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245 _aGreen roofs cope best with climate change
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490 _aBRE News Release
_v21 April 2004 (1)
520 _aBRE experts have concluded that green roofs are best able to cope with the expected impacts of climate change. Green roofs are vegetated roof covers using plants and growing media rather than bare membrane, gravel ballast, shingles or tiles. Initial construction costs are higher than other roof design options and government incentives may be needed to be kick-start the use of green roofs in UK urban areas. The new BRE Digest 486 "Reducing the effects of climate change by roof design" (ISBN 1860816924) provides further information. http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=PressRe lease&template=/includes/showpr.html&id=1164
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650 _aROOF STRUCTURES
650 _aGREEN ROOFS
650 _aCLIMATE CHANGE
650 _aVEGETATED ROOF COVERS
690 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
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