Make career day more interesting! Explain green roofs to kids with the help of the short animated video and the activity book Growing UP in the City. “Growing UP in the… read more →
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is leading the way in recognizing the impact of flooding and will, as a next step, commit additional funding towards the development of a… read more →
LiteN’Less Advanced™: Lightweight, Soilless”, Clean, Simple and Tested! This Ottawa condo amenity space features the LiteN’Less Advanced™ vegetated system enhanced by Urbanscape making it ideal for stormwater management without excessive loading.… read more →
Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America. In other parts, cities like Houston had to cope with devastating floods. Below is an excerpt… read more →
Green spaces are important, no matter the price tag. “Canadians agree, community green spaces are an integral part of our identity,” said Karen Clarke-Whistler, Chief Environment Officer, TD Bank Group.… read more →
“Designing extensive and semi-extensive vegetated roofs for long-term performance” was named “Article of the Year” at the Construction Specifications Canada National Conference in Kelowna, B.C., earning the 2017 F. Ross… read more →
Spring Thaw and Rainfall Means Possible Flooding Recent rain causing homes to flood, road closures and power outages, rivers and lakes are getting terribly polluted due to “combined sewer overflow”… read more →
CSA A123.24 First Such Test in the World Next Level Stormwater Management (NLSM) participated in developing the Canadian Standard Test Method for Wind Resistance of Modular Vegetated Roof Assembly –… read more →
Photo courtesy Greg Van Riel/ Next Level Stormwater Management Vegetated roofing has long been recognized as an effective stormwater management tool in urban centres to help store and attenuate runoff… read more →
Exciting new changes to the Eco-Roof Incentive program were revealed at the start of 2017 and are expected to further support vegetated roof installations throughout Toronto. In addition to the… read more →