The 9,400-square-foot green roof sits atop a LEED Platinum certified building and serves both research and demonstration purposes. Its unique design provides architects and ecologists with knowledge ...

Green roofs are taking off in Australia, and many architect designed projects are demonstrating the benefits.

Green roofs are part of a design movement to integrate nature into cities. The principles underscoring the movement are clear: Nature benefits human health and well-being.

"I think students get a nice little surprise." University unveils new student housing building with innovative design: 'It's ...

As climate change makes heatwaves more common, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brigitte Clements, from the Architects Climate Action Network, about what cities like London can do to adapt infrastructure.

How was the Green Roof built? Planning and design of the KU Green Roof was inspired and performed by work of environmental biology and sustainability, energy and the environment students and led by ...

Green roofs can capture nearly all the microplastic particles that contaminate rainwater in modern cities, according to a new ...

As Alice Walton worked with architects on the design of her medical school in Bentonville, she had an unusual request. She wanted a green roof.

Commissioned to design a cutting-edge medical center in São Paulo, Brazil, high-profile firm Safdie Architects has arranged the facility around a large atrium that's filled with greenery. The ...

Christian Werthmann, Green Roofs—A Case Study: Michael van Valkenburgh Associates' design for the headquarters of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, ...