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This brief by CVC talks about the benefits of [[Blue roofs]] and how they are emerging as a recognized as an innovative rooftop stormwater management solution that provides flood protection and drought resistance. Instead of quickly conveying stormwater away from a property, blue roof systems temporarily capture rainwater until it either evaporates from the rooftop, is sent to rainwater harvesting storage tanks. The CVC head office Building A is typical of most flat roof buildings across North America. In July 2020, Intact awarded the CVC a Climate Action Grant to pilot a Smart Blue Roof system on-site to evaluate real world performance and scalability in a Canadian context. Piloting and monitoring a smart blue roof system at the CVC office begins the summer of 2022.
This brief by CVC talks about the benefits of [[Blue roofs]] and how they are emerging as a recognized as an innovative rooftop stormwater management solution that provides flood protection and drought resistance. Instead of quickly conveying stormwater away from a property, blue roof systems temporarily capture rainwater until it either evaporates from the rooftop, is sent to rainwater harvesting storage tanks. The CVC head office Building A is typical of most flat roof buildings across North America. In July 2020, Intact awarded the CVC a Climate Action Grant to pilot a Smart Blue Roof system on-site to evaluate real world performance and scalability in a Canadian context. Piloting and monitoring a smart blue roof system at the CVC office begins the summer of 2022.
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This three-year study, initiated in 2003, evaluated the hydrologic, water quality and biodiversity benefits of a green roof located on a multi-story building at York University in Toronto, Ontario. The performance of the green roof was compared to a conventional (control) roof through water quantity and quality analysis and hydrologic modelling. A biodiversity assessment conducted investigated flora, birds and bees on the green roof. Continuous precipitation and runoff data collected over 18 months (excluding winter) indicated that the green roof discharged 63% less runoff than the adjacent control roof. Flora monitoring showed that despite the fact that the original green roof seed mix was primarily non-native, its low-nutrient, low-competition environment would be conducive to the establishment of conservative or rare native plants of concern. To learn more about the overall performance and biodiversity benefits of this installation over this multi-year study, click the button above.
Read more about [[Green roofs]] & [[Blue roofs]] here.
Read more about [[Green roofs]] & [[Blue roofs]] here.