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Mary Jean Anderson is a mother, a grandmother ... and the owner and
president of Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air in San Diego,
California. Her company, which now incorporates Walter Anderson
Plumbing, Anderson One Hour Heating & Air, Air Best, and a Benjamin
Franklin Plumbing franchise, has been in business for 30 years. Now,
Anderson has become a licensed GreenPlumber.
Her status as a family matriarch, she says, is part of the reason. "As a mother and grandmother, I believe I need to be proactive to ensure my family and their families will have resources necessary to sustain a healthy lifestyle," Anderson says. She also points out that for her woman-owned plumbing company, "adding "green" makes perfect sense. It adds a level of ethics and integrity while positioning us within the community as experts with values and principles essential to improving our community through a sustainable future."
Life in arid San Diego also drives Anderson toward environmental responsibility. "Living in Southern California, we must conserve water and all other natural energy resources. The GreenPlumber education program has given our team a greater understanding of the absolute necessity of protecting our depleted natural resources," Anderson says. "We now know what to do to make this happen and each of us takes this responsibility seriously. We're anxious to help our customers understand our responsibilities, and theirs. Together we can accomplish the goal of a healthy, affordable, sustainable California."
Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air is focusing its green work on household water audits, residential retrofits, new technology and education.
The GreenPlumbers® training and accreditation program is open to all recognized plumbers and contractors. The program is partnered with the EPA's WaterSense program, the Alliance for Water Efficiency, the California Center for Sustainable Energy, the California Urban Water Conservation Council, and many more industry leaders in its mission of bringing environmental training to plumbers.
For more information, visit www.greenplumbersusa.com.
Her status as a family matriarch, she says, is part of the reason. "As a mother and grandmother, I believe I need to be proactive to ensure my family and their families will have resources necessary to sustain a healthy lifestyle," Anderson says. She also points out that for her woman-owned plumbing company, "adding "green" makes perfect sense. It adds a level of ethics and integrity while positioning us within the community as experts with values and principles essential to improving our community through a sustainable future."
Life in arid San Diego also drives Anderson toward environmental responsibility. "Living in Southern California, we must conserve water and all other natural energy resources. The GreenPlumber education program has given our team a greater understanding of the absolute necessity of protecting our depleted natural resources," Anderson says. "We now know what to do to make this happen and each of us takes this responsibility seriously. We're anxious to help our customers understand our responsibilities, and theirs. Together we can accomplish the goal of a healthy, affordable, sustainable California."
Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air is focusing its green work on household water audits, residential retrofits, new technology and education.
The GreenPlumbers® training and accreditation program is open to all recognized plumbers and contractors. The program is partnered with the EPA's WaterSense program, the Alliance for Water Efficiency, the California Center for Sustainable Energy, the California Urban Water Conservation Council, and many more industry leaders in its mission of bringing environmental training to plumbers.
For more information, visit www.greenplumbersusa.com.
Advantages of the Roof Garden
- Reduces urban heat island effects
- Storm water run-off management
- Adds valuable/useable space providing economic benefits
- Energy efficiency year-round
- Air and water purification
Centuries old, the roof garden concept is both functional and aesthetically-appealing. The green roof -- or roof garden technology improves the structure's energy efficiency while adding plant life in populated areas to support health and well being of people and wildlife while also helping clean the air.
The focus on
improving the quality of life in higher density urban environments has made
issues such as cooling the city and air quality more pertinent than ever. Roof Gardens meet the objectives of
many of the mandates to improve the air quality of cities by mitigating
the effects of heat islands caused by ever increasing development.
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Carlisle's
Roof Garden System provides waterproofing options along with a range of membranes such as the 60-mil thick EPDM and the TPO
which are ideal for the shallow gardens with
standard 10-15 year warranties.
Roof gardens 4" to 8" in depth are
classified as a Medium Assembly requiring 75-mil thick EPDM or 72-mil
thick TPO membranes for 10-15 year warranties.
For the Intensive Roof
Gardens (deep), the membrane options include Carlisle's 90-mil thick EPDM and 80-mil thick TPO.
Carlisle's Roof Garden Systems
| Shallow Assembly | Medium Assembly | Deep Assembly |
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4" to 8 " soil depth min. wt. 15 ppsf sedium and smaller flowers. |
Greater than 8" soil depth min. wt. 25 ppsf shrubbery and small trees |
Carlisle SynTec
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