Green Roofs in Dubai

In the last class of the term, the speaker talked about green roof gardens. I particularly like the idea of a green roof so I decided I would look into this a bit  more. I wanted to know specifically what Dubai had in mind for green roofs.

Not too far into searching for the answer did I find an article on Dubai wanting to turn the entire municipality into a green roof zone.  This project is headed by Engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah, acting director general of Dubai Municipality and is slated to be formally put into effect by mid-December 2008.

 

There is a three step plan to the process of converting Dubai into a green roof city;  short term 2008; mid-term 2009 – 2012; then the long term which would assumingly last as long as it needs to completely cover Dubai with green roofs.

I think Winnipeg could benefit from a transformation such as this because it would provide extra energy in the summer and extra insulation during the winter with all the layers  that are placed on top of buildings for the plants and trees to grow.

Here is where I got all my information on the Dubai Municipality’s plan to go for green roof tops: http://greenroofs.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/dubai-municipality-is-going-for-100-green-roofs/

Here is where I got my picture from: http://www.moderntulsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/roundview.jpg

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