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Eric Kirberg

Eric Kirberg is president of Kirberg Co., St. Louis. He serves on the board of directors for NRCA and is a member of the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis.

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The virtues of vegetation

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As sustainable buildings and designs continue to increase in popularity, vegetative roof systems are on the rise. The environmentally responsible roof systems offer many long-term benefits when installed correctly, including controlling storm water runoff and erosion, improving environmental water quality and curbing urban heat-island effects. Although the cost to install vegetative roof systems is more expensive than other roof systems per square foot, the long-term payoffs can be great.

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