A large percentage of urban land is covered by impervious surfaces such as roads, parking lots, and rooftops. These surfaces prevent rainwater from infiltrating into the ground, causing it to ...

Scorched by the Sun in summer and beaten by the wind and rain in winter, the roof of a city building can provide animals and plants with an unexpected place to live, rest and find food. Bees, rare ...

We are the National Centre of Excellence for green roofs. Our primary aim is to promote green roof development and implementation through research, education, demonstration, information and technology ...

Researchers from Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana have developed a novel model for calculating energy fluxes on PV green roofs. Green roofs are rooftops that are covered with vegetation ...

When most people picture Chicago, their minds conjure up visions of a sprawling urban landscape — iconic skyscrapers piercing the sky, architectural marvels lining the streets, and the ...

Skyland USA announced today that President Joe DiNorscia is retiring and Jason Brown will be promoted to Director of Skyland ...

AMMAN — The Green Rooftops project, implemented by the Climate Action Network Jordan (CAN) under the "Samim" project, has officially concluded. The initiative, funded by the French Development Agency ...

Take a tour of the green roof atop WWF-US's headquarters in Washington, DC. Since 2010 this state-of-the-art, eco-friendly roof has been home to tens of thousands of plants, providing habitat for ...