Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Launches the Winter 2025 Innovation Issue of Living Architecture Monitor

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Written By Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to announce the launch of Living Architecture Monitor magazine Winter Solstice Innovation Issue which features a wide range of informative and exciting articles profiling innovative new projects, research, and more. The Innovation Issue of the LAM underscores the importance of ongoing innovation in order to support the further scaling up of living architecture and other forms of green infrastructure in cities to address the climate crisis. Read the issue on the Living Architecture Monitor, here.   

Featured Articles in the Winter 2025 Innovation Issue include:

  • Sky-High Sustainability: The Long-Term Success of Toronto’s Green Roofs by Wenxi Liao & Jennifer Drake

  • Award-Winning Vertical Greenery in Graz, Austria by Vera Enzi

  • Monitoring Green Roof Membranes by Joe Dakin

  • New Trends in the Green Roof Industry: Four Innovations for the Future by Jason Brown

  • Substrate Innovations for Growing Green Roof Plants by Bruce Dvorak, FASLA

  • The Biophilic Amazon Spheres Project in Seattle by Dr. Jennifer Bousselot

  • And more!

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Explore the Winter 2025 Innovation Issue and discover how living architecture is shaping resilient, climate-positive cities.

From the Living Architecture Monitor

Featured
Sustainable Futures Podcast: Seeing the Future of Agriculture
Sustainable Futures Podcast: Seeing the Future of Agriculture

Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and Buildings podcast features microbiologist and Columbia University Professor Emeritus Dr. Dickson Despommier discussing his pioneering work and thought leadership on vertical farming.

Ten Design and Engineering Strategies for Managing Stormwater on Green Roofs
Ten Design and Engineering Strategies for Managing Stormwater on Green Roofs

Climate change intensifies storms, overwhelming stormwater infrastructure, causing flooding, property damage, and loss of life. Solutions include green and blue roofs, and "sponge cities" to improve stormwater management.

Growing Green Roofs and an Industry Under Toronto’s Green Roof Bylaw
Growing Green Roofs and an Industry Under Toronto’s Green Roof Bylaw

As Toronto co-hosts the 20th Anniversary of CitiesAlive in November, this article chronicles the early policy steps taken by the City to mandate and incentivize green roofs, now covering more than 10 million sf of roof area. 

A River Runs Through It: The Value of Water on Biodiverse Green Roofs
A River Runs Through It: The Value of Water on Biodiverse Green Roofs

This article highlights the significance of water on biodiverse green roofs. Designing a green roof for Berry Architecture, Pohl emphasizes the transformative power of water features, contributing to urban biodiversity while requiring minimal maintenance.

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