green roofs
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Denver approves revised ‘green roof’ rules
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A rewritten version of Denver’s new “green roofs” rules will give developers and building owners more flexibility than was called for in a measure that voters approved in 2017. The city’s new “Green Buildings Ordinance” was approved Monday by the Denver City Council and will take effect Friday. The Denver Green Roof Initiative as passed…
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A year after passing green-roof law, Denver is focus of ‘cool roof’ debate
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By Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, via Tribune News Service The days of sprawling black roofs in Denver may be ending – but they won’t go quietly. The Denver City Council will decide Monday whether to create a “cool roof” law for the city. The big hope is that requiring reflective, light-colored roofs on large…
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Denver panel grows flexible on ‘green roof’ rules
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The Denver task force probing how exactly to enact the city’s new “green roof” rule wants to build into the new rule some flexibility when it comes to compliance. That report’s according to Denverite, which noted the city panel has drafted new, expanded green roof ordinance compliance guidelines. In those guidelines, no green roof at…
