Known as a green or vegetative roof, the plants covering part of the Nature Center at Asbury Woods help the building and the ...

A university has added a green roof on its campus so scientists can study the impact of growing plants on top of buildings.

Green roofing transforms ordinary rooftops into living ecosystems that benefit buildings, people, and the environment.

Overlooking the urban metropolis of Knoxville, an explosion of green is hidden among a sea of gray. The new “Green Roof” on ...

<p>Green roofs consist of soil and plant layers placed over the roofing, usually a mastic or rubber layer, of a &ndash;generally&mdash;flat roof. Calvin College is one of the few academic institutions ...

A biodiverse green roof may be designed to replicate habitats similar to those found ona brownfield site - a place such as a wasteland or post-industrial area. Rubble, sand, concrete and crushed ...

To be the first point of contact for green roof information To build and disseminate best practice To support the industry through knowledge transfer and information To advance knowledge through ...

Instead of asphalt, wood or metal, part of the roof at the Andrew J. Conner Nature Center at Asbury Woods in Millcreek ...

Eight different combinations of base materials and vegetation will be tested at the "living lab" on top of an Open University building A university has added a green roof on its campus so ...