This green roof is a symbol of ESF culture, demonstrating how the College implements what it teaches in its programs. Green roofs provide many benefits including storm water runoff control, mitigation ...

Green roof systems have emerged as a multifunctional solution for urban environmental challenges, offering a suite of ecosystem services that enhance both the built and natural environment. These ...

Ian Cheibub for NPR It was a sunny September morning in Rio de Janeiro’s Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva’s roof. Students from both ...

Asbury Woods' Nature Center, for the past two decades, has utilized a green roof, also known as a vegetative roof, made of living plants. Green roofs offer environmental benefits such as reducing ...

When her two children were young, Barb Bryant wanted to get them interested in gardening. They couldn’t have cared less, but the endeavor was an inspiration. In 2023, Bryant turned the rooftop of her ...

The green roofs, Mayor Wu said, are meant to help provide shade, improve air quality, add new green space, and increase stormwater retention. (Courtesy City of Boston) The green roofs, Mayor Wu said, ...

If you walk up to the roof of a social-housing apartment building in Amsterdam, you’ll see a sprawling garden covered in plants. Hidden under the flowers and grass is an extra layer: a thin reservoir ...

Ontario's decision to repeal Toronto's green roof bylaw is drawing concern from the city's mayor as well as opposition MPPs, who say the tool helps to increase efficiency, cool urban areas and prevent ...