The sizes of greenroofs range from 17 000 m2 182 986 sf to 100 m2 1076 sf fraport ag.
Frankfurt airport green roof.
Information on frankfurt international fra is provided here as a whole for the entire airport area as individual roof figures are not presently available.
Frankfurt airport is the first german airport to receive the new safe from covid 19 quality seal from tüv hesse the technical inspection association of the state of hesse.
Airports occupy and consume huge areas of land mass destroying ecosystems and creating massive urban heat islands of impermeable hot surfaces.
Fraport invested about 1 5 million in the project.
Fraport committed to green electricity at frankfurt airport company maintains climate protection targets despite coronavirus crisis plans to source electricity from wind power wind power alone to propelgreen electricity share to around 85 percent from 2025 large photovoltaicsystem in construction on cargo hall further projects planned.
The intention is to improve the environment including benefits for air quality temperature regulation and experiential qualities including noise reduction.
At the airport in frankfurt germany a 10 cm deep green roof reduced noise levels by 5 db dunnet and kingsbury 2004.
Although frankfurt international airport fra has a combined coverage of over 500 000 sf the largest individual continuous greenroof at any airport in the world is found on the 4 acre fedex main sort building at o hare.
The total estimated airport area greenroofed at fra since 1990 is 40 000 m2 or 430 556 sf with between 20 to 25 greenroofs in total.
On a sunny day a traditional black rooftop can reach over 70 degrees celsius while a green roof remains below 30 degrees or less.
The roof terrace is open daily from 6 30 a m.
Rooftop garden in frankfurt euronews water management is another.
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Frankfurt airport s green roof system one of the largest airports in the world frankfurt has installed an extensive system of green roofs of about 40000 m2.
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