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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/9/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/9/21

Can Plant-Covered Buildings Cool Things Down?

With each passing summer, cities are getting hotter and more unbearable. With the demand for cooling at an all-time high, a new Israeli study investigates the real-scale benefits of living green buildings on the urban environment and human health.

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 8/2/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/2/21

Urban Greening & Cool Roofs Help Cities Address Extreme Heat

As climate change fuels soaring temperatures worldwide, low-cost adaptation strategies can help cities to keep cool.

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 7/30/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/30/21

Are Living Walls The Key To Cooler Cities?

Whoever said the living was easy in summertime never lived in a city between the months of June and August.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/26/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/26/21

Denver’s “Heat Island” Effect Boosts City Temperatures by Over 5 Degrees

We previously found how these effects follow the city’s all-too-familiar “Inverted L.”

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

Urban Heat Island Effect is Making Heat Waves Worse in Cities, Study Shows

The sweltering heat endured by major American cities is being fuelled by vast swaths of concrete and a lack of greenery that can ratchet up temperatures by nearly 9 F (5 C) compared with surrounding rural areas, new research has found.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/20/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/20/21

GSky Receives Biophilic Design Awards from I-Plants Magazine

The winners have been announced for I-Plants Magazine’s 2021 Biophilic Design Awards. GSky has claimed 2 Platinum and 3 Golds Awards!

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/20/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/20/21

Madrid Building a Huge Urban Forest in a Bid to Combat Climate Change

To combat climate change and pollution, Madrid is building a green wall around the city. A 75-kilometre urban forest with nearly half a million new trees.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/19/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/19/21

Cities Must Protect People From Extreme Heat

The North American heatwave highlights the need for urban planners to target extreme heat when designing climate-adaptation strategies.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/16/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/16/21

Rethinking Our Roofs, Parking Lots, and Sidewalks Could Save Money and Lives

The benefits of so-called ‘smart surfaces.’

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 7/12/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/12/21

Climate Change Likely Means More Flooding in Toronto

Charging a new stormwater fee is not the only way to help stem the tide

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.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/2/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/2/21

On UMass Lowell roof, a garden grows

The mezzanine roof at a University of Massachusetts Lowell library is now the site of a garden that will help provide fresh food to city residents in need and other community members.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/1/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/1/21

Why ‘Tiny Forests’ Are Popping Up In Big Cities

Community forests the size of a basketball court can make an outsized difference, providing shade, attracting plants and animals, and even storing a bit of carbon.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/30/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/30/21

New Power Plant Turns Waste into Energy—and Doubles as a Ski Slope and Climbing Wall

Denmark, with a landscape as flat as a pancake, might be a new whimsical destination for skiing, thanks to Copenhagen’s new power plant.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/29/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/29/21

Early Engagement During Blue and Green Roof Construction Essential

Following Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's pledge to increase the number of green roofs specifiers are being urged to ensure designs meet both performance needs and British standards.