German manufacturer K2 unveiled its new GreenRoof Vento mounting system for green rooftops at Intersolar Europe 2023.

Green roofed structures date back thousands of years, even before the concept of housing as it is known today was birthed. The earliest green roofs came in the form of sod roofs above caves. Plants were used on top of the caves for ceremonial and agricultural purposes. Over time, sod roofs lost their value due to natural disasters and borrowing by animals. [...]

Meeting the challenge to gently place a home into a valley below the access road and adjacent to a scenic river, Weston Residence is both a primary residence and an award-winning example of minimal site impact architectural design. [...]

Terrace gardens benefit biodiversity, help in rainwater harvesting and reduce the heat island effect

Green roofs can cool buildings in summer and prevent heat loss in winter. A new study suggests, however, that in the warm climates of southern Europe the additional cost of watering means that 'cool roof coatings??? may be more cost effective.

Simple characteristics of plant species - such as height or leaf size - can be used to predict the ecosystem services provided by the green roofs they grow on, a new study suggests. The researchers suggest that their method could be used to screen the thousands of potential plant species in order to optimize green roof design.

Green roofs have been proposed to mitigate flooding in urban areas. This study combined field experiments and numerical simulations to investigate the ability of green roofs to absorb rainwater. The authors describe how green roofs can be most effective at mitigating flooding, providing findings which will be important for policy on green infrastructure.

A new study has looked at the potential of green infrastructure to compensate for the effects of soil sealing generated by urban development. It investigates how green roofs and permeable paving could contribute to flood mitigation in southern Italy. Using a hydraulic model technique, the researchers found that, in this particular urban case, green roofs were more effective than permeable paving. Policies to promote the adoption of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) by the private sector could thus prove more effective under certain circumstances, and policymakers should look at ways to promote SUDS where suitable.

The rooftops of Manhattan are as varied as the city itself. A glance at the city skyline reveals a myriad of shapes and colors. Look a little closer and the sha

Greening the urban environment is important. Sticking a roof garden on a moving bus is an odd way to do it.

The man-made foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.

Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.

They are certainly more reflective, but that's not the only thing that matters.

Green roofs are wonderful things and lovely to look at, but there are other factors in play here.

Designboom shows another example of how green roofs are changing architecture.

Sewage overflow is a major problem in the Big Apple, but with a little more green on city rooftops, the overflow could be prevented.

It was designed to stay cool without air conditioning, and the green roof was part of the strategy.

Strange things happen when roofs touch the ground.

Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

A new study shows that a quick look at a green roof perks you right up.

It may be the most expensive and useless green roof ever built

Designer Matt Kovaleski integrates a solar power system into a picnic table setup for workers at Vice

Irish architects Heneghan Peng win the competition to house world's largest canoe collection

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.