The scheme grasses over flat shelter roofs and adds a natural green island into otherwise urban landscapes, as well as encouraging flora and fauna.

“Urban heat island” is the term used to describe ... A green roof will always be more expensive to install than a traditional flat roof because the underlying structure will likely need ...

Flat roofing is typically utilized on commercial ... The residential and commercial construction sectors are primarily driven by rise in urban population, high standard of living, and increase ...

Such gardens are valuable in cities where open space is at a premium and a green roof is more than just a flat roof with a few ... more of these urban oases are likely to be welcome.

Although I'm happy with the flat, the one downside is that it doesn't have any outside space. The seller mentioned the roof above is flat and perhaps in the future I could build a roof terrace up ...