Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is thrilled to announce that the 20th Anniversary of CitiesAlive will be held in the City of Toronto from November 6-9, 2024. Session and paper proposal submission are open now!

Earning your Green Roof Professional (GRP) accreditation is a great move for individuals looking to excel in this exciting area of the over green infrastructure field. Here are six compelling reasons to consider pursuing your GRP accreditation this Winter, including our Holiday Sale which runs from Dec 1, 2023 to January 15, 2024.

GRIT is an interdisciplinary collective of individuals with expertise or interest in green roofs and green infrastructure and with a mission to promote understanding of the value of green roofs, vegetated wall systems, and other green infrastructure in mitigating climate change and developing sustainable environments.

EU-funded experimental green roof with 3,000 plants to gather scientific data for future projects in showcase of climate innovation

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is thrilled to announce the addition of new board members.

The role supports the Ontario market to oversee the commercial development of the SOPRANATURE division

As cities continue to expand, the amount of unused rooftop space grows too.

Thanks to a project managed in partnership with the NYC Audubon and the company Brooklyn Grange, half of the Javits Center now has a green roof.

Take a tour of a rooftop laboratory where scientists show how growing crops under solar panels can produce both food and clean energy.

Bill Browning has published a book arguing that the cost of bringing nature into building projects isn’t prohibitive, but additive

Turf & Soil Diagnostics is excited to announce the addition of Chip Halderman to our staff as a Consultant.

For the past 15 years, Rayner and other researchers at the University of Melbourne have been working to resolve how to make successful green roofs in Australia

When they needed to replace their roof, Lucia advocated for a green roof instead of a traditional asphalt or metal surface.

The longtime nickname for Boston’s Fenway Park, home to the Red Sox, takes on a new meaning with a vegetative roof

At 569,000 square feet, the development provides for a variety of mixed-uses for students and resembles the popular “live, work, play” model.

In 2023-24, our Living Cities Canada Fund is helping 28 local communities in seven provinces across Canada to create green infrastructure including pollinators gardens, rain gardens, mini forests etc in their cities/towns

Devastating deluges around the world point to the metropolis of tomorrow: the “sponge city.” Think more parks and fewer parking lots.

In a world where cities are getting bigger and we are worried about our planet, green infrastructure is like a roadmap to a brighter and more prosperous future.

Viewed by many as the solution, vertical farming is the practice of stacking layers of crops atop each other, using humanity’s latest design and engineering tech to grow more with less space.