Rooftop Gardens
Rooftop gardens are not only great for the environment, but also are a great investment for the university. When correctly installed, a rooftop garden can actually prolong the life of a building's roof for up to 20 additional years. In addition, it acts as an insulator from the weather, and can save you up to $200,000 in air conditioning costs over the lifetime of a building! In addition, it creates a pleasant, usable space in what otherwise would be an empty, ugly roof. Compared to something like solar panels, a garden is cheap to install and requires minimal maintenance to create this beautiful and functional space.
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Not just rooftop gardens... rooftop farms for food and rooftop algae farms for energy... leveraging solar panels in the right location to offer shade to crops that need it...
Not to mention alternate some rooftops to have bee farms to assist with pollination of the nation and harvest organic honey.
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