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ARCHITECTURE & FACILITIES

Colleges Test the Benefits of Roofs That Need Weeding

By SCOTT CARLSON

The long, flat roof of a classroom building at a Maryland college has a benefit that its architect never anticipated: It makes great garden space.

So say officials at Harford Community College. Joppa Hall, a boxy, circa-1964 building, will be expanded next year, and part of the renovation will be a...

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