On a grander scale, it could be a park complete with trees. One amazing example of a large green roof project is the ...

"Typically when someone thinks of a green roof, examples from wetter areas are often brought to mind," Bartholomaei said. "Our climate is very different. The growing environment was not only hot ...

The rooftop garden above Radio City Music Hall may be idyllic, for example, but most New Yorkers will never see it. This green roof, atop a USPS building in midtown Manhattan, benefits the ...

In the era of climate change, every surface that offers a habitat to plants and animals counts. That includes house roofs, garden sheds, garages, car porches and dustbin boxes – even the tops of ...

For example, a green roof or a landscaped terrace are not only camouflaging, organic elements—they're brilliant design tools, too. Not only do they help lower the heat gain of a building's ...

Green roofs can diffuse heat that would otherwise be absorbed through your roof in warmer months and act as an added layer of insulation when it’s chilly outside. Often considered to be one of ...

England said Boston, for example, has about 100,000 square feet of green roofs. But, like most cities, it doesn’t track how much total roof coverage it has. But Roofpedia isn’t perfect.

Microplastics are everywhere and unavoidable. They’re in the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe. But if ...

A small team of researchers at Tongji University, working with a colleague from the Shanghai Academy of Landscape ...

As the plants take root and the ecosystem matures, the green roof will be a living example of sustainability in action — we hope inspiring visitors to rethink the relationship between nature and ...

Asbury Woods' Nature Center, for the past two decades, has utilized a green roof, also known as a vegetative roof, made of living plants. Green roofs offer environmental benefits such as reducing ...