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Raleigh Grey to Green 2025 Conference to Explore Green Infrastructure Strategies for Climate Resilient Cities
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is hosting the Raleigh Grey to Green Conference, taking place on Friday, October 24, 2025 at the JC Raulston Arboretum.
Houston Grey to Green 2025 Conference Showcases Innovative Green Infrastructure Solutions
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is co-hosting the Houston Grey to Green Conference on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at SkyFarm at POST Houston
The Multifaceted Benefits of Green Roofing: A Smart Investment in Sustainability
Green roofing transforms ordinary rooftops into living ecosystems that benefit buildings, people, and the environment.
Boston Struggles to Find Takers for Green Roof Grants
City water and sewer commission: ‘We would love to see more applicants’
Green Roofs Help Ease Daytime Temperatures for Londoners
Already this summer, London has experienced three heatwaves with temperatures regularly climbing above 30 degrees Celsius.
Why A Green Roof Could Protect You Against Microplastics From The Atmosphere
Green roofs removed over 97.5 percent of deposited microplastics from the surrounding air.
Toronto’s Green Roofs Under Threat as Ford Government Pushes Bill 17
Environmental advocates say the province’s Bill 17 will ‘deeply undercut’ the Toronto Green Standard, which has helped prevent floods and urban heating
New Earth Solutions Is Hiring: Foreman – Green Roofs & Living Walls (GTA)
New Earth Solutions is seeking a full-time Foreman – Green Roofs & Living Walls for projects across Ontario.
James Klassen to Present on RCABC’s New Vegetated Roof Guarantee at Grey to Green Conference in Vancouver May 23, 2025
“RCABC’s Guarantee for Vegetated Roofs: A New Future for Green Roofing in British Columbia,” will explore how RCABC is transforming green roof reliability
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities To Launch Three New Training Programs in New York City
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to be hosting three different training programs on May 1 and 2, 2025 in New York City.
Recover Green Roofs Hosts Contractor Open House
Recover Green Roofs is excited to announce an upcoming Contractor Open House, designed for general contractors interested in green roof installation.
ZinCo Canada Revolutionizes Sustainable Energy with Vertical Solar Arrays
ZinCo Canada, a pioneer in green roofing technology, proudly announces the launch of its innovative Vertical Solar Array system.
Over Easy Solar and Sempergreen cooperate for combined green and solar roofs
Over Easy Solar, a Norwegian manufacturer of vertical bifacial PV modules, has entered into a European distribution partnership with the Dutch Sempergreen Group, a supplier of green roofs and green facades.
With More Heat Waves in Our Future, Researchers Say We Need to Look at Clean Cooling
Climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Launches Its Annual Holiday Sale on Courses at the Living Architecture Academy
Give the gift of learning! Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to be launching its Professional Development Holiday Sale on the Living Architecture Academy.
Enhancing Urban Development
Bauder explains how green roofs can help meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements, ensuring habitats for wildlife are left in a measurably enhanced condition compared to their state before development.
Green Roofs Provide Coverage From New York to the Caribbean
One innovative solution to this problem is the integration of green spaces into urban landscapes, with green roofs emerging as a particularly promising option.
Green Space on Roof of Pier 57 in Manhattan Helps Combat Urban Heat Island Effect
Green rooftop spaces, like at Pier 57 on Manhattan's West Side, or the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, are champions of change, climate change, that is.
Canada’s Only Rooftop Garden on Top of a Supermarket Keeps on Producing
From the parking lot, you might not know that atop of the IGA Extra Famille Duchemin, in Ville-Saint-Laurent, sits a 29,000-square-foot garden.
Sky High Sustainability: NASA Johnson’s Pocket Prairie Flourishes Atop Building 12
Buzzing with bees, baby birds, and wildflowers, the rooftop garden atop building 12 at Johnson Space Center in Houston reflects NASA’s commitment to environmental stewardship.