The scheme grasses over flat shelter roofs and adds a natural green island into otherwise urban landscapes, as well as encouraging flora and fauna.

“Urban heat island” is the term used to describe ... A green roof will always be more expensive to install than a traditional flat roof because the underlying structure will likely need ...

Flat roofing is typically utilized on commercial ... The residential and commercial construction sectors are primarily driven by rise in urban population, high standard of living, and increase ...

Las Vegas is an urban heat island and is one of the fastest ... “But there’s also a lot of flat roof areas doing nothing but holding air conditioning equipment, so there’s a certain irony ...

Such gardens are valuable in cities where open space is at a premium and a green roof is more than just a flat roof with a few ... more of these urban oases are likely to be welcome.

A new report from Boston University suggests that painting the flat black roofs of ... to make this area an urban heat island (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Cool roofs do have some issues.