“At 24.5 acres, Millennium Park is the largest green roof in the world. It covers two parking garages, a railway, and an opera hall.” Great photo essay at PBS on the green roofs of Chicago. HIGH RES

“At 24.5 acres, Millennium Park is the largest green roof in the world. It covers two parking garages, a railway, and an opera hall.”

Great photo essay at PBS on the green roofs of Chicago.

#chicago  #green roofs  #urban planning  #heat island  #climate change  #adaptation  #cities  #pbs  #newshour  
∞  10/09/12 at 06:47pm via pbs.org
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