Most commercial green roofs in an urban area offer green space for occupants and manage rainwater, but large scale urban farming is even more valuable.We hear ‘buy local’ a lot, this about more than just economics and supporting local businessesLiving in the age of a climate crisis we need to work to reduce carbon emissions from buildings but also transportation. Any reduction in fossil fuel use for shipping goods, like food, is very encouraging.
加拿大魁北克省蒙特利尔的IGA杂货店是加拿大第一家在自家绿色屋顶上种植蔬菜并出售给顾客的杂货店。还有其他一些建筑在屋顶上种植水培作物，但它的土壤使它符合“绿色屋顶”的所有好处，包括在土壤中种植作物是使它被认证为有机的事实。
Growing on the 25,000 square foot grocery store green roof are 30 kinds of certified organic vegetables and greens vegetables, everything from standard home garden fare like lettuce and tomatoes, to eggplant, squash and kale.
Why have a green roof?
One of the societal benefits of a green roof is that it manages its own rainwater runoff, where most commercial buildings send storm water to municipal water treatment centers.此外，由于大量的混凝土和沥青，绿色屋顶减少了密集城市地区高温的“热岛效应”。绿色的屋顶也为鸟类和昆虫提供了宝贵的栖息地。
The IGA green roof also has bee hives, so it is helping sustain the bee population which is experiencing a disturbing decline. Bees are critical to food production and our ecology in general.
除了利用来自其他杂货店屋顶的雨水，这些雨水被引导到下水道，这家商店还重复利用除湿器的水，用于刺激。商店采取的所有这些措施都是为了减少对环境的影响——绿色屋顶、水循环利用和生产食品，是这座建筑获得LEED金牌认证的重要组成部分。LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building rating systemwhich promotes sustainable and healthy building practices.
最后一点是无可争议的，那就是口感上的优势。美国和加拿大的大部分农产品都是从墨西哥或海外运来的。为了在长途旅行中不腐烂，食物通常被过早采摘，这样它们就会在长途旅行中成熟。你无法与一个在千里之外的卡车后面成熟的绿色番茄相比，从藤蔓上成熟的番茄的味道。我们希望这个引人注目的项目能引导更多的杂货店绿色屋顶生产他们自己的食物!
Now you know about the benefits of a Green Roof, learn more about growing food at home,composting, and othereasy lifestyle changes to reduce your environmental footprintin these pages :
Find more about green home constructionin the EcohomeGreen Building Guide pages- also, learn more aboutthe benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership here. |
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