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- In Nashville, Tenn., the city will give owners of green-roofed buildings $10 off their sewer fees for every square foot because the roofs reduce the load on the city system.
- Metro Water Services in Nashville estimates that green roofs cut stormwater discharge from buildings by 55%.
- Dodd Galbreath, executive director of the Institute for Sustainable Practice at Lipscomb University, said green roofs and similar practices used to be viewed as oddball hippie ideas, but people are coming to see benefits.
From the article:
When nursery owner Andy Sudbrock started researching the pros and cons of green roofs several years ago, he actually was looking for reasons to avoid the market. ...
