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Explain why people are building green roofs to live healthier lives. Use information from both texts in your answer.

Respuesta :

Green roofs help reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect, a condition in which urban environments absorb and trap heat.

Green roofs reduce energy costs by absorbing heat instead of attracting it and providing natural insulation for buildings.

Answer:

EXPLANATION:

They are building them because it like said in the passage, "Green roofs are beneficial, not only to the environment, but also to the cities that build them. A recent study in Toronto suggested that if 75 percent of the flat roofs were greened, the city could save $37 million a year on storm water management and energy bills.