| According to the US Environmental
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| | areas. These cool "shaded" areas decrease
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| Protection Agency, planting trees and
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| | the quantity of heat transferring to
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| vegetation is a simple and effective way
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| | buildings....thus reducing the energy
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| to reduce heat islands. When a city such
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| | needed for air conditioning.
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| as Downtown Clearwater strategically
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| | We should also keep in mind that trees
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| plants trees around homes and buildings
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| | and vegetation improve air quality most
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| the interior is directly cooled,
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| | notably by reducing Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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| therefore reducing air conditioning and
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| | emissions, decreasing storm water runoff
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| peak energy demand. It has been proven
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| | and by improving community livability.
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| that trees effectively cool the air and
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| | NASA reported in a 2004 article that some
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| buildings around them through the
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| | US cities have initiated the planting of
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| production of shade and
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| | rooftop gardens on city buildings to help
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| "evapotranspiration" which is the
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| | cool the urban surface. Rooftop gardens
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| evaporation of water from leaves.
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| | insulate buildings and reduce energy
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| It is interesting to learn that the shade
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| | consumption by intercepting solar energy
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| from trees make the surface cooler
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| | that would otherwise heat the roof
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| anywhere from 9 to 36 degrees F or 5 to
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| | surface. And because rooftop gardens are
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| 20 degrees C. This is much cooler than
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| | irrigated, evapotranspiration helps cool
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| the peak surface temperature of un-shaded
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| | the air.
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