Smart Surfaces Coalition Releases Report on Cooling Cities, Slowing Climate Change and Enhancing Equity - Greenroofs.com

Smart Surfaces Coalition Releases Report on Cooling Cities, Slowing Climate Change and Enhancing Equity - Greenroofs.com
The solution to keeping cities cool and weatherproofing them for safer summers may be holistically investing in better, or smarter, surfaces. According to a recently released report from the Smart Surfaces Coalition, cities can mitigate the “heat island” effect by turning dark roads and parking lots into reflective surfaces, utilizing solar panels and green roofs, changing sidewalks to stop stormwater runoff and flooding, and even planting more trees.

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