Mandatory Green Roofs

Political and bureaucratic leadership with pressure from outside groups are undoubtedly essential ingredients required to implementing new policies that future proof our cities against the climate crisis.

Mandatory green roofs.

Green roofs for healthy cities shares the historic win for all new yorkers as well as the larger green infrastructure community. And this july the so called ecoroof requirement went into effect in portland. Mandatory green roof law passes for new york buildings the world is going green and many new york buildings are leading the way. Expert estimate that solar pv capacity in the us will more than double during the next five years.

The green roofs are intended to help reduce denver s urban heat island effect which is the third worst in the nation.