Transforming Paris 'pitched' rooftops into green and accessible spaces
Can adding roof terraces to Paris' buildings boost biodiversity and tackle summer?
The big challenge: An estimated 70-80% of Paris buildings have zinc roofs that not only actively contribute to rising temperatures by absorbing the sun’s heat, but they also slope.
The solution? One organization want to start with wooden platforms fixed across the sloping panels to create roof gardens, terraces and even walkways.
Read how Roofscapes— a startup from the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, founded in 2020 by MIT graduate students—says adding roof terraces to French capital’s buildings could boost biodiversity and tackle summer heat.