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LiveRoof Seeking Two North East Sales Specialists
Join the LiveRoof team and work to improve the health of the planet and its occupants.
NASA Researcher Finding Ways to Turn Down the Heat in Cities
Rooftop greenery can ease severe heat in cities, according to research from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
That Buzz on City Rooftops? Beekeeping Is Going Corporate
Urban hives are helping companies burnish their green credentials, but there are only so many city flowers to go around.
Research Finds Positive Mental Health Effect of Green Outdoors During Pandemic
A recent University of Colorado Boulder research has found some positive impacts of green surroundings on people’s health mental health.
Sika joins World Green Infrastructure Network
WGIN welcomes Sika AG as a new corporate member. The Swiss multinational specialty chemicals company will also be part of the network’s European Chapter.
Dickinson College Joins Regional Academic Centers of Living Architecture
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to announce Dickinson College is joining the Regional Academic Centers of Excellence (RACE) network
Living Architecture Monitor Spring 2022 Issue Now LIVE!
The Spring Issue is focused on the importance of living architecture projects that are designed for food production
Alyssa Skilton | Green Roof Professional
Alyssa Skilton is a certified GRP graduating with a Msc. Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University in May 2022. She knew she wanted to pursue a field that actively contributed to conservation and habitat restoration!
Serving Health As Well As Economic Benefits, Green Buildings Are The Future of Living Spaces
A Green Building is an environmentally-conscious and environmentally sustainable structure throughout its life cycle.
Hunter Industries Launches Redesigned Point-Source Emitters
Ensure precise micro irrigation with multiple flow rates and new earth-tone colors
NYC Youth Install Green Roof Atop St. Mary’s Rec Center in the Bronx
Students made the Bronx a little greener by installing 2,000 square feet of green roof atop the St. Mary’s Recreation Center in the South Bronx.
Urban Farming is a Trendy New Condo Amenity That Could Have Much Greater Benefits
New developments around the city are allowing residents to get dirt under their green thumbs on terraces, rooftops and adjacent lands
New York Green Roofs Seeking Project Manager/Estimator
Design/build and bid/build urban landscape firm New York Green Roofs is seeking a new project manager
Lauren Henfey | Green Roof Professional
Lauren Henfey is a renowned Designer and founder of her firm, Famous Meadow. In 2014 she became a Green Roof Professional with GRHC. Since, she has been working with Green Roof firms, Landscape Designers, Artisan Fabricators, and Ecological Design firms, gaining hands-on experience, creating empathetic, living architecture in NYC, California and internationally.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases Biophilic Design for Schools Course on the Living Architecture Academy
In this course Dr. Jana Soderlund walks through strategies for implementing biophilic design in schools, and explores the impacts on students
Call for Proposals: CitiesAlive 2022
CitiesAlive 2022 is finally back in person and will be held in Philadelphia from October 16th-19th, 2022. It will focus on the theme of “Green Infrastructure & Water in a Changing Climate”. CitiesAlive 2022 is now accepting proposals for presentations and research papers.
Soprema Canada Seeking Sopranature Technical Sales Representatives
Soprema seeking Sopranature Technical Sales Representatives for Toronto and Vancouver Markets
Rooftop Agriculture Technology Virtual Symposium March 16, 2022
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is excited to announce the Urban Agriculture Technology, Design, and Planning Symposium to be held virtually on March 16 from 1 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Garrett Krueger | Green Roof Professional (GRP)
Garrett Krueger is currently a fourth-year student at University of Cincinnati and will get a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Architecture in 2022 and became a Green Roof Professional (GRP) in 2021.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases Proceedings of CitiesAlive Virtual 2021 - Design for Multi-Functionality
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities hosted CitiesAlive Virtual 2021 on Nov. 8-11, 2021 and have now released the proceedings from this outstanding conference.