Seattle’s Largest Green Roof Over 1.4 Acres! |
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| By Michael d'Estries in Gardening, Green Building | March 4, 2009 | |
There are green roofs — and then there are green roofs that cover over 60,000 square feet. Such is the living behemoth above the Gate’s Foundation garage in Seattle. From the article,
The Gates roof has five inches of soil over a layer of synthetic drainage. Other styles of constructing green roofs include sod-based roofs and planter-based roofs. Models predict the roof will treat about 90 percent of the water that falls on it. The other 10 percent goes into the local combined sewer overflow system.
The garage, which is now complete, resides next to the under-construction $500 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters. Both buildings are expected to receive Gold LEED certification.
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