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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/9/22 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/9/22

Laying the Groundwork for a Better, Cleaner Public School System With Green Roofs

Green roofs provide climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits that can protect human health, especially for children.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/9/22 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/9/22

Ohio Students Educate the Community About Green Roofs

Ohio University students are taking their voices, their models and even coloring books into the local community to demonstrate the benefits of green roofs to area children and families.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/22/22 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/22/22

Mayor Adams Opens Rooftop Farm on Staten Island to Grow Organic Produce, Absorb Stormwater to Reduce Neighborhood Flooding

New rooftop farm on Staten Island grows food and absorbs stormwater.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 12/23/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 12/23/21

How Green Roofs Could Help California Wine Industry

Rather than spending over $1,000 a square foot to bore a cave for wine storage, the cost could be one-third if a practical warehouse is built with a living, breathing green roof.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/22/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/22/21

Why Green Rooftops are Sprouting Around the World

Roofs are increasingly becoming green spaces as part of a drive towards cleaner cities

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/6/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/6/21

Green Roofs Installed on Admiral’s Row Buildings at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection on Monday joined with Steiner NYC, developer of Steiner Studios, to announce the addition of three green roofs at Admiral’s Row in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/5/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/5/21

New Report Details and Summarizes Energy and Climate Benefits of Green Roofs

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation have released a new report, Green Roofs, Energy, and Climate

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/27/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/27/21

There's Now a Farm and Orchard on Top of the Javits Center

The plan is to grow up to 40,000 pounds of produce each year

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/20/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/20/21

Could Green Roofs on Schools Be a Climate Solution?

Inside the Public School Green Rooftop Program Act—and green roofs themselves

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/16/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/16/21

Newly Completed Javits Center Rooftop Includes One-Acre Working Farm

Work has been completed on a rooftop event space at the Javits Center, that includes a one-acre working farm.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/11/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/11/21

Green roof on Saanich’s Vancity Helps Reduce energy costs

Developer encourages District of Saanich to advocate for similar commercial treatments

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/3/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/3/21

Sika Launches Total Green Roofing Package

Market leading roofing manufacturer, Sika, has launched a complete Green Roof package.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/19/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/19/21

Exploring Milwaukee's Green Rooftops

According to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District, the organization that has helped establish many green roofs, there are 68 in the city that take up about 11 acres of space.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/16/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/16/21

Green Roof Legislation Promises a Multitude of Community Benefits

Currently, a bill in Congress could make this a reality for our country’s learners. Not only that, it would help mitigate climate change, create jobs and grow our economy for generations to come.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/6/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/6/21

Sackville's Newest Park is on the Roof of Town Hall

Blending nature into buildings is one of the ways the town hopes to combat climate change

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/31/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/31/21

The Rolling Green Roof Of This Modern Art Museum Was Built With To Merge Art Preservation With Futuristic Technology

Known for designing bold, daredevil retreats stationed on the edge of mountain summits and cliffsides, Milad Eshtiyaghi maintained the same mythical energy for his most recent rendering of Tehran’s Modern Art Museum.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/23/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/23/21

How 7 Acres of Grass Grown in Syracuse Area Ended Up Covering NYC’s Javits Center’s Roof

A small Syracuse-area company is helping to green up America’s roofs.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/15/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/15/21

How This Swiss City is Using Green Roofs to Combat Climate Change

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/14/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/14/21

Beehives on Downtown Office Buildings Sweet for Corporate Teambuilding

Downtown office buildings have been far quieter than normal over the last 18 months. But since November, the SunTrust Center has remained abuzz with worker bees of a different sort.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/10/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/10/21

High School’s Roof Garden Feeds Community

Students at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta are learning while also giving back to the community.