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Environmental Advocates Call for the Extension of NYC’s Green Roof Tax Abatement
Green roofs are a vegetative layer grown on rooftops that help to reduce the heat island effect, absorb rainwater runoff, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve air quality. Since 2009, the program has provided tax abatements to building owners of up to $200,000 per roof. The legislation, which passed both the Senate and Assembly this […]
Ensuring High-Quality Green Roof Soil by rooflite
If you’ve ever been involved with a green roof project, you know there are a lot of moving parts that go into a successful project. Each component of a green roof, from the roof layer on up to the soil and plants, is an integral part of bringing the project to life. In our view, […]
Urban Farming: A Sustainable Pathway Out of Nigeria’s Unfolding Food Crisis
A recent report from Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture predicts that at least 31.5 million citizens may experience a food and nutrition crisis between June and August of this year. This alarming data highlights the severity of the food crisis that has progressively escalated over the last few years. The high prices of fruits and vegetables […]
Measuring Progress: The Building Sector’s Response to the Climate Crisis
The relentless drumbeat of climate disasters in the headlines—scorching heat waves, raging wildfires, historic floods, crippling droughts—are no longer a series of anomalies. As a grim new reality across much of the globe, these extreme weather events, driven by human-induced climate change, are becoming more frequent and severe. In short, they are clearly symptomatic of […]
Join Shaun Katz of Detec Systems for Upcoming ELD Presentations
Shaun Katz, CSI, Business Development Manager at Detec Systems, Electronic Leak Detection (ELD) Testing & Monitoring Technologies for Roofing & Waterproofing will be presenting in the upcoming days. Shaun Katz, Business Development Manager at Detec Systems has been with Detec Systems for 7 years and has over 20 years of experience in customer service, sales and […]
Join Us at the 20th Anniversary of CitiesAlive Green Roof and Green Infrastructure Conference in Toronto from November 6 to 9, 2024!
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to announce the launch of CitiesAlive 2024, which marks its twentieth anniversary with a grand celebration in the vibrant City of Toronto! CitiesAlive will explore the role of green roofs and green infrastructure in advancing climate mitigation and adaptation, addressing housing affordability, social and economic equity, and moving […]
Jane Jacobs Would Reject NYC’s Proposed “City of Yes”
Jane Jacobs would be horrified to see her name and ideas used as a justification for New York’s City of Yes proposal. She was often amused that both liberals and conservatives, even libertarians, claimed her. She was none of those. But she was furious when her ideas were misinterpreted to support or encourage cataclysmic development. […]
Living Roofs, Inc.: Green Roof Designer, Asheville, NC, USA
Position: Green Roof Designer Company: Living Roofs Inc Location: Asheville, NC, USA Founded in 2006, Living Roofs Inc. is an established expert and leader in the field of Green Roofs and Living Walls. They hold true to our pioneering spirit—designing, installing, and maintaining projects from coast to coast. Living Roofs, Inc. is hiring an Green […]
Scotland’s Most Powerful EV Charging Hub Goes Live in Dundee with a Green Roof
Eight of the bays will be powered charge units of up to 360-kilowatts, capable of delivering up to 60 miles of range in just three minutes. The hub is the first publicly accessible location anywhere in Scotland to feature charge units this powerful. The remaining 16 bays will feature 150-kilowatt charge units, sufficient to deliver just […]
Buildings Are Not Sacred, but We Can Find Beauty Through Them
What makes something sacred? When does a building mean more to us than nearly all other places, spaces, objects, or activities in our lives? Architects strive to achieve the sacred in buildings, but it’s the rest of us who either sense it or not, whatever the aesthetics may be. I think the meaning of what […]