and the little island project built an urban oasis on the hudson river.used to be a parking lot. now, it's an urban park, bringing nature into the middle of the city. in the last ten years, we've had a much larger expansion of the installation of these projects. and we are seeing the benefits. we're seeing larger amount of tree canopy, shading streets, reducing your heat island effect there. it is a worthy investment, even if it looks like it's expensive or challenging in the front end. green roofs are another option. people put vegetated roofing systems on their homes or commercial buildings, and essentially they cool the building itself off. and it's engineered to absorb storm water, rainwater that comes from the sky. the more intense, the cooler it tends to be because you've got more vegetation. but the different studies have shown a reduction in adjacent like temperatures, up to about three degrees celsius. and there's plenty of solutions that are a bit more hidden, like reclaiming rainwaterfor use in irrigation and fountains, electric vehicle chargin

and the little island project built an urban oasis on the hudson river.s, we've had a much larger expansion of the installation of these projects. and we are seeing the benefits. we're seeing larger amount of tree canopy, shading streets, reducing your heat island effect there. it is a worthy investment, even if it looks like it's expensive or challenging in the front end. green roofs are another option. people put vegetated roofing systems on their homes or commercial buildings, and essentially they cool the building itself off. and it's engineered to absorb storm water, rainwater that comes from the sky. the more intense, the cooler it tends to be because you've got more vegetation. but the different studies have shown a reduction in adjacent like temperatures, up to about three degrees celsius. and there's plenty of solutions that are a bit more hidden, like reclaiming rainwaterfor use in irrigation and fountains, electric vehicle charging and native heat—resistant plants. it's all about planning for the climate of the future. as we go into the future,