The american hydrotech ballard library project profile see below states that the the green roof was incorporated as part of an overall strategy to reduce and conserve energy costs where possible.
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Solar photovoltaic panels provided by the seattle city light green power panel installed on the northern edge of the roof will monitor the amount of electricity captured and collected onsite.
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Watt hall s entry doors face the courtyard.
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The portions of the roof garden that you can see when you re on the top floor are an intensive green roof eck said.
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The charles library s roof was designed to capture and retain a maximum amount of rainwater not only from temple s campus but also from philadelphia s aging infrastructure which has been historically overburdened during storm events notes scott sullivan one of stantec s principal architects that worked on the 10 year project.