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 ...

Green roofs are wonderful things; like a thick blanket, they keep roofs cool in summer and warm in winter. They have been around for centuries in Scandinavia and Iceland, where they moderate the cold ...

Everyone is talking about green roofs these days, but honestly, what do we really know about them? We understand the environmental angle to a degree. At the same time, what exactly does it take to ...

The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers ...

In cities throughout the world, non-permeable surfaces have created stormwater management problems. Buildings and streets create an almost completely impervious surface, so rainwater causes flooding, ...

In what is estimated to be one of the largest green retrofitting projects in U.S. history, a makeover of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is underway in New York City. The cost of the ...

DECATUR — Visitors planning a trip to Scovill Zoo after its April 6 reopening might consider checking out its new green roof building, which officials say is an educational experience that also ...

American cities have a surprising amount of wasted open space. Even in densely packed urban areas like New York City, the prime real estate atop roofs is given much less consideration than one would ...

Gardening has reached new heights at The North Carolina Arboretum — about 40 feet off the ground, on top of the arboretum’s recently completed Operations Center. The new horticultural venture (and ...

Commissioned to design a new factory for luxury fashion house Fendi, Milan studio Piuarch has created a large building that's topped by an impressive green roof, helping it take its place well among ...

The United States Postal Service uses sustainable building practices to help protect the environment. One example of this is the USPS’ first vegetated green roof, which was installed on the Morgan ...

I hate green architecture. I can't stand the hype, the marketing claims, the smug lists of green features that supposedly transform a garden-variety new building into a structure fit for Eden. Grassy ...