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Eco-Roof Primer—From Construction Benefits to Materials Selection
It is important to rethink green space as more land is lost to construction. Green roofs—which incorporate plant life on a flat or slightly sloped waterproofed and layered substructure—offer a solution with many benefits.
By Bill Klein
December 4, 2018
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by Bill Klein
Bill Klein is an estimator and project manager with more than 20 years of commercial roofing experience.RSS is a nationally recognized, design-bid-build roofing contractor covering projects of all sizes for the commercial, industrial and institutional markets. Founded in 1895, RSS is a subsidiary of MHS Legacy Group, a diversified national holding company based in St. Louis. It has multiple locations in in the United States, including St. Louis, Mo.; Columbia, Mo.; Evansville, Ind.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Central Florida.
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