Radio Milwaukee Green Roof

On the rooftop of milwaukee public school s variety aaa wyms fm s building in milwaukee s walker s point neighborhood sits 2 422 square feet of green space.

Radio milwaukee green roof.

Green roofs are built as a system in layers that include plants special lightweight soil and watertight membranes. On the way he stopped by radio milwaukee 88 9 where ken sumka gave him an early spring tour of their rooftop performance space and green roof which was built with help from an mmsd grant. This week we spoke with chris schultz and bill graffin from mmsd to learn more about green roofs and the benefits for 88nine and our neighbors. Green roof will capture 90 000 gallons of storm water each year based on an average rainfall of 34 inches each year.

Mpm was awarded a grant from the milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district s 2011 regional green roof initiative program a program that aims to keep water out of the regional sewer system by capturing it on rooftops. The dream is becoming a reality with the help of a grant from the milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district. Aside from the positive environmental. On your tour of radio milwaukee you ll be treated to a behind the scenes tour of our home at 220 e.

The building the soon. It is estimated that mpm s 4 100 sq. The deeper the growing media the more water the plants can manage. A green roof manages water by absorbing it into the lightweight growing media soil and the plants.

The plants evapotranspire release moisture back into the atmosphere through their leaf systems.