Green Roofs Sustainable Architecture Building Types
Green Roofs Sustainable Architecture Building Types
Green roofs, also known as eco roofs and nature roofs, are vegetated roof coverings consisting of living vegetation on top of a modified conventional roof system.
The sod roofs and walls of buildings in Iceland provided the inspiration for the green roof concept. The technology emerged in Germany over 30 years ago and is in widespread use across Europe.
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Earth Pledge Green Roofs Initiative - Supporting the creation of green roofs upon New York City's flat rooftops. Includes rationale, research, projects, workshops, and resources.
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City of Chicago: City Hall Rooftop Garden - Includes design considerations, construction timeline, plants and landscaping [PDF], and monitoring methods and results.
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National Geographic News: Plant-Covered Roofs Ease Urban Heat - The promotion of green roofs by city governments in Canada, Japan, and the United States.
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LIDC: Green Roofs - Includes design plans, specifications, costs, and maintenance.
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Portland Environmental Services: Ecoroof Program - Includes program information and links to PDF documents.
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Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce : Green Building Starts at the Top - Article by Elizabeth Daniel about the architecture and its application in Seattle.
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EDC Magazine: Green Roofs: Stormwater Management From the Top Down - Article by Katrin Scholz-Barth of HOK discussing green roofs in an urban setting.
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Greenroofs.com - Information about green roof architecture including history, advantages and issues, plant lists, markets in North America and Europe, case studies, events, and links.
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Green Roofs Cool City Rooftop Gardens in Chicago to Fight Smog, Heat - Why city officials are encouraging green roofs.
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Center for Green Roof Research at Penn State University - To demonstrate and promote green roof research, education, and technology in the Northeastern United States. Includes news, research, faculty profiles, and links.
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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - Dedicated to creating a green roof marketplace in North America. Includes news, upcoming events, FAQ, projects, public policies, and research.
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Northwest EcoBuilding Guild: Green Roof Project - Developing the technology for wide-scale residential application in the Pacific Northwest. Includes photo gallery, plant list, soils, monitoring options, and links.
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D.C. Greenworks - Nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. providing job training and design, consulting, and installation services relating to rainwater management.
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Livingroofs.org - Non-profit UK organisation promoting green roofs. Includes roof types, benefits, issues, research, list of applications in the UK, case studies, and suppliers.
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