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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Launches the Fall 2023 Water Issue of Living Architecture Monitor Magazine
This latest issue delves into the critical theme of water management, exploring its pivotal role in shaping our cities, safeguarding our environment, and fostering or undermining our urban resilience.
Modified Roofs, More Green Spaces Among Steps to Cool Las Vegas’ Urban Heat Island
Las Vegas is an urban heat island and is one of the fastest-warming cities in the country, second only to Reno, according to the environmental nonprofit Climate Central.
Biophilic Design Sweeps Through Singapore's Buildings as Property Owners Go Green
Incorporating nature-inspired building elements boosts occupant productivity, says an architecture expert
A Green Roof or Rooftop Solar?
You Can Combine Them in a Biosolar Roof, Boosting Both Biodiversity and Power Output
Urban Oases Combine Roof Gardens and Solar Panels
I'm on a rooftop in Vienna. It's a warm day but around me students work and chat in comfort, shaded by solar panels amid lots of plants.
Rooftop Gardens Could Create 'Huge Green Spaces' in Australia's Biggest Cities. So Why Are There So Few?
Despite their long list of possible benefits, experts acknowledge their take-up in Australia has generally been slow, and much slower than many comparable cities around the world.
Four Ways to Build Heat-Resilient Cities
As cities prepare for the effects of extreme heat as a result of climate change, experts recommend focusing on greener cities and paying greater attention to vulnerable populations.
How Beekeeping can Boost Rooftop Gardening
Maintaining bee colonies in man-made beehives is an awe-inspiring idea, but is it worth the time and effort?
How to Design Across Species to Increase Biodiversity
The work at Terreform ONE is defined as multispecies design. Their clients range from the businesses that commission the work to species that are on the edge of extinction such as the monarch butterfly.
Green roofs make a difference; what are you waiting for?
More green space is a common response to heat stress in cities. But how do we get started? Entrepreneurs discuss their journey towards creating greener cities.
Why Green Roofs Haven't Taken Root in Saskatchewan
Experts say incentives to incorporate green roofs in building design are key
Innovations in Green Roof Technology: Combining Insulation and Aesthetics
From residential homes to large commercial development projects, green roofs are popular these days due to their incredible benefits for insulation and aesthetics.
Green Roof for Healthy Cities Announces Green Infrastructure Research Symposium: Unveiling Urban Sustainability Solutions
Exploration of the latest trends and developments in green infrastructure research and sustainable urban solutions takes place virtually on October 25th
Urban Planning and Green Spaces: Balancing Development and Nature in Cities
Green spaces in cities are beneficial to human health, providing areas where people can partake in exercise and relaxation while also promoting benefits related to dissipated noise and chemical pollution.
Urban Heat Dilemma: Why Birds Abandon Cities and How To Attract Them Back
A new study by researchers from Zhejiang University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology wed that urban heat reduces bird diversity by up to 15%, depending on the city and season.
Plant Diversity in Urban Green Spaces Led to Sevenfold Increase in Insect Species, Study Finds
Scientists find ‘substantial ecological changes’ after greening initiative by major road in Melbourne, Australia
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Announces Grey to Green Cascadia Conference
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) announces the Cascadia Grey to Green Conference, to be held in person on November 2-3, 2023
Secret Gardens: The Plants and Insects That Inhabit NYC's Green Roofs
The city might look like a concrete labyrinth from the ground, but its skies are teeming with life.
Discover How To Implement Green Roofs in New York City at the Grey to Green Conference
New York Region Grey to Green Conference takes place October 23-24, delving into the latest advancements in green infrastructure and sustainable urban development
When Storm Sewers Can’t Cope, ‘Sponge Cities’ Help Absorb the Overflow
Cities are still catching up with the natural protection systems that can make a difference when engineered infrastructure is overwhelmed by severe weather.