Environmental challenges for 2019
Mathias Marchal runs down the list of environmental challenges in Montreal this year.
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CharlesQ 13:09 on 2019-01-15 Permalink
I don’t get it, still no plan to address heat islands? We need a lot more trees, mandatory white or green roofs everywhere, cover those large parking lots with solar panels (cars could park under them), municipal geothermal (geothermal wells on public space serving multiple buildings), etc. It’s an actual health emergency.
Kate 17:33 on 2019-01-15 Permalink
Maybe that’s being tackled by individual boroughs? I seem to recall an announcement by Rosemont about mandating white roofs, for example.
CharlesQ 11:17 on 2019-01-16 Permalink
@Kate: I remember that, it was a couple of years ago but even the Plateau hasn’t jumped on board yet. Some boroughs accept gray roofs. It’s very uneven from one place to another.
mare 16:07 on 2019-01-16 Permalink
White roofs are required by law in Rosemont-Petite-Patrie since many years now. Our roof was done in 2012 and needed to be white. Unfortunately white is not just white elastomers, but also white gravel on tar which has a much lower albedo and will get dirty over time because of air pollution.