Green Roof Parking Lot

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Green roof parking lot.

The funding can be used to encourage installation of green infrastructure such as green roofs as part of the weatherization process. This new typology for the parking garage could infuse extra green space into the city by elevating a public park to the rooftop while also giving way to a more efficient green roofed structure. Yeah we said it. Ultimately the final design called for a greater focus on the parking lot opting for a series of suspended green roof trays hanging over parking spaces to simulate a shallow creek.

The popularity of green roofs has increased in the united states due to many benefits including reduced energy pollution reduced air pollution and enhanced management of urban runoff. At one end the tray network would collect and divert stormwater from a silo style rain barrel located on the roof and through elevated building side planters. Green parking parking lots are a good place to install green infrastructure that can capture stormwater that would usually flow into the sewer system. Many green infrastructure elements can be seamlessly integrated into parking lot designs.

The new 1 25 acre cira green in university city is pretty awesome the city s first elevated park opened to the public today and sits on top of the parking garage of cira centre south brandywine realty s 2 7 million square foot mixed use vertical neighborhood we snapped some shots of cira green this morning when we had the park to ourselves save. A green roof also known as a rooftop garden is a vegetative layer grown on a rooftop. Photos by melissa romero. Gorgeous green roofed structure hides a massive parking lot.

Green wall technology improves energy efficiency and aesthetics on parking structures parking garages are a central element in many urban and suburban development projects ensuring lower congestion and greater access to retail housing offices and more.