Take a tour of the green roof atop WWF-US's headquarters in Washington, DC. Since 2010 this state-of-the-art, eco-friendly roof has been home to tens of thousands of plants, providing habitat for ...

The view is not spectacular ... seafaring well before anyone else.” ‘Green Roofs Deliver for Biodiversity’: How Basel Put Nature on Top originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy ...

One way to do this is to remove the buildings and pavement that cause the problem. This is not always practical, so the alternative is to generate green space on the roof tops by installing Green ...

Have you ever considered making a green rooftop? photo by Tom Fisk Plants add aesthetic value to spaces, creating a more ...

Recover Green Roofs is hosting a Contractor Open House designed for general contractors interested in green roof installation ...

On hot days in summer, a green roof can reduce the amount of heat from the Sun that reaches the building below. In winter, it acts as an insulating layer on top of the building that stops heat from ...

Using the L-brackets, join together the outer sides of the green roof structure. Measure carefully and use the L-brackets to attach a 2m (6ft 6in) length of wood as a central support through the ...

A green roof will soon be coming to life on top of Norfolk Botanical Garden’s new Brock Entry Pavilion, part of the Garden of Tomorrow expansion. The rooftop will set a high bar for sustainable ...

The Denver Green Buildings Ordinance is a building code that requires buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to dedicate a section of their roofs to solar or rooftop gardens, with portions ranging ...