Featuring more than 15 varieties of low-maintenance, drought-tolerant vegetation, the rooftop not only improves the view, but it also delivers measurable environmental benefits every day.

From the top of a massive Michigan Ford plant, to the much smaller terraced landings at the Empire State Building, commercial spaces across the country are raising the (green) roof. Here's what ...

HADDON HEIGHTS - A "green" roof with a view, and an elevator to speed anyone’s trip topside, are two key features of a mixed commercial-residential building coming sometime in 2025 to the corner ...

The New Hanover County office building at 320 Chestnut St. houses several county departments and has a green roof area on the seventh floor. The rooftop garden helps with stormwater runoff ...

The City of Denver is changing an ordinance that voters approved one year ago. The original Green Roof Initiative required all large buildings to have rooftop vegetation.

advertisement 01-30-2014 SLICKER CITY White Roofs Are 3 Times More Efficient Than Green Roofs Rooftop vegetation looks awesome, but it isn’t the most environmentally friendly choice out there.

How was the study done? Many studies have tested a single rooftop divided into “green roof” and “non-green roof” sections to measure the differences caused by vegetation.

Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling ...

City planners and engineers are set to install a green roof this fall on a portion City Hall. The low-growing vegetation -- around 5,500-square-feet -- is expected to be a source of some financial ...

A new study shows we can maximise the benefits of green roofs and rooftop solar systems by putting them together on the one roof.