MAY 2011 - General Services Administration
The Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs on Public and Commercial BuildingsA Report of the United States General Services AdministrationMAY 2011Front cover: Image of the green roof on the United States Department of Transportation Headquarters GSA GREEN ROOF BENEFITS AND CHALLENGESTABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTSEXECUTIVE Purpose of Study ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........... Methodology ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ .................. Background to Green Roofs ........................................ ........................................ ................................... Cost.
expectancy of a green roof at 40 years, versus 17 for a conventional roof. In the National Capital Region, if green roofs were to replace conventional roofs on all 54 million square . feet of real estate (an estimated 5.9 million square feet . United States Department of Transportation Headquarters, Washington DC
Download MAY 2011 - General Services Administration
Information
Domain:
Source:
Link to this page:
Please notify us if you found a problem with this document: