Roofers from Aurora IL can help transform the roof of your building to make it a green rooftop. Green roofing is a way of providing adaptive or natural vegetation to the roof of a structure. It is convenient in large urban cities with scarce vegetation. In such places, it deals with the negative effects of urbanization on the environment.
Benefits of Green Roofs
* Natural cooling mechanism. Urban areas experience gradient difference in the developed and undeveloped land because there is almost zero undeveloped land. For that reason, temperatures increase due to the heat island effect. Due to high temperatures, the occupants of a building are uncomfortable during summer. Green roofs reduce the amount of sunlight that the roof absorbs. The vegetation acts as a cooling mechanism for the building
* Improved quality of air. The green roofs absorb greenhouse gases as well as dust and pollutants leaving the environment clean
* Decreased storm water runoff. When it rains, the storm water runs off from every building in an urban city. Imagine how much storm water the city will have to deal with. Also, remember that there are solid wastes in the water and their effects on drainage. The vegetation on the rooftops reduces the amount of water that runs off especially after a storm
* Biodiversity. The plants on the roof tops provide a home for insects and animals that are displaced by urbanization. Consequently, the animals and insects maintain the life of the green roofs
* Longevity. When a building is exposed to ultraviolet radiation, it gets damaged within a short time. Fortunately, the green roof protects the building from ultraviolet and mechanical damages
* Urban agriculture. The roofs can be used to grow nutritional food that can feed the urban centers. Since there will be people needed to take care of the gardens, then they will be a source of job creation.
As the world becomes more aware of the benefits of a clean environment, most building in the urban centers are embracing green roofs. At Showalter Roofing, we are part of the people making green rooftops a reality. Call us today at www.showalterroofing.com for you be to part of the environmental sustainable rooftops.
