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Green roofs
Architecture News - Aug 19, 2008 - 01:39 11097 views
A green roof can be much more than just a lawn on a building, and theconcept is much older than many people realize. Creative green roofdesigns date back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon,one of the original ancient wonders of the world. As impressive asthose were, however, some modern examples have begun to rival them interms of complexity, ingenuity and {of course} sustainability. Here areeight examples that help tell the strange story of the evolution ofgreen roof design.
weburbanist.com/2007/12/11/8-great-green-roofs-a-brief-pictoral-history-of-green-roofs-and-roofing-systems-past-and-present/