This fact makes green roofs more practical for new development rather than retrofitting. There are a number of design considerations that will affect the efficiency of green roofs. Some of these ...

Green Design. The area will be laid out with foot traffic in mind, and not cars. Instead of a concrete mall surrounded by acres of paved parking lots, gardens and running trails will weave through the ...

Green roofs are part of a design movement to integrate nature into cities. The principles underscoring the movement are clear: Nature benefits human health and well-being. Menu.

aureo velo green | Shelter with vegetative roof from mmcité. Design is based on the aureo bus shelter range offering two roof shape options – flat and arched ...

[Photo: Omar Franco/courtesy MG2] Over the store itself is a green roof, the largest element of the design, which is off limits to human use. Barba says the space has 10 species of native plants ...

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. This ...

3andwich Design added a green roof to the building. Alongside storage, administration and toilet areas, a multipurpose events space and gallery overlook the sea to the east through a fully-glazed ...

A green roof, anything about 10 to 15 centimetres deep with soil, plants and a growing mat, can reduce surface temperature by as much as 20 degrees, a study by Irga and colleagues Fraser Torpy and ...

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 ...

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 ...