1. Green Roofs at Ground Level
Loretta Hall
Author of
Underground Buildings: More than Meets the Eye

2. All the benefits of green roofs
Increased Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy Production
Cleaner Air & Water
Extended Building Life Cycle
Reduced Material Impacts

3. Plus underground bonuses
Even lower energy demand

4. Quieter interiors

5. More accessible open space

6. Aren’t underground buildings weird?
More than 500 commercial and civic examples in the US
Current high-profile examples
75% of Pritzker Prize-winning architects have designed earth-integrated projects

13. More are on the way Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Belzberg Architects

14. Museum of the United States Army Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

15. What you can do: Be open-minded Suggest it Civic Educational
Commercial
Residential
Educate yourself
and others

16. Find out more about modern underground architecture:
SubsurfaceBuildings.com