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Value Creation
Green Roofs

V2 Green Roofs

Intensive green roof (source: LAND; https://www.landsrl.com/)
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Potential Beneficiaries

Government

  • Water Department
  • City marketing
  • Environmental Department
  • Urban planning department

Commercial

  • Local building owners
  • Property insurance companies
  • Private Developers

Community

  • Building residents
Potential Benefits

Compliance

  • Flood risk aversion
  • Increase in biodiversity
  • Improved air quality
  • Decreasing urban heat island

Cost Savings

  • Avoiding grey infrastructure upgrades costs
  • Reduced energy consumption (insulation)
  • Reduced risk of flood damage

Revenue & Income

  • Increased property value
  • Business opportunities

Local Image & Identity

  • Increased visibility of green solutions
  • Publicity

General Wellbeing

  • Contact with green space
  • City cooling