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 ...

Researchers have found that green roofs with high vegetation density are 60% more efficient than non-green roofs. Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Università Politecnica delle ...

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. Often considered to be one of the ...

Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens, and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world. More and more private companies and city authorities are investing in green ...

TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP, MI – When Tom and Jill Newhouse decided it was time for a new “green” roof on their passive solar and earth-sheltered house and design studio, there were a lot more options ...

FORT COLLINS, CO – Used throughout the world to lessen the environmental impact of urbanization, green roofs can offer a wide range of ecological and aesthetic benefits. A new study from researchers ...

Green roofs are vegetated spaces on top of buildings. They offer many benefits like capturing stormwater, cooling the environment, and supporting biodiversity. They also suck carbon out of the air ...

Most green roofs are planted with low mat-forming species such as sedum because of their extreme drought tolerance—and the study suggested that roofs with sedum performed the best. Sedum stores ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Some Philadelphians are taking their green thumbs to new heights. They're seeing limited land space as an opportunity to be environmentally friendly. You might think of ...

Storms and flash floods are becoming more severe and more frequent in the United States, and cities need to brace themselves. Five landscape architects explain how. 100 ways to make better use of ...

Local officials hope to encourage the use of "green roof" technology in Lancaster by showing people how it's done in the Philadelphia area. The Lancaster County Lancaster County Roof Greening Project ...