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Ultimate Use for a Green Roof

By admin ⋅ June 10, 2008 ⋅ Email This Post Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ 4,931 views

We are all fans of the green roofs that are constantly showing up everywhere around us. Iceland and Norway are the ones that pioneered the movement centuries ago, the trend being adopted by Germany in the 1960s. When you want to reduce heat, plant some vegetables or flowers or simply give a helping hand to the endangered environment, green is the way to go. But there are some things you wouldn’t expect to see on a green roof. And these are some of them!

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15 comments for “Ultimate Use for a Green Roof”

  1. who’s getting the poo down from there ?

    Velvet’s last blog post..Tree coffee table

    Posted by Velvet | June 10, 2008, 11:54 am

  2. You don’t say where these pictures are from, but there is a restaurant in Wisconsin that has goats on a grassy roof.
    http://www.aljohnsons.com/swedish_family_restaurant/welcome.asp

    Posted by Alain Roy | June 10, 2008, 12:22 pm

  3. This HAS to be al johnson’s. It’s in Sister bay, WI .. they have the BEST swedish pancakes.

    Posted by bill | June 10, 2008, 1:04 pm

  4. […] this gave me a smile today - The Ultimate Use for a Green Roof. I wish the blogger had linked to the article or website these photos of goats on the roof are […]

    Posted by Green roofs - and brown and white and black goats! at Animal-Nerd Blog | June 10, 2008, 1:26 pm

  5. I think it might be the “Coombs General Store” in Coombs, BC.

    Posted by Jeff | June 10, 2008, 1:52 pm

  6. It’s not the Coombs General Store. You can see a picture of the Coombs one here.

    http://www.oldcountrymarket.com/goats.html

    Posted by Rain | June 10, 2008, 5:11 pm

  7. I like it. I know some houses with roofs like that.

    Posted by sikantis | June 10, 2008, 10:22 pm

  8. Defiantly Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Door County, WI. I’d know those goats anywhere!

    Posted by KTHarHar | June 12, 2008, 12:44 am

  9. I’d ask the same question the first commenter did … how, exactly, do you get the manure down from there?

    J’s last blog post..Ask Bill!

    Posted by J | June 12, 2008, 10:18 am

  10. Goat poo is little round pellets. Like deer poo. It probably rolls off. Or just feeds the grass. After all, that’s what the urine does…

    Posted by bj | June 19, 2008, 4:26 pm

  11. Incredible.

    Posted by green laser pointer | June 21, 2008, 8:45 am

  12. Seriously? A whole page dedicated to some goats? You must have more money than brains

    Posted by bj | June 21, 2008, 12:18 pm

  13. Green Roofs! Wonderful Idea! …now… FAQ? Considerations like; support structure, watering, soil type/content … zoning. (You know how some cities/towns want to control everything, right down to the ’stink’ on the property…) I’m looking… wondering… how long could it last? More than 20 years? How does it hold up in climate extremes? Temperate zones better suited? Gad! My mind is racing with the possibilities and/or ramifications of this! It would be a natural insulator! Links on some DIY anyone?

    Posted by GnomenKlayture | June 26, 2008, 12:33 pm

  14. wtf is a swedish pancake?! (from one of the first posters)

    Posted by Jimbeorb | July 27, 2008, 4:56 pm

  15. Great idea! Can you train them to clean leaves out of gutters? Or would that just get their g… oh dw

    Posted by matt | August 4, 2008, 6:55 am

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