Mott Landscaping
Green Rooftops
See What Going Green Can Do For You
Green walls provide as much bill-saving insulation as green roofs, and they are beautiful to see.
We are looking to the future, to a world where carbon-trading is the rule and companies are eager to offset their carbon footprint. What better way to do that than to cover your building with greenery?
Green walls help offset the urban heat island effect: All the heat-absorbing surfaces in a city raise its temperature to as much as 8 degrees higher than that of the surrounding countryside.
In Chicago, 2.5 million square feet of downtown roof space is covered with plants and grass which is great for lowering heating and air-conditioning costs (by 10 percent or more) and dramatically reducing rainwater runoff.
Did you know that the total square roof footage of green roofs in the United States is growing by an amazing 125 percent a year!
Some people are getting even more forward-thinking bu installing green walls, and they are taking off fast! We can install plant-filled wall panels to go on any vertical surface.
It's time for you to find your green thumb!
There is a lot of growing to do, and a lot of walls and roofs to do it on!
WHY BUILD GREEN ROOFS ?
(Planting vegetation on rooftops in 2î or more of growing medium)Insulative effect saves +/- 10% heating & cooling costs and equipment last longer.
Roof membrane lasts 2-3 times longer because there is no UV or expansion / contraction.
Storm water management. Vegetation & growing medium absorb rain.
Mitigates urban heat island effect.
Over 2 million sq.ft. of green roofs in Chicago.
FRIENDS OF MOTT LANDSCAPINGCape Fear Green Buildings
Going Green Magazine
Sapona Green Building Center
Green Rooftops for Healthly Cities
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