Articles
Green Roofs, Your Health and The Challenge of Managing Plastics
An overview of the health and environmental impacts of rapidly increasing plastic production and the current legislative, technical and individual efforts to address it.
How the Health Sector Can Benefit from Embracing the Power of Nature
Explore how hospitals can embrace biophilic design and nature-based solutions to improve patient recovery, staff well-being, and community health.
UC Berkeley’s Enormous Green Walls at the New Helen Diller Anchor House
The Helen Diller Anchor House living walls and rooftop farm exemplify biophilic design and provide students with restorative experiences whereby they can flourish at Berkeley University.
Podcast | Exploring the Healing Power of Nature with Clare Cooper Marcus
This episode features the powerful impact the natural world can have on our physical and mental wellbeing, and how design can affect and influence how we live, work, play, and grow.
Are Green Walls and Potted Plants Good for Improving Indoor Air Quality? Yes, and No!
A review of the misinformation and science on green walls and air quality.
Planting Rooftop “Tree Places”
When nature is absent from the environments we live, work, and play, we suffer. However, intensive green roofs like rooftop gardens can bring the healing benefits of nature into urban environments. This article explores how to make “tree places’ on rooftop gardens.
Nature as Medicine: A Living Wall at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
How designers at MD Anderson in Texas use biophilic design and incorporate green infrastructure for better patient outcomes, including patients in the ICU.
Podcast: Growing Children’s Connections with Nature with Laura Mylan
Join us for a conversation on the powerful impact nature has on our and our children’s development and mentality, and what Laura’s organization is doing to support citizens and educators in new and interesting ways to facilitate connections with the natural world.
Restorative Roofscapes: Mental Health Benefits of PS 41’s Green Roof for Students and Teachers in NYC
This article describes some of the remarkable ways that PS 41's accessible school green roof has been used to help students by facilitating mental health counseling and a policy initiative to try to build more.
Branching Out: A Look at Tree Protection in the UK
Protecting Green Infrastructure: An overview of illegal tree felling in England and the ecological and cultural importance of protection woodlands, ancient and urban trees.
Apps and Software Revolutionizing Biodiversity Monitoring and Climate Advocacy
Discover the best apps and software revolutionizing biodiversity monitoring and climate advocacy. From iNaturalist to Google Lens, these tools help you to identify species, track bird activities, and even monitor coral reef health. Contribute to conservation efforts and connect with nature using these innovative technologies.
Accounting for Health: The Business Case for Green Space
Providing estimates of the monetary benefits of improved health outcomes contributes to better decision making on resource allocation using multiple examples from Ontario municipalities.
Nature, Mental Health, and Inequity: Rethinking Access in Our Cities
Discover how access to nature impacts mental health and wellbeing, and why green infrastructure in cities is a public health necessity. Explore the benefits of green spaces, the inequalities in access, and ways communities can take action.
On the Road with GRHC: Green Roofs, Conferences, and New Resources in 2025
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities shares 2025 updates on Grey to Green Conferences, GRIMP Training, new members, and resources for green infrastructure.