eco-friendly city
Mar 28 2007, Irani

The green roof atop the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s parking structure stands alone in terms of major sustainable development projects, and now it’s looking hard at more sustainability measures.

The leaders of the city hope that roof greening...

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