Everyone loves a garden, and when the vegetation is planted on a roof, it gets even more love. Not only do plants lend a park-like atmosphere to the tops of buildings, they are also good for the ...

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 ...

Six upperclassmen are installing a green roof - a roof covered with vegetation to reduce a building's environmental impact - for a Group Independent Study Project this semester. Michelle Beaulieu '08, ...

Green roofs help reduce cooling costs, stormwater runoff and wear and tear on the roof itself. But for employees, they can offer a lot more than that.

DENVER (CBS4)- 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. Now, the ...

There’s a saying in Dutch, “Je kan het dak op,” which, translated literally, means “you can go up on the roof.” But what it really means is “get lost.” The origins of the saying are ...

Cool Roofs Could Be Most Effective at Reducing Outdoor Urban Temperatures in London (United Kingdom) Compared With Other Roof Top and Vegetation Interventions: A Mesoscale Urban Climate Modeling Study ...

A university has built a so-called 'living green roof' on its campus so scientists can study the benefits of having plants on top of buildings in this country. The Open University’s first green ...