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Vocab word for Green Roof

Vocab word for Green Roof

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waterproofing membrane

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a material that is usually a sheet of plastic that is used to prevent water from getting into structures.

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A layer of material in an garden to relieve pressures and drain water out of the garden.

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a mesh that guides tree roots down and away from hard surface, preventing root damage while keeping the trees healthy.

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Urban heat island effect

Urban heat island effect (UHI) is when a metropolitan area is a lot warmer than then the areas surrounding it the heat is created by people, cars, buses, and trains also black roof tops which absorb heat rather that defect it in big cities

rainfall made acidic from pollution in that atmosphere that hurt the environment , usually to forests and lakes. The pollution is mostly the industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels, which combine with the water in the atmosphere to form acid rain .