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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.
Green Roofs and Fire Resilience: Extending Defensible Space Above Ground Level
Extensive green roofs present a potentially novel approach to wildfire resilience, functioning as ember-resistant surfaces that can disrupt fire propagation. By elevating defensible space principles to the roof level, green roofs could offer a scalable strategy for mitigating wildfire risk.
Introducing the New Solar Green Roofs Resource Guide
Learn about this free multidisciplinary guide by the World Green Infrastructure Network, the European Federation of Green Roof Associations, GRHC and Solar Power Europe. It is about designing, installing, and maintaining solar green roof projects with best practices, along with multiple case studies and supportive public policies.
How Soprema’s Green Roof Journey is Interwoven With the Development of the North American Industry
Soprema has been a pioneer in green roof innovation for over 30 years, shaping the North American industry through research, demonstration projects, and policy advocacy. From launching SOPRANATURE in France to developing cold-climate green roofs in Quebec, Soprema’s work has won award-winning projects.
Greening the Way Forward with Dr. Karen Liu
This episode of Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and Building features a conversation on water management, extreme heat, and the importance of connecting with natural spaces through green infrastructure.
Green Walls: Green Infrastructure That Fights Climate Change
This article provides an overview of the many ways that green (living) walls can help cities mitigate and adapt to climate change challenges. This includes energy savings in buildings, a reduction in the urban heat island, and stormwater management.
Green Roof Energy Calculator Is Over Ten Years Old and Needs Some Investment
The origins, function, strengths and weaknesses of the Green Roof Energy Calculator are described in detail as well as the wish list for its future development.
Rewilding Green Roofs for Resilient Stormwater Retention
Although succulent monocultures are the default for many green roofs, rewilding green roofs with wildflowers and grasses can enhance stormwater retention and make them more adaptive to extreme climate events. Learn about rewilding green roofs.
Green Roofs: A Strategic Shield Against Escalating Hailstorm Damage
Hailstorms are becoming an increasingly costly threat to buildings, particularly in regions like Texas, Colorado, and the Great Plains but research shows that green roofs are a resilient solution to mitigate hail damage and protect waterproofing.
Proposed Federal Legislation Targets Urban Heat Crisis with $100 Million in Community Solutions
This proposed federal legislation could direct $100 million to combat extreme heat with community projects like green roofs, cool pavements, and shade structures, prioritizing vulnerable communities and advancing climate resilience across the U.S.
Preserving a Coastal Habitat Integrating a Home Into the South Shore Dunes
This GRHC Awards of Excellence project features a green roof designed to cover a beach house on New York State’s Long Island, seamlessly integrating it into the landscape.
How Hungry Is Your Roof? Come Find Out With Us!
The Regional Academic Centers of Excellence are initiating a study on green roof growing media microbes to improve our understanding of their many roles and you are invited to participate.
Nature and Water Scarcity: Leveraging One to Address the Other
The European Water Resilience Strategy emphasizes sustainability but overlooks urban green infrastructure. Cities must be central to water resilience efforts through nature-based solutions like green roofs, permeable surfaces, and water-sensitive urban design.