Category Archives: Green Roofs

NYC Considers Green Tactics to Curb SSOs

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Water & Wastewater News. The New York City Council passed legislation on Jan. 30 to advance the implementation of green design elements into the city’s streets, parks, and other public spaces and into existing and … Continue reading →

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Roof raises local air quality

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Albany Times-Union. The headquarters of the Social Justice Center will get one of the first “green” roofs in the city to help clean the air and insulate the building.

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STC mall site to get new life

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Kane County Chronicle. An outdoor skating rink, green roofs, and about 800 apartments and condominiums could be built on the vacant St. Charles Mall site.

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Data Confirm Green Roof Water Benefits

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Water & Wastewater Products. Monitoring results from the first two years of operation of a 1,600-square foot “green roof” at the University of Central Florida found that it can retain 80 percent of the average … Continue reading →

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Soil instead of shingles: Peterson experiments with 'green roof' on building

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Colorado Springs Gazette. A building at Peterson Air Force Base will be in full bloom next spring after construction workers finish installing its flowering roof next month. The project is a first in the … Continue reading →

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GR scientist launches first major study of green roof benefits

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Laura B.

From the Rapid Growth blog: By: Deborah Johnson Wood Vegetative roofs are increasingly popular in the push to build green, sustainable buildings. But do they really reduce storm water runoff and thereby prevent pollution from fouling our rivers and streams? … Continue reading →

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CLC goes green

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Lake County News-Sun. The College of Lake County’s new Southlake Educational Center is touting Lake County’s first energy-saving “green” roof.

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Downtown dumpsters get living roofs

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Grand Haven Tribune. Special “live roof” systems developed by a division of Hortech Inc. of Nunica were laid out Tuesday above the dumpsters in the two reconstructed municipal lots along Franklin Avenue between First … Continue reading →

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Benefits of green roofs are hard to measure

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chi-Town Daily News. At a ceremony last week on the Magnificent Mile, Mayor Richard M. Daley cut the ribbon on Chicago’s newest green roof. “There are huge benefits,” Daley said, citing the environmental effects … Continue reading →

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Sydney's skyline turning green

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Sydney Morning Herald. Rice paddies and orchards on city rooftops could become reality with a plan to green Sydney’s roofs. A group of architects and environmentalists will explore ways to green the CBD’s rooftops … Continue reading →

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