PEOPLE: installer, Intrinsic Landscaping Inc., Glenview, Ill.; roofing contractor, MW Powell, Chicago; and architect, Cannon Design, Chicago

GREEN POINTS: A 4,000-square-foot (372-m2) green roof covers a portion of the nearly 43,000-square-foot (3995-m2) roof over the school. The extensive roof consists of low-lying ground-cover plants and materials to impact storm-water retention and the overall aesthetics of the environment.

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