[Greenbuilding] chips ahoy

[Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn]

Or limit the type of plants ok with acidic soil, although not a big issue
given the large choice of plants

On Saturday, October 12, 2013, Clarke Olsen wrote:

> Isn't there a chance that the leachate from wood waste would be acidic
> enough to damage the underlying roof?
> Clarke Olsen
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> Spencertown, NY 12165
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> On Oct 12, 2013, at 10:47 AM, John Salmen wrote:
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> I would seriously look at using ground up wood waste / wood chips. They
> can hold their structure for years achieving a number of green roof goals
> without the green initially. The end product is soil so you can look at it
> as a green roof in process or simply an urban composting area. Wood chips
> have been used in biofilters and support a diversity of life.****
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