Join our network. Make change happen.Australian cities are lagging behind in greening up their buildings
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The Conversation
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Covering roofs and walls of buildings with vegetation is a good way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And these green roofs and walls make cities look nicer. Toronto’s central business district adopted a policy of establishing green roofs on around half of all city buildings in 2009. Research shows this could reduce maximum city temperatures by up to 5℃.
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The Conversation Media Group 2018
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Innovation
Building retrofitting
Sustainable building design and construction
Climate change
Green roofs
Green infrastructure
Vertical greening systems
