Do you know the percentage of total energy that buildings consume in the United States? How about the percentage of electricity that goes into those buildings? Dr. Brad Rowe, a Professor of Horticulture at Michigan State University, has been researching various ways how green roofs impact the environment including storm water management and energy consumption.
Regatta green roof
Springfield Commercial Roofing has been involved in green roof installations and have seen the benefits of using the green roof as a layer of insulation resulting in energy savingss both in the winter and the summer. You can read about Dr. Rowe’s research in the article by Elizabeth Battiste at http://bit.ly/y9oZ8D/.