Green roofs turn an outdoor space into a sustainable environmental solution that’s practical and beautiful. Essentially, a ...

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 ...

Carole Hunter and Bil Taylor's roof is green, but not because they have an odd sense of style. Their roof is home to an environment-friendly, thriving desert garden. "It's unique, and people are ...

This week, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require that certain new buildings be built with a green roof—an eco-friendly design technique that sows plants above a roofline.

In 2014, the Red Sox organization enlisted the help of Recover Green Roofs, which designed and installed ... instead, white mesh cloths are draped over some fruit and vegetable beds to keep ...

Mitchell Snyder's chicken coop combines the look of a modern prefab house with the green beauty of a rooftop garden ... has a large run covered with wire mesh fencing and perfectly complements ...

In 2023, Bryant turned the rooftop of her Cambridgeport garage into a 1,200-square-foot green roof, complete with perennials, vegetable plants, and an apple tree. “Years went by, and we kept ...

But this 2.5-acre rooftop green space atop Pier 57 is more than just pretty foliage and finely manicured lawns. "It's an environmentally friendly roof," said Bill Elder EVP, Managing Director ...

CHICAGO, Ill. — For more than a decade, Chicago has been at the forefront of the green-roof movement. Now the city is poised to take an active role in the next environmental push: growing food ...