Green roofs help offset carbon dioxide and purify air in urban areas while lowering utility bills for homeowners. It may or may not be surprising but one of the best ways to make your house greener is ...

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities last week announced the winners of its 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence. Among the eight winning projects are a massive, 4.4-acre vegetated roof at the ...

As the popularity of vegetated roofs grows in the U.S., Building Teams are finding new methods for greening rooftops. A recent trend is to adapt green roof technology for low- and steep-slope ...

NAC Architecture is designer for Cajon High School in San Bernardino, Calif. Featuring a photovoltaic ETFE canopy and roof structure shaped to collect and channel water towards vegetated bioswales, ...

Green roofs are gaining acceptance in dozens of countries, joining other forms of green infrastructure that are being used to mitigate environmental problems of urban centers. For example, vegetated ...