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On Urban Design & Building Sustainable Cities: Sitting Down With The 2021 ULI Hines Student Competition Winners
The ULI Hines Student Competition offers groups of 5 graduate students the opportunity to devise a development program for a real, large-scale site in a North American city.
Cornelia Oberlander, Landscape Architecture Icon, Dies at Age 99
Oberlander escaped Nazi Germany at 18 and graduated from Harvard before settling in Vancouver
A Green Vision for a Sustainable Urban Future
Green infrastructure is increasingly playing an important role in European policy-making from climate change, energy efficiency, biodiversity and building renovation to post-pandemic recovery, waste water management and even building aesthetics.
From Vision to Reality: Green Roofs in Cambridge
With the passage of its revised green roofs ordinance, Cambridge joins a growing list of cities across North America to have required green roofs in recent years
Green Roofs Can Lower Your Energy Bill
Researchers at the University of Guam found sustainable solutions in green roof infrastructure.
Green Roofs For Healthy Cities Launches Advocacy Campaign in Support of Bill H.R. 1863 - The Public School Rooftop Program
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), the industry association for professionals in the green roof and wall industry, has launched a federal advocacy campaign to support the passage of H.R. 1863
What are ‘Green Envelopes’ and Why Would They Transform the Future of Cities?
The real challenge is how to make the existing city fabric consisting of thousands of older, existing buildings more sustainable, through retrofitting clever and efficient systems.
New IU Tool Maps Green Infrastructure in Hoosier Communities
Indiana Green City Mapper allows residents and city planners to see maps of urban green infrastructure and other climate change-related data to maximize resilience benefits.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Upcoming Virtual Symposium on Urban Food Production
Urban agriculture helps build strong local economies, supports local food security, engages people in outdoor activities and supports resilient communities.
Singapore Shows What Serious Urban Farming Looks Like
The vast majority of apartment complexes in Singapore are public housing, which allows the government to designate their rooftops as agricultural spaces in the public interest.
‘It’s Like a Place of Healing’: the Growth of America’s Food Forests
There are more than 70 ‘food forests’ in the US as part of a growing movement to tackle food insecurity and promote urban agriculture
Adlai E. Stevenson High School East Building Addition Awarded Prestigious Zero Energy Certification
Wight & Company is pleased to announce that the Adlai E. Stevenson High School East Building Addition achieved Zero Energy certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
Doane Stuart School Goes Green with New Rooftop Mushroom Farm Installation
Doane Stuart’s Green Roof is said to be the only one of its kind in the region, featuring a 22,000 square foot outdoor meeting area and living laboratory with 60,000 plants from 70 different species.
European Green Infrastructure Day
A unique policy conference dedicated to exploring the state of affairs of urban green infrastructure in the European Union.
What The Heck is a 'Living Building'? It's a First of its Kind for Utah
A Salt Lake City-based architectural firm is transforming its space into a "living building."
Bee Population Steady in Dutch Cities Thanks to Pollinator Strategy
Scheme involving ‘ bee hotels’ and ‘bee stops’ reaps rewards as census shows no strong decline in urban population
Why Green Roofs Have the Power to Reduce Flooding in Cities
If more Canadians commit to green roofs, we could collectively reduce the harm caused by catastrophic flooding.
Proposed Bill to Place Green Roofs on Public Schools Would Create 29,000 Jobs and Generate Millions in Benefits, Analysis Finds
An analysis of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez’s proposed Public School Green Rooftop Program Bill found that the legislation would support 29,000 job-years of employment, illustrating the potential of green roofs as part of a green recovery.
To Pay For Green Infrastructure, Cities Are Turning Stormwater Into An Economic Resource
But clever new financing instruments come with their own risks