]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/green-roof Blog Articles Tagged with 'green-roof' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/150751?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Image: Green Roof BlocksEuropeans have known and enjoyed the benefits of living roofs, or green roofs, for many years. Only now, as the push to go green' has increased, are Americans finding the same cost and earth saving advantages. Living roofs ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/150751?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/150392?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof This post was contributed by guest writer Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes a blog called Organicasm which covers everything green from hybrid cars to eco-friendly living.The green movement is one that has been growing over the last several years, but has... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/150392?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:21:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149123?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof By Adele PetersOn October 29, I had a chance to explore two internationally leading examples of sustainable urban neighborhoods in Malmo, Sweden, on a tour led by city official Trevor Graham. The tour was part of the Sustainable Innovation '08 confer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149123?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:15:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/148335?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Duke Energy in North Carolina wants to install solar panels on some of its customer's roof tops, essentially turning these homes into mini power plants. That's been happening in California for years.Read about it here, at NPR's website.I wonder what ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/148335?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/147512?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof The Schwimmhaus by German architects Confused-Direction is a green hausboot (oops, house boat) designed to float around or just stay put on the shore. Its modern pre-fab aesthetic sets it aside from most maritime-y houseboats, and a green roof adds f... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/147512?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:00:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145676?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Just the thing for your standard dismal cafeteria with no windows: Real grass, albeit no longer alive. The grass grows not on soil but on various materials using water, light and the power of the seeds only. The roots intertwine and form a joint ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145676?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:05:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146017?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Just the thing for your standard dismal cafeteria with no windows: Real grass, albeit no longer alive. The grass grows not on soil but on various materials using water, light and the power of the seeds only. The roots intertwine and form a joint ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146017?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:05:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/145523?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Birds and ornithologists alike have long favored Cley Marsh in Norfolk, England as a prime place to roost, but the windswept East Anglian wetland now has a new attraction. The Cley Marsh Visitor Center, owned by Norfolk Wildlife Trust and designed b... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/145523?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145343?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Flo Florian and Sascha Akkermann of design firm Confused Direction have designed a lovely floating home. it is ecofriendly, too, with zero-emissions, a green roof, and materials such as 250 year old larch wood salvaged from an old farmer's shed.More ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145343?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:15:56 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/maria-energia/145144?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof A green roof is, most basically, one that is covered with vegetation. Plants are grown in several inches of soil atop a waterproofing membrane. Some green roofs include drainage and irrigation systems.Green roofs are used on industrial, office, or re... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/maria-energia/145144?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:04:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/144997?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof As I sit here in southeastern Pennsylvania on an unusually cold and snowy day, I am day-dreaming about warm, sunny places. It's the perfect time to take a look at Travel & Leisure's Top 10 Must-See Green American Landmarks. I wouldn't mind being in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/144997?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:46:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/143369?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Marywood University announced this week that its Scranton-Dunmore campus will be adding a 300-student architecture program that will focus on green building. In fact, the university's former Health & Physical Education building will be renovated to a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/143369?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:40:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/143141?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof The Calhoun School located in New York's Upper West Side received the city's first green school roof and will open its Green Roof Learning Center to the public for tours this Thursday, October 23. Not only does the roof supply a valuable green land... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/143141?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:44:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/140855?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Imagine a museum that lets the sunshine and sea breezes inside! The new California Academy of Sciences does just that, and those features are just the beginning of it's sustainable attributes. In fact, it was awarded the U.S. Green Building Council... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/140855?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:08:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/138894?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof By Sarah van Schagen This is a guest post from my travel partner, Todd Dwyer, head blogger for Dell's ReGeneration.org. ----- Even as Sarah and I ran frantically down LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago in a desperate attempt to make it ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/138894?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:29:01 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137509?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof At the top of the crystal at Daniel Libeskind's Royal Ontario Museum is a the fancy C5 restaurant; it didn't have a very fancy view over the roof of the older wing. So why not toss on a green roof? Because they are heavy, often 15 pounds per square... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137509?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:24:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136899?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Grand Opening of the California Academy of SciencesToday San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences re-opened in a new awe-inspiring green building. With a two-plus acre green roof resting atop a natural history museum, planetarium and rainfores... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136899?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/136029?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof OK, let's be clear. I love my city. And with that love comes a grudging acceptance of Chicago's weather quirks---blizzards, heat waves, and everything in between.So, call me a booster, but I am extremely proud of the city's new effort to protect ou... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/136029?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:09:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/136661?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof OK, let's be clear. I love my city. And with that love comes a grudging acceptance of Chicago's weather quirks---blizzards, heat waves, and everything in between.So, call me a booster, but I am extremely proud of the city's new effort to protect ou... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/136661?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:09:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/135294?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof After nearly a decade in the making, Renzo Piano's California Academy of Sciences is set to open this week - and Inhabitat recently took a sneak peak inside the incredible new institution! A crowning achievement of sustainable architecture, the Acade... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/135294?rsstype=tag&tag=green-roof Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:30:55 -0400