green roofs News

Green Roof Technology today announced the ‘Sun-Root’ solar-living roof system, the first fully integrated, non-penetrative solar and extensive green roof system in North America.

Joel Sanders Architect and Haeahn Architecture Collaborate on Award-Winning Project in Seoul, Korea.

Civic Award of Excellence honors individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to the green roof industry in policy development

While green roofs reduce the Heat Island Effect, absorb most of the rain water and effectively reduce the amount of contaminants, they can also help foster honey bees. Honey bees are the most efficient pollinators.

Green Roof Blocks, an environmentally progressive company based in St. Louis, features two calculators located on their website, www.greenroofblocks.com.

Bioroof Systems was awarded the contract for the Dr. David Suzuki Public School in Windsor, Ontario, to install a 5,000 sq ft green roof using their EcoRoof system; construction to begin in the spring of 2010.

Rick Buist, President of Bioroof Systems, will be part of a panel discussion for CitiesAlive! the international green roof congress being held in Toronto October 19 --21, 2010

The APLD will host their annual conference in Portland July 13-19. This fantastic landscape design conference and tours are open to the public. Covering the trends in landscape design, sustainability, permaculture, using edibles and greenroofs.