What is a green roof and should you install one?

Inhabitat
By Bonface LandiAug 9, 2023, 7:30 pm335 pts
Green roofed structures date back thousands of years, even before the concept of housing as it is known today was birthed. The earliest green roofs came in the form of sod roofs above caves. Plants were used on top of the caves for ceremonial and agricultural purposes. Over time, sod roofs lost their value due…

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