• PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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    8 months ago

    I can see the value in that, basically nature’s insulation - though I’m not an architect nor an engineer, but that looks like a flat roof - so would overgrown grass or sodden soil put some crazy weight and pressure on the structure?

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      8 months ago

      It has to be designed for it, yes. A friend of mine built a house with a living roof. They even host parties in the second floor yard.