Roofs Go Green

摘要

By planting vegetation on their roofs, building owners around the world are reducing their energy bills while improving the neighbourhood environment. Now Melbourne University is setting out to establish whether this is another in the list of good ideas that fail under Australian conditions.rn"Green roofs have amazing potential but have not yet been evaluated under Australian climatic conditions. We will be examining the suitability of selected native plants for green roofs by measuring their survival, growth rate and response to drought stress," said Dr Nick Williams at the launch of a trial green roof in July.