It’s hard to miss the soaring three-acre meadow that graces the top of Barclays Center. But green roofs – or living roofs — are also branching into brownstone Brooklyn, where homeowners with sturdy ...

Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens, and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world. More and more private companies and city authorities are investing in green ...

Andy Creath, a member of Denver’s green roof review task force and green roof expert, checks out a downtown roof. Creath is hopeful that the final rules will be simplified. “This shouldn’t be a ...

Green roofs help offset carbon dioxide and purify air in urban areas while lowering utility bills for homeowners. It may or may not be surprising but one of the best ways to make your house greener is ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

A large percentage of urban land is covered by impervious surfaces such as roads, parking lots, and rooftops. These surfaces prevent rainwater from infiltrating into the ground, causing it to ...

The city of Rotterdam has turned more than 100 acres of rooftop green over the past decade. A green roof has a top layer of soil and vegetation that captures rain and reduces the amount of water that ...

Standing on Barclays Center’s green roof. Photo by Chris Ryan for The Architect’s Newspaper It must have been a disappointment to many architecture enthusiasts when they discovered that the plan to ...

Ian Cheibub for NPR It was a sunny September morning in Rio de Janeiro’s Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva’s roof. Students from both ...

From the sidewalk, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board’s administration building at 625 St. Joseph St. seems inconspicuous. But from high above, it looks like a Central Business District urban ...