Sustainable architecture is increasingly focusing on green roof systems, which offer a plethora of environmental benefits like reducing the urban heat island effect and enhancing biodiversity.

However, more contemporary intensive green roofs can be visually and environmentally exciting, integrating water management systems that process waste water from the building as well as storing ...

Green roof installations are different from freestanding planters in that they are applied as part of the roofing system. Green roof technology includes: roof structure and possibly some insulation; ...

A green or living roof is a roof that's surfaced with soil and plants instead of shingles or tiles. Systems for installing ...

The term “green roof” has many pseudonyms - living roof, brown roof, biodiverse roof, Sedum roof, eco-roof, grass roof, turfed roof, vegetated roof etc. Green roofs, typically designed to allow ...

Green roofs range from owner-constructed designs on sheds and homes, to more elaborate systems installed on large buildings. Green roofs are one of many green technologies implemented as part of both ...

Working out the best plants for your green roof will primarily depend on the type of green roof you have. A green roof can be an intensive (or thick) type; extensive (or thin); or ...

Carnegie Mellon currently has 5,644 sq. ft. of green roof tray systems and 35,515 sq. ft. of green roofs on the following buildings: ...

This activity would install green-roofs, which are seen as an effective strategy to solve these problems. Green-roofs are literally that agricultural growth that takes place on the rooftops mainly in ...

Bison Innovative Products offers a wide range of sustainable solutions that simplify the integration of biophilic design into ...

Recover Green Roofs (RGR) proudly celebrates its 15th anniversary this year with the completion of a landmark green roof project at Princeton University. Founded in 2009 by Mark Winterer and Brendan ...