Atop PECO’s headquarters in Center City lies an unexpected oasis that’s helping to shape a greener future for our region. ...

In the two decades since it was installed, the green roof at Asbury Woods has helped reduce runoff and carbon dioxide, contributed to the cooling of the building beneath it and offered a home to ...

A cool roof (often a white roof) uses a highly reflective building material to reflect instead of absorb the sunlight that hits its surface. Like a green roof, this may help decrease the urban ...

A biodiverse green roof may be designed to replicate habitats similar to those found ona brownfield site - a place such as a wasteland or post-industrial area. Rubble, sand, concrete and crushed ...

This Is What Facebook’s Green Roof Will Look Like The company is building a giant addition to their headquarters, and a giant park to go along with it. That park just happens to be on the roof.

World Congress on Green Roofs & Façades Basel 2025 part of the Green Building Week Basel & Zurich organised by ZHAW Institute ...

The Government of Canada is supporting the Estonian Arts Centre to construct a green roof through a combined investment of more than $1.6 million.

According to the Nature Conservancy, New York City has about 730 green roofs, representing less than 1% of the potential building top spaces available. If city landlords converted the roughly 1 ...

Although a built-in green roof might last as long as the building it’s attached to, a modular green roof will likely only last around 30 years. While there can be significant savings over the ...

Green roofs provide many benefits including storm water runoff control, mitigation of urban heat-island effects, building energy conservation, and provides habitat for wildlife and pollinators. The ...