Explore green roofs and living walls for Hawaii

Looking Beyond Buildings Roofs and Walls for Human Health

Explore and test Green Roofs and Living Walls systems for use throughout Hawaii. The stated goals are: 1) Climate change mitigation; 2) Urban food production; 3) Which Roof and Walls systems work best; 4) Which plants to use; 5) Address stormwater mitigation; 6) Address urban heat mitigation & Energy savings; 7) Address fire mitigation from the use of these systems. Context given: climate change is not only affecting Hawaii's climate, but also affecting the way we live, as well as the cost of utilities and food. Green roofs and living walls involve growing plants on rooftops, and sides of buildings, thus replacing the vegetated footprint that was removed when the building was constructed. These Green Technologies are growing throughout the world, yet Hawaii is behind the knowledge and adoption of the use of green Roof and Living Wall systems.