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Plus points of green roofs for your homes

by

William King

A roof covered with grass, greenery or any kind of plants is known as Green Roof . Whether the roofs with plants in pots can be referred to as green roofs is open to question? Ideally a green roof must be having a proper growing medium and some irrigation system. The concept of green roof is an old one; to some extent Hanging Gardens of Semiramis can be considered a form of Green Roof . To transform your roof into a garden, all you need to do is to cover it with a waterproof crust and some soil to act as a growing medium, and then choose the species of plants to sow (preferably you should seek help from experts to suggest some plants according to the weather and other conditions).

Financial burden vs. Financial Benefits:

Setting up green roofs on your residential or commercial building is a costly project. However as more and more people opt for this option and more businesses jump in, the prices will eventually fall. Even if that s not the case, green roofs are far from being wastage of money. In fact, they provide very good value for money. To start with the benefits, green roofs significantly increase the real estate value of the building. Some people assume that green roofs will have negative effects on the life span of roofs; reality is quite the opposite as green roofs actually improve the life span to a great extent.

Green roofs are great from aesthetic viewpoint, even better than the backyards, making them an ideal place to host family functions (or business events if you ve set up a green roof on your office building). You can grow numerous vegetables, herbs or fruits to enjoy fresh, naturally grown food (that happens to be a rarity these days). Green Roofs can also protect your home from all kinds of extreme weather, saving a lot on energy cost especially in summers. Green Roofs can cut down the cooling demand of an average sized building, as much as 20 percent of the entire cost.

Other Benefits:

Green roofs serve as a great filter for the inhabitants of the building, filtering carbon dioxide from the air and producing oxygen. Apart from shielding the home from the scorching heat of summer, Green roofs can also keep your house warm in winters. Plants can filter pollutants and reduce the water run off at the time of heavy rainfalls. Green roofs are very effective for sound insulation, as well. Last but not the least, a Green Roof provides a great comforting atmosphere for the residents (and even for the people occupying the adjoining buildings).

William King is the director of

Islamabad Property & Islamabad Real Estate

,

Sharjah Property & Sharjah Real Estate

and

Concrete Suppliers & Concrete Business Directory

. He has 18 years of experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping retailers and startups.

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