Cities Need to Offer Incentives for Building Green Roofs
The Top Ten Cities for Green Roof Installations
In April, the not-for-profit industry association Green Roofs for Healthy Cities released its 2007 lists of the Top Ten Cities for Green Roof Installations. The Top Ten cities in the U.S. are as follows:
- Chicago IL
- Wilmington DE
- Baltimore MD
- Brooklyn NY
- Virginia Beach VA
- Royersford PA
- Washington DC
- Philadelphia PA
- Amery WI
For lists of 2007’s top ten cities in North America and Canada, see the Final Report of the Green Roof Industry Survey.
Pacific Northwest Needs to Get Back in the Running
While Vancouver made the list for the Top Ten Green Roof Cities in Canada, the Pacific Northwest was not represented in the Top Ten for the U.S. (Portland was 9th in 2006). Cities in the Pacific Northwest (Portland and Seattle, especially) are regularly included in ‘Top Ten Green Cities’ lists that are compiled using broader criteria.
