Green Infrastructure

What is it called when a city is hotter than the countryside?

• The Hot Town Paradox

• The Heat Island Effect

• Urban Climate Change

• Metropolitan Warming

What are the benefits of a root top garden

• Self Repairing

• Provide great insulating properties

• Reflect solar radiation

• All of the above

What are the downsides to rooftop gardens?

• They are heavy

• They do require more care maintenance

• Both a and b

• Niether a or b

What are the benefits of a standard asphalt shingle roof?

• Can last 50 years

• Little maintenance

• both a and b

• neither a or b

What are the downsides to an asphalt shingle roof?

• Absorb heat

• Made from synthetic or inorganic materials

• Both a and b

• Neither a or b

With our in class tests, which style roof reflected solar heat the best?

• The house with the grass roof

• The house with the moss roof

• The house with the asphalt shingle roof

What types of plants are commonly used on roof top gardens? Check all that apply

• Mosses and Lichens

• Trees

• Clover

• Grass

• Creeping Thyme