WTF? Enviro Car Wash installs green "Live Roof"

[sdifox]

saw a tv program about the construction of this place. very impressive


http://www.calacademy.org/academy/building/the_living_roof.php

 

[Pulsar]

Yeah, OP's pretty much a total failboat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXQT8lrZe4

Not only does it prevent huge amounts of runoff, it cleans the air and removes CO2, provides a beautiful place for workers to take a break, helps reduce global warming (how many square miles of black tar roof are in the world, and what you think that energy absorption does?)....

You can argue that it doesn't make sense, but people have already proved that it does, in both economic and environmental terms.

OH, and yes you CAN grow things on your roof. People do it in highly populated areas all the time. Can you imagine the increase in air quality in a place like New York if this were done all over?

 

[zerocool84]

You guys should already know that crap like this is to make themselves look better to the retards that are on this "green" fad. It'll give them more business from the Eco-tards.

 

[sdifox]

You guys should already know that crap like this is to make themselves look better to the retards that are on this "green" fad. It'll give them more business from the Eco-tards.

eco-tards don't wash their cars :biggrin:

 

[Capt Caveman]

A number of new residential projects have included green space on their rooftops, providing condo owners green space in the big city, a nice selling point.

 

[Capt Caveman]

You guys should already know that crap like this is to make themselves look better to the retards that are on this "green" fad. It'll give them more business from the Eco-tards.

Yes b/c there are no economic or environmental benefits from it. /facepalm

 

[Capt Caveman]

green roofs actually do make a big impact on runoff. you would be amazed at how many gallons of water flow off a roof during a storm.

In older cities, sewer and sewage systems are one, in heavy rains the system can become over-loaded forcing the need to release raw sewage into rivers/oceans. Green roofs assist in reducing runoff from going into the system.

 

[zerocool84]

Yes b/c there are no economic or environmental benefits from it. /facepalm

I already said there was an economic benefit to it, it'll bring more of the green fad people to that car wash.

 

[lxskllr]

Yay for small thinking!