![]() ![]() (Solomon)Ģ000: June 29: Study showed 5C to 2C decrease in temperature from green roof infrastructure in Toronto. Peck forms Green Roofs for Healthy Cities designed to promote the application of green roofs in North America by public and private organizations. Green Building Council created the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design rating system: green roofs can contribute toward up to six points on the 69-point system.” (Metropolismagazine)ġ999: In Toronto, Canada, Steven W. (Metropolismagazine)ġ998: In Washington, D.C., “the U.S. Daley “directs municipal funds toward green-roof development” in Chicago, US. (Metropolismagazine)ġ998: Impressed by green roofs in Germany, Mayor Richard M. It includes a 69,000 square-foot green roof. (Magill & Midden & Groninger & Therrell)ġ997: William McDonough creates Gap Headquarters in San Bruno, California. (NYC Department of Design & Construction)ġ996: By the end of 1990s, ten million square meters of green roofs are installed in Germany because of government policy and state legislation that encourage eco-friendly green infrastructure. (Metropolismagazine)ġ995: 700 people in Chicago died from a heat-wave displayed the seriousness of urban heat. The staircase-shaped rooftop garden is a beautiful juxtaposition of nature and the city. ![]() ![]() (Metropolismagazine & )ġ995: Emilio Ambasz, an Argentine born US architect, “transposes a 100,000 square foot park in the city center onto 15 terraces of a new government building” in Fukuoka Japan. Some home roof tops are used as gardens while others simply as sitting areas. (Magill & Midden & Groninger & Therrell)ġ993: In Dietikon, Switzerland, architect Peter Vetsch builds nine concrete residential homes “buried in earth and grass.” Grass covers the homes entirely except for the entrances. (Metropolismagazine)ġ989: By the end of 1980s, one million square meters of green roofs are installed in Germany. His green infrastructures are recognized as landmarks, supporting the argument that people find greenspaces esthetically pleasing. Some green roofs resemble a forest and interestingly, in one of them, compose toliets from its residents fertilizes the green roof. (Metropolismagazine & Philippi)ġ986: Friedensreich Hundertwasser builds a colorful apartment house in Vienna, Austria that has grass, plants, flowers and trees covering its roof as well as its sides and balconies. It “established widely followed green-roof standards” and has remained the basic tool for reliable green roof construction for many years. (Solomon)ġ975: The German Landscape Research, Development & Construction Society is founded. ![]() It outlined the modern green-roof concept. (Metropolismagazine)ġ971: Gerda Gollwitzer and Werner Wirsing, early pioneers of green roof technology published Roof Areas Inhabited, Viable and Covered by Vegetation. It is not a surprise it was made in Germany considering that Germany is a leading adapter of green infrastructure. (Metropolismagazine)ġ970: GENO Haus is a government sponsored green roof built in Germany that remained functional until 1990. Green roofs began to gain attention and popularity throughout Europe. He published his work on green roofs in Germany and marked the beginning of increased further green technology research. (Magill & Midden & Groninger & Therrell)ġ961: Reinhard Bornkamm is a researcher at Berlin’s Free University who is internationally known to be the father of modern green roofs. Todd and Raymond Hood respectively, the Center has a total of five roof gardens that add beautiful greenspace in Midtown Manhattan but also effectively mitigates the city’s heat island effect. It is now naturally the oldest commercial building with green roof in America. (Mills)ġ931: United States’ first modern green roof is installed in Rockefeller Center, New York. Howard, however, is not the only person who explored this phenomenon. He concludes that crowded population and structure of the buildings retained more heat in the city. 1810s: A chemist from Britain Luke Howard, discovers the urban heat island effect as he observed the difference in temperatures from London and rural areas near it. ![]()
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