Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for ...

But with green roofs, less heat is absorbed than with other low-cost roofing materials common in favelas, such as asbestos tiles and corrugated steel sheets, which conduct extreme heat.

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