Sackville's Newest Park is on the Roof of Town Hall
Sourced from CBC
Many of New Brunswick's city and town halls have things like clock towers or bell towers on their roofs.
Sackville has gone a different route. Its town hall roof is home to a park.
The new "green roof" hosts reeds, grasses, flowers, and picnic tables.
It was built with an eye toward incorporating natural elements to help combat flooding and climate change.
"Storm water management using natural infrastructure," said Amanda Marlin, the executive director of EOS Eco-Energy, the organization that helped the town plan and build the park. "The plants suck up the rain, the layers and stuff help absorb the rainwater."
"We're reducing run-off of the building and that's helping to reduce flooding, or flood risk in town," said Marlin.
From the Living Architecture Monitor
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