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Nature-based solutions on commercial roofs: how they can mitigate urban flooding

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Alternative titleSolutions naturelles sur les toitures commerciales: comment peuvent-elles atténuer les inondations urbaines
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Incidents of Flooding is raising due to the climatic changes across Canada, causing billions of dollars of damage to buildings and urban infrastructures, as well as loss of life and property. Previously, the focus of storm-water management was on urban infrastructure and sewerage system. However, there is a growing interest from municipalities, building owners, stakeholders, and insurers to use the vast “unused” surface of commercial roofs in dense urban canopy to mitigate the adverse impacts of urban flooding. In some municipalities, roof cover more than 30 to 50% of surfaces.
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Canadian Roofing Contractors Association
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  • Roofing Canada, no. Automne/Hiver 2022 (1 November 2022): 24–30.
LanguageFrench
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