Friday 16 June 2017

8 Rooftop Gardens From Around The World (PHOTOS)

Roof gardens and green roofs are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, but the rest of the world definitely seems Sprinkler System Installation Greenville to be planting a fair share of awesome gardens. Gardens on roofs are not just eye candy - they can save energy by significantly lowering the cost of heating and cooling http://gardening.cals.cornell.edu/ in a building.

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Here are 8 great picks for green roofs from across the world. Vote for your favorite.

Roof Gardens Across The World

Roof Gardens Across The World

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore



This is the roof of the five-story School of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University campus, in Singapore: it was designed by CPG Consultants Pte. Ltd. The roof insulates the building, cools the surrounding air and harvests rainwater for landscape irrigation.

Image courtesy school website

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