New green roof technology, called the Advanced Vegetative Roof System, utilizes patented, cornstarch-based granules that work like a sponge, holding and releasing water as the plant roots need it.

17 November 2009SHATALAT Irrigation Services, Dubai, U.A.E. is pleased to announce it's alliance with ECD Landscape Architecture, Melbourne, Australia on Green Roof designs. With the given benefits of ...

Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America. And the world is watching Houston this week, where the remains of Hurricane Harvey have caused devastating ...

ATHENS, GREECE -- Green roofs, rooftops covered with vegetation, provide multiple environmental and aesthetic benefits. These "living roofs" are increasing in popularity worldwide. As more cities ...

For aesthetic and environmental reasons, green roofs have started to sprout on public and private structures in Colorado. Living roofs, fuzzy with plantings of native grasses and plants, top portions ...

The city of Rotterdam has turned more than 100 acres of rooftop green over the past decade. A green roof has a top layer of soil and vegetation that captures rain and reduces the amount of water that ...

When people think of Portland, OR, a city that receives approximately 40 inches of rainfall a year, they're not likely to think of solar energy research. But that's exactly what's happening under the ...

Green roof gardens are transforming urban areas, bringing nature to new heights. The trend is catching on with not only commercial builders but homeowners in suburban areas, too. Green roof gardens ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- The company whose "green roof" dried up atop The Rapid bus station blames the transit system for the $220,000 mistake, saying it failed to care for it. The transit system allowed the ...