<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Rooftop grass a substitute for civil engineering? </title> <atom:link href="https://junkscience.com/2011/11/rooftop-grass-a-substitute-for-civil-engineering/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/11/rooftop-grass-a-substitute-for-civil-engineering/</link> <description>All the junk that’s fit to debunk.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:44:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: Ben of Houston </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/11/rooftop-grass-a-substitute-for-civil-engineering/#comment-5246</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben of Houston]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:44:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://junkscience.com/?p=5800#comment-5246</guid> <description><![CDATA[It's actually not a bad idea if you can get something out of it. The enjoyment that can come from a rooftop vista or rose garden can be worth the cost. As for stormwater, those numbers are ridiculous. Open ground doesn't absorb that much, much less shallow flower boxes or cracked concrete. Besides, runoff isn't a problem. The only problem is if you don't maintain your sanitary sewer, but the permeable concrete will make that problem worse.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s actually not a bad idea if you can get something out of it. The enjoyment that can come from a rooftop vista or rose garden can be worth the cost. </p> <p>As for stormwater, those numbers are ridiculous. Open ground doesn’t absorb that much, much less shallow flower boxes or cracked concrete. Besides, runoff isn’t a problem. The only problem is if you don’t maintain your sanitary sewer, but the permeable concrete will make that problem worse.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: William H. Gathercole and Norah G </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/11/rooftop-grass-a-substitute-for-civil-engineering/#comment-5245</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[William H. Gathercole and Norah G]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:25:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://junkscience.com/?p=5800#comment-5245</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the City of Vancouver, there is an entire industry devoted to the maintenance of rooftop landscapes, including mowing. One of the NORAHG contributors lives right across from John Travolta's two-storey summit apartment with a landscaped garden and forty-foot shade tree.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the City of Vancouver, there is an entire industry devoted to the maintenance of rooftop landscapes, including mowing.</p> <p>One of the NORAHG contributors lives right across from John Travolta’s two-storey summit apartment with a landscaped garden and forty-foot shade tree.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Stan B </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2011/11/rooftop-grass-a-substitute-for-civil-engineering/#comment-5244</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan B]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:03:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://junkscience.com/?p=5800#comment-5244</guid> <description><![CDATA[Who provides the labor for keeping these rooftop lawns "cut?" We all know Yard Work is one of those jobs "Americans won't do!" ;-)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who provides the labor for keeping these rooftop lawns “cut?” We all know Yard Work is one of those jobs “Americans won’t do!” 😉</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>