The City of Buenos Aires proposed the development of a “map of sustainable roofs“. A digital proposal to survey and geolocate solar installations, thermal systems, and green or vegetated roofs in the capital.
The idea is to create a collaborative database that allows for understanding their distribution in the urban fabric and guiding environmental planning and management.
Map of sustainable roofs: what Buenos Aires proposal consists of
The goal is to create a public map accessible from the official website. The idea is to collaboratively register, identify, and visualize solar systems and green or vegetated roofs on homes, industries, and public spaces.
This geolocated database would reflect the real development of infrastructure related to solar energy and green roof solutions throughout the capital.
The system distinguishes between different categories of surveyed technologies:
- Yellow roofs for photovoltaic solar installations
- Highlighted areas for water collectors
- Designated areas for green roofs, also known as terraces or green rooftops. The latter enjoy tax benefits promoted by Law 4,428 of 2012 (which encourages the installation of vegetated roofs and their positive impact on the urban environment).
The map will allow users to add information about their own or third-party installations, thus increasing the accuracy and updating of data through citizen participation.
The collaboration extends to residential, commercial, industrial buildings, and public administration agencies. The aim is also to, in the future, expand the database with rainwater collection and reuse systems.
The collected information will be a tool for environmental management and monitoring energy efficiency in the city. Furthermore, it will help anticipate concentration points and areas with greater potential for the expansion of these technologies, thus guiding effective public policies.
How to contribute information about roofs and solar installations
This collaborative survey will facilitate the development of statistics on the penetration of solar installations and green roofs in the City of Buenos Aires. Those wishing to contribute data can access the specified form and register projects that contribute to the map’s design.
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According to the latest data reported by the Secretariat of Energy, Argentina totals by the end of the first semester of this year approximately 2,918 user-generator connections, with 78.06 MW of installed capacity under the national distributed generation regulations. According to the report, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires adds 159 users and 3,817 kW connected.
