EDUCATIONAL GREEN ROOFS
Often large, flat, unused school rooftops are ideal for green roof installations.
Green roofs on school buildings provide outdoor education while mitigating stormwater runoff and heat island effects, reduce energy and CO2 emissions, and are wildlife habitats. They also provide green job training.
Outdoor education is necessary for students to connect with nature; green roofs provide opportunities for students- especially in schools in urban environments that lack green space.
Getting students outside was vital during the COVID pandemic.
School green roofs help mitigate environmental justice issues. Here are three public schools in the Bronx where children have the highest asthma rates in the country.
Green roofs on these schools will substantially benefit students and the surrounding community!
