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New Law In France: Green Roofs On All New Commercial Buildings
The French Parliament recently approved a new law requiring all new commercial buildings to partially have their roofs covered with plants or solar panels.
New Biophilic Holism Course on the Living Architecture Academy
Understand the Evolution of Biophilic Design
Governor Hochul Announces New Rooftop Farm At The Jacob Javits Convention Center In Midtown, Manhattan
Following a $1.55 billion renovation, the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown, Manhattan now features a one-acre rooftop farm.
Green-Roofed Bus Shelters in Utrecht
The city of Utrecht has completed the wide-scale installation of green roofs on its bus stops.
Mayor Adams Opens Rooftop Farm on Staten Island to Grow Organic Produce, Absorb Stormwater to Reduce Neighborhood Flooding
New rooftop farm on Staten Island grows food and absorbs stormwater.
PSU Receives NSF Grant To Improve Understanding Of Green Roofs
A New Study Aims To Improve Understanding Of How Different Plant Species Perform On Green Roofs And Enhance Models Used For Green Roof Design
Michael Molaro | Green Roof Professional (GRP)
Michael is Principal of Higher Groundwork HortiCulture designing and implementing green roofs within Treaty 6 Territory of the Northern Great Plains. He completed his first project in 2015, a non-irrigated residential roof which is still growing well.
A Green Roof for San Francisco
An elevated park that is actually a multi-modal transit center. Salesforce Transit Center is a transportation hub that transforms urban experiences.
NATS Nursery Ltd Seeking LiveRoof Green Roof Sales Manager
NATS Nursery grows the LiveRoof modules with plants produced at our nursery and then delivers the modules to the client for an instant green roof effect.
Green Roof Success Virtual Symposium April 29-30, 2022
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Roof Info Think Thank are excited to announce the Green Roof Success: From Design Through Maintenance Virtual Symposium
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