Expanded options for complying with Denver’s green roof rule could include not having a green roof
None of the council members present raised any major issues with the draft proposals, but there were a few concerns.
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Green roofs rules grow closer, and Denver roofing permits hold steady
Developers and property owners now have the opportunity to make the green roof rules work.
Denver planners don’t expect to exempt many new projects from green roof rules
If developers aren't already talking to city planners, it's unlikely they'll be able to get a project exempt before 2018.
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Denver is one of the first U.S. cities to require green roofs — so what happens now?
A landscape architect who specializes in green roofs says anxiety around implementation is overblown. "We're ready," Leila Tolderlund said. "Bring it on."
Denver green roof initiative prevails despite huge spending disadvantage
Environmental activists and green-minded builders appear to have succeeded in their unlikely quest to require rooftop vegetation.
Denver voters will get to decide how they feel about green roofs but not how they feel about public financing of elections
The Green Roof Initiative would require that Denver rooftops sport living things when the building is above a certain size.
The Denver Green Roof Initiative would require gardens in the sky
Denver voters could be asked if they want to require rooftop gardens on larger buildings.