According to the 2018 edition of the International Building Code, vegetative roof systems need to meet the same fire classification requirements as the roof covering ...

Suddenly, green roofs are sprouting across North America. Designed to curb air pollution, decrease energy expenses and reduce storm runoff, the environmentally friendly assemblies are adding a ...

Green roofs help offset carbon dioxide and purify air in urban areas while lowering utility bills for homeowners. It may or may not be surprising but one of the best ways to make your house ...

Amy Norquist is the president of Greensulate, a sustainable design/construction company. Updated June 22, 2012, 10:50 AM Unlike water and air, air-conditioning is far from a natural resource.

Carole Hunter and Bil Taylor's roof is green, but not because they have an odd sense of style. Their roof is home to an environment-friendly, thriving desert garden. "It's unique, and people are ...

One way they have found to do this is through the roofs of buildings, i.e. "green" and "cool" roofs. You might be wondering just what green roofs are, they refer to roofs that are covered either ...

In Dearborn, Mich., 10 acres of vegetation tops a Ford assembly plant. Green roofs are sprouting up on stores, schools, even a few dog houses. Back in the Windy City, more than 250 buildings are ...

"There is absolutely nothing about a green-roof assembly that would put the building envelope at risk," Peck said in a phone interview. "If it's designed according to commonly accepted practice ...

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.

Whether the roof above part of Asbury Woods' Nature Center appears brown or light purple or even white or a little yellow, it's really green. Instead of asphalt or wooden or metal shingles ...

Green roofs are gaining acceptance in dozens of countries, joining other forms of green infrastructure that are being used to mitigate environmental problems of urban centers. For example ...