Last fall, Toronto’s industrial real estate sector successfully lobbied the City Council for an exception to the city’s Green Roof Bylaw, allowing new industrial properties and building additions to install cool roofing material instead of green roofs. Now, the institutional sector is pushing for the same exception.
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The White Stuff: Shedding Some Light On NYC’s Cool Roofs Program
They don’t have the aesthetic appeal of green roofs, but white roofs are great at saving energy. So why aren’t they everywhere yet?
Where Have All The Flowers Gone: Why Have Green Roofs Not Caught On In New York City?
They’re about as beautiful a manifestation of green building as exists, and benefit from a generous tax credit. So why aren’t green roofs catching on in New York City?
