Green Roofs for Healthy Cities last week announced the winners of its 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence.Among the eight winning projects are a massive, 4.4-acre vegetated roof at the ...

Green roofs and walls have been shown to increase property values, partly because people like to view them, but more because they provide more recreational and amenity uses.

The green-roof craze is now climbing city walls--and anyone with a green thumb can cash in. Business 2.0 Magazine reports. By Sidra Durst, Business 2.0 Magazine. April 11 2007: 6:28 AM EDT ...

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has just announced the Awards for Excellence 2008 honoring projects that exemplify the aesthetic and environmental benefits of green roofs and living walls.

Sustainable design is finally gaining ground. If you like what we're doing — or just want to see more Santa Barbara County news — click here to support our mission.

Ongoing research is showcasing how green roofs can integrate with living walls and sustainable drainage systems on the ground, such as street trees, to better manage water and make the built ...

Green roofs and walls can cool local temperatures by between 3.6°C and 11.3°C, depending on the city, suggests their new study. Eleftheria Alexandri and Phil Jones at … ...

IT’S NOT about painting your walls and roofs the color green. It’s about making them environmentally sound and ecologically active. “Green” roofs and. July 10, 2022. News.

Green roofs are taking off in Australia, and many architect designed projects are demonstrating the benefits. ... There are 155,000 square metres of green roofs and walls such as Surry Hills library.