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Small green roofs [electronic resource] : low-tech options for greener living / Nigel Dunnett ... [et al.].

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Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2011.

Green roofs (Gardening)

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http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=23CBA33F-6BCF-41B6-B91C-896C752AB1E4 This title is available online; click here to access

9781604693089 (electronic bk.)

1604693088 (electronic bk.)

1 online resource (256 p.) : ill. (some col.).

In this book, the authors issue a call to green up our neighborhoods. Garages, bicycle shelters, car ports, porches, barns, and home extensions are perfect locations for green roofs, and even a small green roof will soak up excess rainfall, provide insulation, attract wildlife, and maybe even improve an ugly view. The book contains forty-two case studies that provide first-hand testimony from planning thropugh maintenance. Among the key questions are: How much will it cost? ; Can I install it myself? ; Where can I plant it? ; Will it leak? ; What plants do I use? The answers are found in the book, and readers discover how installing a green roof can be a positive, life-enhancing act that benefits the environment.

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