In the two decades since it was installed, the green roof at Asbury Woods has helped reduce runoff and carbon dioxide, contributed to the cooling of the building beneath it and offered a home to ...

Discover how to build an incredible mud house with a rice-growing roof, creating the ultimate survival shelter in the heart of nature. Using primitive techniques, we craft a sturdy forest cabin ...

New York's roughly 1 million buildings and more than 6,000 miles of asphalt roads contribute to the urban heat island effect as well as runoff resulting from impermeable surfaces. Green roofs are ...

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.

World Congress on Green Roofs & Façades Basel 2025 part of the Green Building Week Basel & Zurich organised by ZHAW Institute ...

Cassiano is the founder of Teto Verde Favela, a nonprofit that teaches favela residents how to build their own green roofs as a way to beat the heat without overloading electrical grids or ...

A biodiverse green roof may be designed to replicate habitats similar to those found ona brownfield site - a place such as a wasteland or post-industrial area. Rubble, sand, concrete and crushed ...

Eight different combinations of base materials and vegetation will be tested at the "living lab" on top of an Open University building A university has added a green roof on its campus so ...

To be the first point of contact for green roof information To build and disseminate best practice To support the industry through knowledge transfer and information To advance knowledge through ...

A university has added a green roof on its campus so scientists can study the impact of growing plants on top of buildings. The Open University (OU) said its "living roof lab" in Milton Keynes ...