Roofs Gone Green
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Roofs Gone GreenCooling Cities and Helping Society
by Roland, Abbey, Alphy, and Elizabeth
Roofs Gone Green
Cooling Cities and Helping Society
Why is the city getting too hot?
Evan Green
what can I do to stop the pavement from heating up?
Is this global warming?
Why?
What Now?
Urban Island Heat Affect
What?
Urban Heat Island Effects
Effects: -Flooding,- high temperatures and pressure-increase in greenhouse gases
Who We Are
Roofs Gone Green: Cooling Cities and Helping Society
We are a committee that writes building code proposals in order to implement green roofs to "high priority" buildings.
We are writers, researchers, architects, and city planners.
Building Codes
Through research we find the buildings that are affected the most by urban heat island effect.
-Design of roof-Buildings proximity to other buildings-Angle of sunlight
Roofs Gone Green Mission Statement
Our goal is to increase awareness of the urban heat island effect and implement more green roofs in the process.
We plan to start in Eugene, Oregon and spread throughout the nation.
Why Eugene?
-Small enough to start the project, large enough to have an impact. Also Eugene is one of U.S.'s greener cities.
Process
-Researchers will figure out which buildings need green roofs
-Writers will write a proposal outlining conditions
- Architects will look at the roof designs-City planners will assists us
Educating Others: How Green Roofs Work and What They Do
"Green roofs supplement traditional vegetation without disrupting urban infrastructure -- they take a neglected space and make it useful."
• Vegetation acts like a spongeo Absorbs UV radiationo Absorbs Watero Absorbs Carbon and other air pollutents
• Evapotranspiration and Shade
Why Should You Get Involved?
-Cities in the future will be even more densely compact
-Reduces effects of Global Warming-Green Roofs last longer and save you money
in the long run-Provides benefits to you and others as well as
your surroundings
Other Organizations and Related Projects
-Green Roofs For Green Cities-FBB in Germany
-Britain's Eco-nightclubs
-RPI's center for Architecture Science and Ecology Program
7. We need to write a new building code incorporating green roofs for Eugene,Oregon and then submit our proposal to International Code Council.
Timeline
6. We need to determine which building NEED green roofs
1.First, we need to target cities that suffer from the urban island heat effect and need green roofs
2.Second,we need to secure funding.
3. We need to do the research necessary to find out which buildings are high priority
4. We need to get the technology permission from Green Roofs For Healthy cities.
5. Promote green roofs through media, fundraisers, and other city events
Funding-Corporations-Taxes-Fundraisers-Grants
Evan Green's Happy Ending-Evan started to educate others about the Urban Island
Heat Effect-The citizens started fundraisers and got the attention of
the local media -Taxes, fundraisers, and corporations contributed to the
Green Roof movement-Green Roofs for Healthy Cities agreed to lend the
technology to Emerald Valley-Building codes were passed for green roofs on certain
buildings in the city-Green Roofs were built in Emerald City-Evan lived happily ever after
Questions?