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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/5/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/5/21

Columbia Green Technologies selects DuPont™ Styrofoam™ Brand Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Insulation Aligned with Sustainability Vision

Columbia Green Technologies announces selection of DuPont™ Styrofoam™ Brand XPS Insulation for green infrastructure solutions aimed to help mitigate the effects of climate change around flooding, rising heat island effect and reducing carbon emissions.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/25/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/25/21

Using Nature in Infrastructure Projects Could Save US$248bn Per Year - Study

New UN-backed Resource Centre launches ahead of COP26 to build business case for natural solutions to infrastructure challenges.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/18/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/18/21

Renaturing Our Cities For Climate Action and Citizens’ Wellbeing

Green infrastructure, with the support of the right legislative framework, can play a key role both for climate mitigation and in supporting urban areas to adapt to a changing climate.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/15/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/15/21

Green Roof’s Important Role in New York City’s Future Resilience

Cities like New York are ready to address their stormwater and urban heat island problem through innovative and multi-dimensional solutions.

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 10/1/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 10/1/21

The Living Architecture Monitor Launches: Fall 2021, The Social Issue

The Fall Social Issue is focused on the many intersections between living architecture, community, and sustainability

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/30/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/30/21

New Urban Land Institute Framework Calls for More Equitable Approach to Regional Planning and Investment

ULI research highlights infrastructure investment gap of nearly $4 trillion, which risks future of equitable, sustainable communities

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/29/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/29/21

Jonathan F.P. Rose Selected as Winner of the 2021 ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development

Leading global advocate for truly equitable, affordable and sustainable housing receives prestigious real estate, land use and development honor.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/28/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/28/21

CitiesAlive 2021: Designing for Multi-functionality Launches

CitiesAlive goes global and virtual during the ongoing pandemic.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/7/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/7/21

ADM Landscape Introduces Portable Green Walls

ADM Landscape Corporation has introduced the Freedom series of portable green walls in the greater New York metro area.

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 8/20/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/20/21

Jakob Rope Systems Selling New Green Kit Trellis System

Greening has gained a new dimension with our new Greenkit Trellis System. All Stainless Steel components, more compact, weather-resistant and easy to install.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/5/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/5/21

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases Grey to Green: Designing for Tomorrow on the Living Architecture Academy

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the industry association for professionals in the green roof and wall industry has released a new online offering on the Living Architecture Academy. The recent Grey to Green Virtual 2021 is now available for purchase.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/29/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/29/21

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases New Online Financing Course “Implementing Green Roofs With PACE Financing” On The Living Architecture Academy

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 6/11/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/11/21

The Internet of Nature: A Promising Way To Bring Technology and Ecology Together At Grey To Green

The Internet of Nature is focused on attempting to use new and emerging technologies to monitor and better reconnect people to urban ecosystems.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/9/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/9/21

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases Urban Food Production Virtual Symposium on the Living Architecture Academy

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has released recordings of the recent Urban Food Production Virtual Symposium is for purchase on the Living Architecture Academy.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/1/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/1/21

From Grey to Green: Green/Natural Infrastructure Gains a Foothold With The Release of The 2021 Federal Budget

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is excited to announce a new keynote speaker, John Cuddihy, Director of Infrastructure Canada at the Grey to Green Conference June 15, 2021

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 5/17/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 5/17/21

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

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/27/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/27/21

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.