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Green roofs catching on with residential property owners

By Peter Fabris
September 26, 2012
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Green roofs are increasingly being installed on residential properties because of their ecological and aesthetic benefits, as well as their capacity to lengthen a roof’s life span. The demand for living roofs rose 115% in 2011, according to the nonprofit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

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