BALTIMORE (Map, News) - A new survey found Wilmington, Del. and Baltimore are among the leading cities nationwide for building green roofs.

Green Roofs For Healthy Cities says Wilmington was number two and Baltimore number three in square footage of green roof projects built last year.

Chicago topped the list with more than 500,000 square feet of new green roofs. Wilmington built 196,000 new square feet of green roofs and Baltimore built 122,000. Washington D.C. and Philadelphia were seventh and eighth, respectively.

The organization's international green roof conference starts Wednesday in Baltimore. The group says green roofs, which use plants to absorb rainfall and provide insulation, reduce energy consumption and create cleaner air and rivers.

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1:16 PM MST on Wed., Apr. 30, 2008 re: "Baltimore, Wilmington in nation's top 10 for new green roofs"

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Magco, a Tecta America Company, based in Jessup, MD has been installing Green Roofs in the Baltimore/Wash DC area for many years, mostly Commercial but some Residential as well.

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2:46 PM MST on Tue., Apr. 29, 2008 re: "Baltimore, Wilmington in nation's top 10 for new green roofs"

Examiner Reader said:
what is this I would like to know And where and who in Baltimore does this type of roof

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