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Greening Of Target Center Roof Complete
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ―
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Construction of the Target Center roof was completed Tuesday, marking the first arena in North America to install a green roof.
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The largest green roof in Minnesota is complete.
Construction of the Target Center roof was completed Tuesday, marking the first arena in North America to install a green roof.
The 2.5-acre roof will reduce the heat island effect downtown and prevent one million gallons of storm water drainage into the Mississippi River.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said the redesign of the Target Center roof shows sustainability and economic progress can go hand-in-hand.
"Green initiatives such as this will not only improve the environment for city residents, but continue to cast Minneapolis as a leader when it comes to green industry," he said.
The Target Center green roof will provide ecological benefits by reducing the negative effects of hard surfaces, like traditional roofs, on storm water quality, volume, rate and temperature on the Mississippi River.
The green roof will also reduce the temperature of the roof by as much as 80 degrees.
The installation of the roof also provided jobs for residents as 75 percent of the workers were from Minneapolis. Another 20 percent of the workers were graduates of training programs at Summit Academy.
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