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" The roof garden is a curb environmental pollution, climate change and energy savings, as well as the revaluation of the housing, said Tanya Müller, Director of Urban Reforestation, Ciclovías Parks and Federal District Government.

Virtually any concrete property can support a weight of 100 kilograms per square meter, enough to create a vault basic green, she explained. According to Müller

in the market there are different types of roofs, but most commercial will cost about one thousand 200 pesos per square meter and include everything from the preparation, sealing, and placement of plants or the greenhouse itself.

"This cover has the advantage that they can grow some vegetables, which is important for subsistence."

People can green their roofs with pots or prefabricated systems that are already, but if you want to do a comprehensive mechanism then need to go to specialists, as, for example, include a hot melt sealant to require a adviser, said.

The economic benefits of this method are related to the reduced maintenance of the roofs, as they typically require a waterproof cover every three to five years and the naturation that expense is eliminated.

For example, in Germany there are ceilings with this system who are 80 years and from its placement not given maintenance.

In very warm areas, reducing the cost of air conditioning is 40% using green technology. According

Müller, international studies show that homes with roofs greened up in value 15%, which speaks of a very noble.

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