According to a new study entitled “Looking Up: How Green Roofs and Cool Roofs Can Reduce Energy Use, Address Climate Change, and Protect Water Resources in Southern California”, installing green and cool roofs on 50% of existing roof surfaces in Southern California, it could save residents up to $211 million in energy costs each year and reduce stormwater runoff by 36 billion gallons.
This is, of course, an amazing statistic. We are always glad to see studies that can put the basic idea of green roofs into such staggering terms. To read the rest of the release, click here.
