mediterranean green roofs - Harpo spa

Within Harpo, the seic greenroof division team has theobjectives of spreading aculture of bringing city dwellerscloser to nature, by raisingawareness of issues such asthe protection of biodiversity,lowering temperatures,reducing CO 2and otherpollutants, protecting thepermeability of surfaces,reducing energy requirementsand improving liveabilityof the urban environmentfor both the public as awhole and the individual, bypromoting sustainable buildingtechniques, such as greenroofs.A newmindsetTrieste: the city of the Mediterranean green roofGeographically, Trieste is located in one of the meeting points for the mostvaried species in the world. No fewer than three contingents of species:Mediterranean, Illyrian and European overlap so much here that they makethis area one of the richest in terms of biodiversity. In this context, Triestehas the potential to become the reference city of the Mediterranean greenroof and constitute a “natural bridge” between the more mature continentalexperiences and the burgeoning Mediterranean ones.Style House/Scarpa