Green roofs in the Caribbean offer many benefits to home owners. The plant medium absorb the radiant heat of the sun insulating the living spaces below keeping them cool. They also help with storm water management by reducing runoff, soaking in rainwater and mitigating erosion.
Bigprototype used a green roof at the Little Malibu House in Rincon, PR for several reasons. The house can be seen from all of the other lots in the Dos Ceibas development; it was an important concept for the vision of the neighborhood. We decided to use the strategy of passive cooling instead of air conditioning to reduce energy costs. More importantly, Harrison gets to tee off his biodegradable golf balls!
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