green roofs Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:10:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Green Roofs Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Says Study https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-mitigate-climate-change-20171114/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-mitigate-climate-change-20171114/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:10:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64713 Green roofs, which are gardens installed on top of building structures, offer insulation that allows energy saving and protection from heat. In addition, these green roofs contribute to pollution reduction. With sufficient quantity of these roofs, the quality of environmental conditions in an area can be improved. “To mitigate the effects of climate change, we […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-mitigate-climate-change-20171114/feed/ 0 64713 Green Roofs May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-may-boost-solar-cell-efficiency-20121204/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-may-boost-solar-cell-efficiency-20121204/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:08:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29315 Apart from providing improved insulation to buildings, lowering power consumption (by as much as 6%), providing habitat for some animals, filtering out air pollutants, and lowering ambient temperature, green roofs may also improve solar cells’ performance. Two separate studies have been investigating the synergistic effect of green roofs to solar panels and have shown to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-may-boost-solar-cell-efficiency-20121204/feed/ 1 29315 Israel’s First “Green Roofs” Ecology Research Center Founded at University of Haifa https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israels-first-green-roofs-ecology-research-center-founded-at-university-of-haifa-20121109/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israels-first-green-roofs-ecology-research-center-founded-at-university-of-haifa-20121109/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:10:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27876 The first ever Israeli research center for Green Roofs Ecology is about to start functioning at University of Haifa. Non-irrigated green roofs, improvements on biological diversity and development of ecological and evolutionary theories will be among the areas on which research at the center will focus. The center is facilitated by VP for External Relations […]

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