When The Architect’s Newspaper first visited the Barclays Center’s green roof, installation had just begun and there was only one strip of sedum running up the arena. Now, six weeks later, sedum ...

Wildfires are sadly becoming a regular occurrence, particularly in the sun-soaked southwestern US states. As homeowners and construction experts look at ways of increasing property protection, the ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

PLANTED ROOFS, despite their casual country air, are going uptown. And where else but in the heart of the city is their green relief more welcome? We now have three seriously large green roofs in ...

Question: Would you recommend using sedum for a green roof project in Houston? Will the humidity effect the sedum? If sedum would be a poor choice, what would you recommend for Houston? Question: ...

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GRAND RAPIDS -- The company whose "green roof" dried up atop The Rapid bus station blames the transit system for the $220,000 mistake, saying it failed to care for it. The transit system allowed the ...

I RECEIVED a letter recently from a lady who has gone for a natural look on the roof of her house. From all accounts it is a simple technology that could have wider application in Kerry for more ...