green roofs
Business, Construction and Maintenance, Building Types, Sustainable Architecture, Green Roofs
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- Includes design plans, specifications, costs, and maintenance.
- To demonstrate and promote green roof research, education, and technology in the Northeastern United States. Includes news, research, faculty profiles, and links.
- Non-profit UK organization promoting green roofs. Includes roof types, benefits, issues, research, list of applications in the UK, case studies, and suppliers.
- Article by Katrin Scholz-Barth from HOK on the benefits of green roofs on schools.
- The promotion of green roofs by city governments in Canada, Japan, and the United States.
- Report on the feasibility of green roofs in Canada. Includes a chart comparing intensive and extensive systems.
- Supporting the creation of green roofs upon New York City's flat rooftops. Includes rationale, research, projects, workshops, and resources.
- Developing the technology for wide-scale residential application in the Pacific Northwest. Includes photo gallery, plant list, soils, monitoring options, and links.
- Nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. providing job training and design, consulting, and installation services relating to rainwater management.
- Why city officials are encouraging green roofs.
- Article by Elizabeth Daniel about the architecture and its application in Seattle.
- Article by Katrin Scholz-Barth of HOK discussing green roofs in an urban setting.
- Information about green roof architecture including history, advantages and issues, plant lists, markets in North America and Europe, case studies, events, and links.
- Includes design considerations, construction timeline, plants and landscaping [PDF], and monitoring methods and results.
- Dedicated to creating a green roof marketplace in North America. Includes news, upcoming events, FAQ, projects, public policies, and research.
- Includes FAQ and contact list [PDF].
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