Melissa Ludtke, MOF Green Roofs task force member MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF GREEN AND BIOSOLAR ROOFS.Īs the Cambridge green roofs task force members researched what other cities were doing, they visited green roofs in the Greater Boston area and talked with experts throughout the country. They learned that vegetative and biosolar roofs offer a spectrum of benefits that are especially meaningful in one of the most densely populated cities in New England, such as reduction in heat island effects and stormwater management. Vegetative roofs provide systemic climate solutions by reducing buildings’ energy use, filtering air pollutants, mitigating stormwater flooding, and offering mental health benefits, which makes this groundbreaking measure a huge win for Cambridge residents.”
Standard Chartered Bank, London, source: Zinco WorldwideĬambridge Mothers Out Front recognizes that buildings are responsible for much of our greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. cities with policies putting green roofs on their buildings. By passing this ordinance, Cambridge joins Portland, Oregon, Seattle, New York City, Washington, D.C., and several other U.S. The revised ordinance will require certain new buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to include plantings or an integration of plantings and solar panels (a combination known as biosolar) on their roofs. On Monday, May 3, six members of the council agreed with that vision and voted in favor of the first green roofs mandate by a New England city. Thus began a focused campaign to bring a revised green roofs ordinance to the Cambridge City Council. Green roo fs video by John MacGibbon A FIRST FOR NEW ENGLAND. And they asked, “What if these roofs also had solar panels offering even more benefits to Cambridge residents?”ĭARE TO IMAGINE GREEN ROOFS BY CLICKING HERE. More than two years ago, attendees at a community meeting of the Cambridge chapter of Mothers Out Front dared to imagine what their city could become if its rooftops were transformed by pollinator-friendly gardens, meadows, and a farm or two.
Steven Peck, President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.Ĭhicago City Hall, source: Roofmeadow, Inc. This is a fantastic example of a citizen led effort to promote green roof development in their community to help fight climate change.” GREEN AND BIOSOLAR ROOFS A BIG WIN FOR CAMBRIDGE!
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