Green Roofs for Healthy Cities last week announced the winners of its 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence. Among the eight winning projects are a massive, 4.4-acre vegetated roof at the ...

Everyone is talking about green roofs these days, but honestly, what do we really know about them? We understand the environmental angle to a degree. At the same time, what exactly does it take to ...

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations. This course will walk through the typical causes of green roof failures and offer remedies to improve the quality of ...

A University of Toronto researcher has delivered the first-ever analysis of green roofs’ ability to keep buildings warm in winter. A University of Toronto researcher has delivered the first-ever ...

Nestled in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Public School 41 differs from its neighboring buildings in a way that’s both profound and only visible from above. Unlike the flat, gray roofs adorning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green roofs turn an outdoor space into a sustainable environmental solution that’s practical and beautiful. Essentially, a green ...

An upcoming seminar could spark ideas for green rooftops here in Asheville. Jeff Stillman, executive vice president of Massachusetts-based ZinCo USA, is traveling here to speak on vegetated green-roof ...

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) are pleased to announce the Green Roof Boot Camp Training, which will be held in Philadelphia, PA June 14th – ...

Singapore-based design firm A Solid Plan created The Envelope House as an experiment in biophilic design and microclimates. The result? A landscaped “double-skin” design that explores new ways to ...

John Rayner receives funding from the Australian and Victorian Governments, the City of Melbourne and Melbourne Water and is affiliated with Green Roofs Australasia. He helped to write the 'Growing ...

This week, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require that certain new buildings be built with a green roof—an eco-friendly design technique that sows plants above a roofline. This latest ...

Installation of the 2.5 acre green roof vegetation on the City-owned Target Center begins today. Over the course of two days a 165 ton crane will hoist five truckloads of plant material, which ...