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

When Lakeland Community College first considered a green roof in 2008, Bert Diehl heard some grumbling from the maintenance crew. “They said, "Are we going to be weeding this thing?' ” said Mr. Diehl, ...

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a multi-published NYC-based writer whose work has appeared in myriad publications ranging from Forbes to Real Simple to Cosmopolitan. She’s written hundreds of articles as ...

UF's first green roof, built in 2007, spans 2,600 square feet atop the Charles R. Perry Construction Yard. (Jake Black / WUFT News) Sustainable roofing practices are spreading throughout the United ...

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 ...

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was built more than a century ago on a coal-ash dump. The historical use and unforeseen site conditions meant a rocky start for BBG's latest project: a $28-million visitor ...

When you picture a green roof, you probably see a perfectly manicured space, like a skyscraper got a flat top and dyed it green. No doubt, such green roofs are beautiful, and they’re also superb for ...

WEBVTT ABOVE OUR HEADS. MINDY LOOKING DOWN ON BALTIMORE : CITY FROM SKY TEAM 11, IT’S OBVIOUS THE SWATH OF GREEN TO THE LEFT IS A BASEBALL FIELD BUT WHAT’S THAT SMALLER PATCH OF GREEN TO THE RIGHT? A ...

MIT students have established a start-up called Roofscapes to convert the pitched roofs of Paris into green spaces using timber structures. The structures would offer an opportunity to grow local food ...

Excavation is now underway for the new Flight Projects Building, Building 36, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The building was designed to bring in light and will include a ...