane provide usable space for recreation increase property values and retain significant rainfall thereby reducing stormwater runoff. In 2007 14 green roofs were approved through the planning process.