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Earth Our Only Home, Inc.
Types of Services
Types of Services
Earth Our Only Home, Inc. is a dynamic company ready to:
- assist you in all your exterior greening needs: green
roofs, living walls, vertical plantings, tree islands,
gardens, wetlands, arbors, and parks.
- help you plan and plant your green roof from start to
finish using the most current technologies and
qualified specialists.
- work with you to integrate all available technologies
to reduce your facility's energy costs and to improve
its stormwater management.
- offer maintenance strategies including warranties
and services.
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Earth Our Only Home, Inc.
About Green Roofs
About Green Roofs
Green Roofs
A green roof is a roof that has been planted with vegetation - the extent
of which is ultimately determined by the green roof's purpose, the
building's weight-bearing capacity, and the client's budget and aesthetic
preference. It has the potential to extend the life of a conventional roof
for up to 50-100 years, reduce energy costs, and add a new bright
dimension to otherwise ugly unused space.
A green roof is a roof that has been planted with vegetation - the extent
of which is ultimately determined by the green roof's purpose, the
building's weight-bearing capacity, and the client's budget and aesthetic
preference. It has the potential to extend the life of a conventional roof
for up to 50-100 years, reduce energy costs, and add a new bright
dimension to otherwise ugly unused space.
Global Problems:
• Greenhouse effect
• Urban heat island effect
• High cost of energy to heat
and cool buildings
• Increased demand for diminishing
resources
• Inadequate supplies of sources of
energy
• Overload of power grids causing
outages
• Overload of stormwater grid causing
flooding
• Increased numbers of children and
adults suffering from asthma
• Increased number of allergens in the
air
• Noise pollution
• Air pollution
• Replacing a conventional roof is costly
in time, labor, and resources
• Most conventional flat roofs are
eyesores
• Nature Deficit Disorder
• High crime rates in urban areas
• Greenhouse effect
• Urban heat island effect
• High cost of energy to heat
and cool buildings
• Increased demand for diminishing
resources
• Inadequate supplies of sources of
energy
• Overload of power grids causing
outages
• Overload of stormwater grid causing
flooding
• Increased numbers of children and
adults suffering from asthma
• Increased number of allergens in the
air
• Noise pollution
• Air pollution
• Replacing a conventional roof is costly
in time, labor, and resources
• Most conventional flat roofs are
eyesores
• Nature Deficit Disorder
• High crime rates in urban areas
Green Roof Solutions:
• Remove CO2 in 3-5 yrs
• Give us Oxygen
• Reduce ambient air temperature
• Lower air conditioning costs
• Lower heating cost
• Extend life of original roof due to
protection from UV rays
• Reduce demand for new roofing
materials
• Relieve stress on power grid
• Retain stormwater and reduce
runoff
• Muffle sound
• Absorb pollutants
• Double life of roof to 100 years+
• Restore green habitat to urban
centers
• Beautify roof/aesthetics
• Establish new jobs
• Boost economy in whole new
sector
• Increase in tourism
• Increase urban real estate
values
• Increase living and recreational
spaces
• Remove CO2 in 3-5 yrs
• Give us Oxygen
• Reduce ambient air temperature
• Lower air conditioning costs
• Lower heating cost
• Extend life of original roof due to
protection from UV rays
• Reduce demand for new roofing
materials
• Relieve stress on power grid
• Retain stormwater and reduce
runoff
• Muffle sound
• Absorb pollutants
• Double life of roof to 100 years+
• Restore green habitat to urban
centers
• Beautify roof/aesthetics
• Establish new jobs
• Boost economy in whole new
sector
• Increase in tourism
• Increase urban real estate
values
• Increase living and recreational
spaces
Photo courtesy of Roofscapes, Inc.
Photo courtesy of
Roofscapes, Inc.
Roofscapes, Inc.
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Take a closer look at green roofs on a
Channel 5 clip done of Earth Our Only
Home on May 29, 2007! Click here for
a 1.5 minute video: Green Roof Video
Channel 5 clip done of Earth Our Only
Home on May 29, 2007! Click here for
a 1.5 minute video: Green Roof Video