As small air pockets between soil particles fill with water, the green roof acts like a sponge and soaks up as much rain as it can hold. This mitigates the problems of urban stormwater runoff in two ...

Recover Green Roofs is hosting a Contractor Open House designed for general contractors interested in green roof installation ...

Bees, rare orchids and hoverflies are just some of the wildlife that can live on urban green roofs. Green roofs are designed to allow plants to grow on their surface. They need to be strong enough to ...

Berliners with roof terraces can get creative with their gardening. With other forms of green roofs, the possibilities are ...

Urban green infrastructure, including man-made features such as vegetated roofs and walls, produce regulating, provisioning and immaterial ecosystem services such as improvement of microclimate, ...

Scientists have used simplified 2D view factor and advanced 3D approach to calculate energy fluxes on green roofs with PV ...

High above Calgary’s streets, patches of vibrant greenery continue to replace dull, gray rooftops. Plants sway in the breeze, ...