Atop the three-story apartment building, in the heart of downtown Newark, lies a green roof. With a 2,500-square-foot arrangement of robust plants still thriving after surviving last winter’s harsh conditions, it is the first green roof on a non-university building in Newark. Chris Locke, of Lang Development Group, said the green roof system on the building was manufactured by Pennsylvania-based LiveRoof, and installed last August, in order to comply with the city’s new stormwater regulations for new developments. In addition to reducing stormwater runoff by retaining rainwater, green roofs reduce cooling costs in the summer and heat loss and energy consumption in winter by insulating the building.
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