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The Ultra-Efficient Farm of the Future Is in the Sky
Take a tour of a rooftop laboratory where scientists show how growing crops under solar panels can produce both food and clean energy.
Green Roofs are a Chance to Study the Virtuous Circle Between Plants and Solar Panels
Solar panels tend to get too hot on conventional rooftops, which can reach 150 degrees or higher, and that heat reduces their efficiency. Plants help cool them off.
Colorado’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse Will Grow Nearly Two Tons of Leafy Greens a Day
City council next month will consider a zoning change to allow agriculture in a mixed-use district
Introducing Sustainable Futures Podcast 2: Cutting Edge Research on Rooftop Agrivoltaics
The episode features Dr. Jennifer Bousselot, assistant professor at Colorado State University in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
It’s Time to Make Cities More Rural
Enough with the urban vs. rural binary. When rurbanization brings agriculture into cities, everyone benefits
Research Green Roof Thriving at CSU Spur Campus
In all, the research green roof at the CSU System Spur campus has now produced 204.5 pounds of produce in its initial growing season at the recently opened Terra building.
Grey to Green Conference Recordings Now Available!
Conference recordings are now available on the Living Architecture Academy, for only $99 USD for 1 day, and $149 USD for both days
Join Green Roofs for Healthy Cities at the Denver Mile High Symposium
The Symposium on July 29th will feature regionally appropriate green roof design projects and the latest research for the semiarid west
Cities Mandate Green Roofs to Capture Stormwater, Cool Environment and Support Biodiversity
Green roofs are vegetated spaces on top of buildings. They offer many benefits like capturing stormwater, cooling the environment, and supporting biodiversity.
Grey to Green Virtual Conference: Designing Future Proof Cities With Green Infrastructure, June 22-23 2022
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is excited to announce the Grey to Green Conference, to be held virtually on June 22 from 10am - 4:30pm and June 23 from 10am - 6pm est.
Living Architecture Monitor Spring 2022 Issue Now LIVE!
The Spring Issue is focused on the importance of living architecture projects that are designed for food production
How Basel Started a Green-Roof Revolution in Europe
A new scientific field proposes an idea that could help generate food and energy while reducing a building's cooling costs.
Jennifer Bousselot, GRP, Ph.D.
Jennifer Bousselot is an assistant professor at Colorado State University in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.