Radio Milwaukee Green Roof

On the rooftop of milwaukee public school s variety aaa wyms fm s building in milwaukee s walker s point neighborhood sits 2 422 square feet of green space.

Radio milwaukee green roof.

Green roof will capture 90 000 gallons of storm water each year based on an average rainfall of 34 inches each year. The deeper the growing media the more water the plants can manage. It is estimated that mpm s 4 100 sq. We ll start downstairs viewing our performance space and on air studios and end on the green roof weather permitting a unique rooftop space offering views of the hoan bridge the summerfest grounds walker s point and downtown milwaukee.

A green roof manages water by absorbing it into the lightweight growing media soil and the plants. On your tour of radio milwaukee you ll be treated to a behind the scenes tour of our home at 220 e. Radio milwaukee is taking advantage of a 12 110 grant from the milwaukee metropolitan sewage district which offers 5 per square foot of installed green roofing as a way to reduce run off and. The plants evapotranspire release moisture back into the atmosphere through their leaf systems.

On the way he stopped by radio milwaukee 88 9 where ken sumka gave him an early spring tour of their rooftop performance space and green roof which was built with help from an mmsd grant. Aside from the positive environmental. This week we spoke with chris schultz and bill graffin from mmsd to learn more about green roofs and the benefits for 88nine and our neighbors. Mpm was awarded a grant from the milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district s 2011 regional green roof initiative program a program that aims to keep water out of the regional sewer system by capturing it on rooftops.

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