Architect William McDonough speaks about finding his “Holy Grail” of green roofs for the Ford Truck Plant. “Something we had been searching for…relentlessly.” The XF301 Sedum Light system… read more →
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named Canada as the number-one country in its annual ranking of the top 10 nations with Leadership… read more →
With the arrival of the spring and summer months comes the mission of maintaining our landscapes. That includes those that top our buildings – green roofs. Throughout North America, there… read more →
Canada is leading the way creating the “first systematic Pass/Fail technical standard for VRAs in the world,” says wind expert Dr. Bas Baskaran, Ph.D, P.Eng, of the NRC. Test results… read more →
By Kees Govers, B.Sc.(Agr), GRP, and Sasha Aguilera, B.Arch, GRP Vegetated roofs are relatively new in Canada, with construction guidelines primarily brought over from Germany. Partially because of the climatic… read more →
Facts about Ford’s Truck Plant green roof, Rouge Facility in Dearborn, Michigan, by Dr. Clayton Rugh. Selection of the thin-profile Xeroflor green roof system was made after years of technical… read more →
Courtesy Next Level Stormwater Management The number of vegetated roofs has consistently experienced double-digit growth over the past decade. An annual market survey conducted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC)… read more →
