Washington Dc Land Use Green Roofs By Neighborhood

The district registered more than 1 million square feet of green roofs.

Washington dc land use green roofs by neighborhood.

Washington dc with two 130 foot condominium towers. 2015 marked the fifth time. For questions or more information about green roofs in the district please contact cecilia lane email protected 202 535 1961. Green roofs carbon footprint reduction and leed silver certification for all.

The department plans to increase that by another million. Metropolitan region installed the most green roofs on the continent in 2015 nearly 1 6 million square feet with toronto ontario coming in second place with nearly 600 000 square feet according to the annual green roof industry survey produced by green roofs for healthy cities grhc a toronto based green roof and wall industry association. North american green roof and wall industry association green roofs for healthy cities grhc has dubbed washington dc the city with the greatest square footage of green roof installations in 2017. Green roofs in washington dc washington dc the district of columbia district is a national leader in the use of green roofs with over 2 million square feet installed on more than 200 buildings.

Public open data dc site production. Dc land use zoning historic preservation. Green roof research center at pennsylvania state university is a local source of green roof monitoring data. According to the district department of energy and environment doee there are about 2 3 million square feet of green roofs in the city.

By promoting low impact development green building riverfront restoration transit options and walkable neighborhoods among other strategies washington aspires to be a leader in environmentally sensitive land use policies. The exciting growth in the use of green roof technology has been led by the district department of the environment ddoe private companies and. As such the district considers sustainable development to be a critical feature in guiding future growth. The project involves extensive historic preservation building code and zoning issues.