You may be wondering: are green roofs worth it? Build your own residential green roof system today to turn your roof into a canopy of lovely plants that will keep your house comfortable year-round I ...

A proposed classification system aims to better identify the unique characteristics and benefits of green roofs amid a growing industry. Green roofs (or living roofs) are becoming a growing trend in ...

The “green” is a layer of vegetation planted on top of a building, incorporated into the roof structure. The resulting roof-plant concoction has been hailed as a significant step toward an ...

Green roof systems have emerged as a multifunctional solution for urban environmental challenges, offering a suite of ecosystem services that enhance both the built and natural environment. These ...

Researchers have found that green roofs with high vegetation density are 60% more efficient than non-green roofs. Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Università Politecnica delle ...

A child clad in a surgical mask flitted about an abstract meadow atop Fletcher Allen Health Care's Radiology Oncology Center in Burlington earlier this month. A sunflower was subject to her close ...

WEBVTT ABOVE OUR HEADS. MINDY LOOKING DOWN ON BALTIMORE : CITY FROM SKY TEAM 11, IT’S OBVIOUS THE SWATH OF GREEN TO THE LEFT IS A BASEBALL FIELD BUT WHAT’S THAT SMALLER PATCH OF GREEN TO THE RIGHT? A ...

Since the industrial revolution, the United States has been rapidly urbanizing. The most recent census data shows that approximately 80% of Americans live in an urban or suburban location, and that ...

Xero Flor America, the ve distributor in the U.S. for the Xero Flor Green Roof System, announced that the system has been installed on the Empire State Building. The Xero Flor system was selected for ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Want to add a family room to your home or build your dream house? There’s a good chance you’ll have to factor in the cost of solar panels for your roof, thanks to a new city law ...

German solar company Polarstern sees many performance-enhancing effects when photovoltaic systems are combined with green roofs. These are provided by cooling, dust absorption and reflective behavior, ...

Green roofs (or living roofs) are becoming a growing trend in North America – and have been long established in Europe – for their value in conserving energy, improving air quality, managing storm ...