PITTSBURGH — The next big thing in green building design might be to turn an existing idea on its side. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. recent...
ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green
If every building in the city had green roofs, the sewer system would probably be controlled and we could swim in the rivers, Costello said.
Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green
Green roofs are all the rage these days. They help with rainwater harvesting, reduce temperatures and provide fodder for the birds. Here are some of t...
Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green
Here at HuffPost Green we loved checking out amazing green roof spaces from around the world, and we figured that you, dear readers, likely have some ...
New York Times | Jennifer 8. Lee | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
Green roofs have become all the architectural rage these days, with each new one claiming to be the biggest of such-and-such area, type, whatever. But...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green
In Today's Audio Report: Another win for coal companies; of green roofs & red tomatoes...PLUS: Town Hall Follies, now with Clean Coal!
treehugger.com | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York
The teens recently completed the first stage of the project, done in collaboration with Seeding the City--planting a green roof on the ninth story of ...
dornob | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green
Viewed from above or around, the house blends wonderfully into the landscape - even the gentle curves and straight lines seem to work with the horizon...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.15.2009 | Green
Vines such as ivy, russian-vine and virgina creeper grow quickly and have an immediate effect; according to Livingroofs.org. Climbers can dramatica...
dornob | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green
Mass Studies pulled no punches in this South Korean shop design, going from an entirely offbeat green-covered building decked in geo-textiles to form ...
WebEcoist | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green
Vertical gardens bring lush, verdant life to even the coldest and barest of surfaces, both indoors and out. These 'living walls' increase interior hum...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.20.2009 | Green
Last week, we asked HuffPost Green readers to send in their photos of green roofs. To recap, when we say "green roof," we mean putting plant life on t...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green
I've lived in urban apartments for all of my adult life, which means I haven't had a garden, and I certainly haven't had a victory garden. That might ...
The Carbon-Free Home | Stephen and Rebekah Hren | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green
Plants can help us eliminate our use of fossil fuels in ways beyond providing us with local food. By incorporating vegetation into our landscape throu...
Paige Donner | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green
I'll 'fess up. "Democratizing sustainability," is not a phrase I coined nor one I've even used before.
good.is | Malcolm Gladwell | Posted 11.29.2008 | Green
MG: How do you install it? AN: Well, first you want to make sure your roof is waterproof. So you don't want to just put a green roof on top of shingl...
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.12.2008 | Green
Roofs account for 25% of total surface area in most cities, and pavement accounts for around 35%. If 100 major cities covered that space with reflective materials, it could offset as much as 44 metric gigatons of heat-trapping gases.
Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green
Hotels are looking for new ways to run more efficiently and looking to nature to give them some ideas. The latest in green technology is allowing hote...
AP | TERRY KINNEY | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green
CINCINNATI — Officials want to see more green roofs on building tops in Cincinnati. The City Council on Wednesday became the first in Ohio with...
Los Angeles Times | Posted 10.30.2008 | Green
California Academy of Sciences A window on the roof of the new California Academy of Sciences building in San Francisco offers a view inside. Archite...
msnbc.com | Bryn Nelson | Posted 04.25.2008 | Living
The Washington Nationals' new baseball stadium opened the 2008 season with one. Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics will feature many more. And earlier t...
AP | DAN NEPHIN | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green