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

Green roofs in Shanghai can filter up to 75.5% of rainborne microplastics, with the potential to capture 56.2 tons yearly ...

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

The vegetation of the Green Roof helps to mitigate storm water problems in a number of ways. Rain water falls on the vegetation and begins to seep into the growing media. As small air pockets between ...

A basic green roof, by contrast, can only capture around 12% of the rain. “You are capturing more water and you can monitor how much you are storing at any time,” Schmitt says.

Workers raced to beat upcoming cold weather to finish a $1.5-million, half-acre vegetative roof, known colloquially as a "green roof." They welcomed the recent rain, which helped the transplanted ...

Scorched by the Sun in summer and beaten by the wind and rain in winter, the roof of a city building can provide animals and plants with an unexpected place to live, rest and find food. Bees, rare ...

The alliance maintains this green roof with Alive Structures, while also tending to 15 rain gardens across the area surrounding the creek through a partnership called the RAIN Coalition.

New green roofs are eligible for a one-year tax abatement of up to $15 per square foot from the city, capped at $200,000. Green roof installation costs start at $15 per square foot and can exceed $50.