She’s written hundreds of articles as well as two books since graduating ... residential or commercial roof. Though the specifics and design may vary, the basic green roof elements consist ...

Swezey said that other tech firms such as Samsung have looked at incorporating green roofs in the design of their buildings to make the spaces more eco-friendly. But Facebook’s new space is ...

It’s now a mixed-use office hub with a stunning green roof design that echoes the building’s Art Deco style. Read on to learn ...

Both Facebook and Google have a green roof project in the works. In Facebook's just released plans, it outlines the design for the top of its brand new Frank Gehry designed headquarters ...

Thanks to a low-interest loan from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the new Temple University Library will have an eco-friendly place for browsers through its one floor of open book stacks to ...

but choices about what kind of green roof to use will determine whether that's a big factor or not. A relatively simple, lower-cost approach known as an "extensive" design will add less weight ...

A green roof has a top layer of soil and vegetation that captures rain and reduces the amount of water that flows onto streets and stormwater systems. It may also have additional layers for ...

A University of Toronto researcher has delivered the first-ever analysis of green roofs’ ability to keep buildings warm in winter. A University of Toronto researcher has delivered the first-ever ...

a New England-based green roof design, installation and maintenance firm. “They really do layer on top of one another to create multitudes of benefits for our environment and our people and any sort ...

This week, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require that certain new buildings be built with a green roof—an eco-friendly design technique that sows plants above a roofline.

This fact makes green roofs more practical for new development rather than retrofitting. There are a number of design considerations that will affect the efficiency of green roofs. Some of these ...