who probably "Praise Science!" but think they can legislate changes.
The Green Roof Initiative, or Initiative 300, mandates new and existing buildings, 25,000 square feet or more, include a green roof or a combination of green roof and solar energy.
Brandon Rietheimer, the campaign manager who gathered signatures to get the Denver Green Roof Initiative onto the ballot, says he was inspired by Bernie Sanders's climate message.(well, there's part of the problem- and evidence of stupid- right there) According to Rietheimer, the initiative is designed to combat the Urban Heat Island effect where rooftops, pavement, parking lots and roads absorb the sun's rays.
"What we're trying to do is really return the city to pre-development conditions by adding green space and that will lower temperatures," he said.
'pre-development conditions'. He actually thinks roof gardens will do that...
And the stupid continues:
Both sides of the issue acknowledge up-front costs of green roofs are
expensive. According to estimates from real estate and construction
experts, green roofs in Colorado could cost $25 to 35 per square foot
(not including plants, water costs or maintenance), compared to $15 a
square foot for standard, thermoplastic polyolefin single-ply (TPO)
roofing with flashings.
Note: that's to build a new roof, NOT to retrofit a new one.
But Rietheimer said there is a return on investment of
six years for green roofs and roof longevity is doubled, or even
tripled.
Maybe. ON NEW ROOFS. And I'm wondering where he got those numbers, because they sound like bullshit.
And, hey, Colorado is a place where you can be fined for catching rainwater in a barrel; I wonder how they're going to deal with buildings trapping all that rainwater on the roof(until they collapse, at least)?
Jeez.
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