Green Roof Bus Shelter

Hundreds of dutch bus stops are getting eco friendly makeovers so they can be transformed into lush green sanctuaries for honeybees and humans alike.

Green roof bus shelter.

This year east liberty will have a bus shelter roof that grows plants and supports animal life. A ground breaking first for the city of utrecht in the netherlands these green eco bus stop shelters are making heads turn with their sedum roofs. Applied for and received a 20 000 grant from the sprout fund s spring program to fund a green roof on a bus shelter. Read the full story of how the green roof bus stop came about thanks to collaborative efforts by growers a local green roofs nonprofit the capital metro adopt a stop program and the nonprofit green doors which works to end homelessness.

Green doors developed pecan springs commons a great addition to a neighborhood seeking improvement. All 316 bus stops in the city of utrecht are. Perhaps green roofs on bus shelters is a idea who s time has come. Green roof shelters ltd brings together some of the foremost experts in green roofs planted for biodiversity designing habitat creation and low maintenance native planting alongside designers experienced in producing buildings structures and retrofit products that enhance our environment.

The bus shelter will be built out of a wooden structure with an overhead canopy that doubles as a green roof. East liberty development inc. The roofs of hundreds of bus stops have been covered in plants as a gift to honeybee by a city in the netherlands. Secondly the green roof will help keep the shelter about 10 cooler.

If placed on every shelter in a major metropolitan area the clean air benefits would. Flood and drought resistant plants on the canopy will act like a sponge to absorb the rain and excess water will be filtered through three levels of soil. Mainly made up of sedum plants a total of 316 have been covered in greenery in. Greening of the bus shelters also highlights the value of integrating sustainable design and green travel in our attempts to reduce rates of climate change.

The living vegetation installed on the bus shelter is in a prime position to filter pollution and particulates from transport exhausts thereby protecting the health of waiting passengers. Finally the green roof will help reduce runoff while also capturing the fine particulate matter in the rain as it falls.