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 ...

As the popularity of vegetated roofs grows in the U.S., Building Teams are finding new methods for greening rooftops. A recent trend is to adapt green roof technology for low- and steep-slope ...

When you picture a green roof, you probably see a perfectly manicured space, like a skyscraper got a flat top and dyed it green. No doubt, such green roofs are beautiful, and they’re also superb ...

The boldest feature of a completely “green” building is a “green” roof. Milwaukee city officials are encouraging building owners to add green roofs, because the grass and plants absorb ...

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 ...

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 ...

RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post The Flight office building, at 3575 Ringsby Court in Denver, has included a green roof in its design. Photographed on May 9, 2018. Here are the details of the draft ...

The green roof, by contrast, cools the roof and the building beneath it (reducing energy costs) and traps and filters rainwater. It costs more to build than a conventional roof but lasts much ...

They are part of the building's green roof — a type of green infrastructure that regulates rainwater, acts as insulation and improves both air and water quality. The green roof spans 10,592 ...

A worker helped set up the green roof at the Woodbury police station. (Photo: Bill Klotz) So-called green roofs have been hailed as one of the most effective tools to reduce the negative ...