However, if fertilizers are used to keep the plants healthy, then the green roof could serve to increase organic nutrient concentration in the storm water. Benefits to the property owner include the ...

Having green plants around offers numerous benefits. They improve air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing ...

Staff Writer   The new wastewater reclamation facility on Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community trust land is home to the upper Midwest’s largest environmentally friendly ...

There's a huge range of plants you can choose from that will grow on your green roof, but try to choose ones which will not grow too tall so that they will survive any potential wind or storm damage.

Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for a favela home.

Bees, rare orchids and hoverflies are just some of the wildlife that can live on urban green roofs. Green roofs are designed to allow plants to grow on their surface. They need to be strong enough to ...

Blue and green roofs can help combat urban challenges such as stormwater runoff and heat islands and are a small but growing ...

Join New York Green Roofs (NYGR) in our mission to put more plants on more roofs! as a Maintenance Crew Leader.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A roof garden at Morningside Office Suites, Ngong Road, Nairobi. The rooftop can make for ...

Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems ... Janeiro's Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva's ...