Green roofs are created by using rooftop space to plant a layer of grasses, shrubs, flowers, and other forms of flora and greenery. Typically, green roofs begin with an insulation layer, ...

Urban areas need green roofs the most and, happily, also have the abundance of flat roofs to accommodate them. The typical black-membrane urban roof cooks in the sun, reaching 120 degrees or more.

Green roofs can diffuse heat that would otherwise be absorbed through your roof in warmer months and act as an added layer of insulation when it’s chilly outside.

Myth No. 6: A green roof is just too expensive and complicated. It seems a lot of people are intimidated by green roofs because they don't know where to start or how much it will cost them.

Installing green roofs, permeable pavements or driveways or effective rainwater harvesting can save homeowners up to 55 percent on their stormwater fee and up to 4 percent on the Clean Rivers ...

"Cool" roofs are even cheaper than green roofs, only costing $0.75 to $1.50 per square foot and a single-ply cool roof membrane usually ranges from $1.50 to $3 per square foot, according to EPA.Gov.

A green roof — also called an eco-roof, a living roof or a vegetated roof — is a rooftop covered with flora, foliage and varied vegetation planted to protect a waterproof membrane, ...

"Cool" roofs are even cheaper than green roofs, only costing $0.75 to $1.50 per square foot and a single-ply cool roof membrane usually ranges from $1.50 to $3 per square foot, according to EPA.Gov.

When Julie Wang sees streets turn into rivers after another heavy downpour in Toronto, she thinks of the 600-square-foot ...

Denver’s voter-passed green roof ordinance could be in for big changes soon, as city officials aim to make it more workable — and, in many cases, less costly to implement.. Six months ago, 54 ...

Green roofs color the skylines in Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto and other North American cities, but Hoosiers have to look high and low to find similar examples of the plant-filled building tops ...