Green roof and maze open atop APA building.(INDUSTRY NEWS & NOTES)(Brief article)

The first green roof and labyrinth in the United States recently opened atop and eight-story office building owned by the American Psychological Association (APA) in Washington, D.C., according to Greenerbuildings.com. The seven-circle labyrinth bordered by sedum, covers about 3,600 square feet of the roof at 10 G Street, NE, just a block from Union Station. Lead funding for the $170,000 project came from the TKF Foundation with additional funding from the APA, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the World Resources Institute, which occupies the top two floors of the building.

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