Dimensions: Multiple Available | Frame Material: Aluminum | Panel Material: Polycarbonate | Roof ... to build a greenhouse (like I did, using recycled materials) than to buy a kit.

Peck says one of the most effective tools in the living architect’s kit is “vegetative technology ... heat is channeled into the building. But green roofs are covered in hungry plants ...

Build the outer frame first then add a central strut for strength. Using the L-brackets, join together the outer sides of the green roof structure. Measure carefully and use the L-brackets to ...

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 ...

You may be wondering: are green roofs worth it? Build your own residential green roof system today to turn your roof into a canopy of lovely plants that will keep your house comfortable year-round ...

They are part of the building's green roof — a type of green infrastructure that regulates rainwater, acts as insulation and improves both air and water quality. The green roof spans 10,592 ...

Colorado State University professor Jennifer Bousselot is growing a garden on top of a building in Denver as part of her ongoing research into “green roofs” and her efforts to educate the ...

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 ...

The company began its research cooperation with the University’s green roof researchers at the planning stages for the new building in 2011. The construction is scheduled to be completed in autumn ...