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“The EPA, while adopting green roofs as standard practice both within their agency and across federal government buildings, could do much more to support the development of the green roofing industry in the residential sector.”
green roofs offer also supports long-term utility infrastructure stability, it makes sense for Energy Star and watershed protection to team up to support a product that supports both of their goals in addition to offering progress towards mitigation of the urban heat island effect. I know of few other scenarios where private citizens are willing to put their capital investment dollar to work for the community, leveraging federal dollars offered in subsidy by an almost three-to-one ratio. Tax credits for currently eligible roofing products cover 30 percent of materials only. Tax credits available for solar panel installations cover 30 percent of materials and installation costs. It seems fair for green roofs to at the very least be treated like solar panel installations for a number of reasons. Residential green roof installations run about the same price as residential solar installations and, without the tax credits that solar panels currently enjoy, they offer homeowners similar return on investment potential. Most importantly, both products also offer something many more Americans are seeking: quality, high-paying, green jobs. So to the EPA, I say, let’s put the STAR in Energy Star by putting green roofs to work, for the people and by the people.
Sara Loveland is a senior associate at Taurus Development Group. Based in Washington, D.C., she also serves on the board of environmental non-profit DC Greenworks.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010
Contents
From the Founder
Strata
On the Roof With...
What is Integrated Design?
How Do We Move the Practice of Integrated Design Forward?
West Coast Integrated Design
Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs
Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels?
An Invitation to CitiesAlive! in Vancouver this Fall
GHRC Professional Development Calendar
Roof to Plate
Research Showing Early Promises
Advanced Green to Roof Maintenance Course to Launch
New GRPS
New Online Tools
New Corporate Members
Making Government Programs Work Harder
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 (Page Cover1)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 (Page Cover2)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Contents (Page Cover2a)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Contents (Page Cover2b)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - From the Founder (Page 1)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Strata (Page 2)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Strata (Page 3)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 4)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 5)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 6)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 7)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - What is Integrated Design? (Page 8)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - How Do We Move the Practice of Integrated Design Forward? (Page 9)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 10)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 11)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 12)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 13)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 14)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 15)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 16)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 17)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 18)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 19)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 20)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 21)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 22)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 23)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 24)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 25)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 26)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 27)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - An Invitation to CitiesAlive! in Vancouver this Fall (Page 28)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - An Invitation to CitiesAlive! in Vancouver this Fall (Page 29)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Roof to Plate (Page 30)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Research Showing Early Promises (Page 31)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Advanced Green to Roof Maintenance Course to Launch (Page 32)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - New Corporate Members (Page 33)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Making Government Programs Work Harder (Page 34)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Making Government Programs Work Harder (Page 35)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Making Government Programs Work Harder (Page Cover4)
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