Going Green
Study Finds That Green Roofs Improve Solar Panel Efficiency
By Cass Jacoby. Combining green roofs with solar panels is proven to be smart green architecture. Solar power and green roofs are often thought of as separate solutions, however, a new study offers insight into how these two technologies have a synergistic relationship that makes combining them of greater ...
Green Roof Installed on Nonprofit Arts and Education Organization
By Evelyn Witterholt. Waterloo Arts to get a new green roof and alley funded by a green infrastructure grant. In an effort to promote sustainability, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) has created a green infrastructure grant to fund projects like green roofs for organizations. One of the latest ...
The Future of Construction is Looking Green With This Business Merger
By Cass Jacoby. Green Canopy NODE looks to build sustainable and affordable homes fast. Homes are unarguably the center of our lives. And Green Canopy NODE is on a mission to change the current paradigm of housing by addressing the complex challenges within the industry itself. The construction sector ...
Where Europe’s Green Roof Revolution Started
By Cass Jacoby. Basel, Switzerland mandated green roofs, now other European cities are following suit to combat climate change. How do you reduce flooding, improve biodiversity and lower energy costs? You cover every building in plants. On top of every flat roof in Basel, Switzerland you will find greenery, making ...
Green Roofs on Schools Benefits Kids and Boost Sustainability
By Evelyn Witterholt. A new bill proposed would provide $500 million in funding for green roof systems on U.S. schools. Back in March, Representative Nydia M. Velazquez introduced the Public School Green Rooftop Program, a bill that intends to allocate funding for green roofs on public schools. The bill seeks ...
The Vinyl Sustainability Council Presents the 2021 Design for Reuse Award to The AZEK Company
The Vinyl Sustainability Council's Design for Reuse Award recognizes vinyl products purposely designed for disassembly, recycling, or reuse at the product's end of life. The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, presented its inaugural 2021 Design for Reuse Award at its annual meeting ...
Why You Should Switch to a Cool Roof
By Cass Jacoby. Save money and the environment by making a change as small as your roof color. Did you know your roof color could be costing you more money to cool your home or office building? In the summertime we tend to wear light-colored clothes because they keep us ...
Hospital Roof Garden Improves Patient Care
By Cass Jacoby. Hospital installs eight raised garden beds on roof as part of initiative to provide food to patients and relive resident stress. Resident Deanna Huffman starts her typical afternoon shift for the Allegheny General Hospital sweeping around the garden beds and pruning the tomatoes. It might seem odd ...
Finally! A Solar Power Roof That Won’t Break the Bank
By Colin Sheehan. Earlier in August, a new bill was introduced that will make it more affordable for homeowners and business owners to install solar power roofs. The Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar Energy (RAISE) the Roof Act, introduced by New Jersey House Representatives Mikie Sherill and Bill Pascrell, Jr., ...
5 Reasons You Should Turn Your Flat Roof Into a Garden
By Cass Jacoby. Garden roofs are more than just good for the environment, they are also good for your roof! Do you dream of transforming your flat roof, also known as a low-slope roof, into a green wonderland? Maybe you have thought about adding some greenery to your property, ...
