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Green Rooftop Study in Austin

22nd June, 2010 - Posted by carsi - No Comments

Check out this Austinist post about how City Council will vote on Thursday to  consider funding research by UT and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on vegetated rooftops. This will be the first study that looks into the impact of green rooftops in a central Texas climate. Green rooftops can be cooling for a building and can clean water.  Mark Simmons, a researcher at the Wildflower Center, told News 8 Austin that “Globally, there is so little research done in warm weather systems. We’ve attracted a lot of attention from around the world just because we’re looking at green roofs in hot climates.”