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Options:
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Metal
- - Construction not particularly environmentally friendly
- + Lifetime construction
- $7-10 / sqft
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Composite
- + Highly resistant, low maintenance
- $8 / sqft
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Rubber
- + Durable, low maintenance
- - Higher installation cost
- $6 / sqft
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Solar
- + Generates electricity
- - High cost, more complicated
- $22 / sqft
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Green
- Intensive (> 6 inch depth) or Extensive (1.5-6 inch depth)
- + Good insulation
- + Easy to install
- + Absorbs runoff
- - Expensive
- - Heavier, requires extra reinforcement
- - May require more maintenance and building in roof access
- $25 / sqft for extensive, $30 / sqft for intensive
Try going with building an extensive green roof, probably needs to be done on a slope for snow. Solar roofs are a nice idea but probably simpler to keep power generation separate. If green roof is not pratical for the area go with Rubber. Use metal fascia and soffit.
Cost: $22,500 = $25 / sqft * 900 sqft
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