Loyola’s Green Roof Gives Lake Michigan A Break
Loyola University Chicago is installing its seventh green roof, making use of a system that allows for plants to be fully grown and rooted at installation. Read more →
5 Beautiful Green Rooftops
What absorbs excess water, cools and filters the air, grows food, and looks pretty? A green roof! Check out these images of green roofs from around the world. Read more →
Green Roof At Massachusetts College Also An Athletic Field
The University of Worcester Polytechnic Institue is planning for a rooftop athletic field, which will sit atop a one-story parking garage and is built using sustainable design. Read more →
Green Roof Plants Help Solar Panels Chill
Green Roof Technology's new Sun-Root Living Roof System keeps solar panels operating efficiently by using a green, or vegetative, roof system to keep them cool. Read more →
by Lauren Craig
LEED Fedex Facility Sports A Green Rooftop
Spanning three footballs fields in length, FedEX's new green roof at O'Hare Airport is said to be the largest continuous vegetated roof at a United States airport. Read more →
St. Louis College Has Truly Green Roof
The roof of St. Louis Community College at Wildwood has a living, growing roof that reduces the heat island effect, helps manage storm water, and looks pretty. Read more →
EPA Promotes Green Infrastructure Strategy
In an effort to help cities across the country reduce pollution and go greener, the EPA will be helping cities focus on strategies for stormwater management. Read more →
