Extensive green roof

Thanks to a a high level of evaporation the ZinCo green roof system “Urban Climate Roof” helps cool cities during hot, dry periods.

Natural Green Roofs are becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason. They reduce energy costs by creating natural insulation, they create peaceful retreats and recreational areas, they provide natural habitats for wildlife, and they absorb storm water thereby reducing run-off into overworked sewer systems. In city environments, green roofs improve air quality by absorbing pollutants and by helping to reduce the urban heat island effect. Evaporation from a green roof has been shown to…

Green roof costs may seem high at first glance, but a green roof offers energy savings, better insulation, and effective stormwater management.

An overview of green roof systems including benefits and descriptions of the types: intensive, semi-intensive, and extensive.

Extensive green roof with a border and closer look at drainage.

RoofsThe threat of climate change is leading to an increased demand for green and blue roofs from planning authorities. BMI UK & Ireland product systems manager Amanda de Sousa explores the needs they meet in the context of drainage.

Jun 14, 2013 - SUNY ESF is the oldest and most distinguished institution in the United States that focuses on the study of the environment.

New photography for LG HQ - Englewood Cliffs, NJ is looking great 4 years later! 250,000+ SF of Hydrotech Protected Membrane Roofing was chosen to keep critical spaces watertight while supporting extensive/intensive green roofs & amenity space. Ballasted PV panels were also installed atop white-coated Hydroguard® lightweight interlocking panels adjacent to 2 acres of extensive Garden Roof® Assemblies. An amazing mix of finishes/functions allow tenants to enjoy meaningful outdoor respite.

The Milan-based studio has collaborated with the Fendi Maison to design an architecture that disappears into the landscape, placing itself in open dialogue with the surrounding nature. A raised garden is conceived to mend a long-standing rift in the terrain and recreate the hillside of the site in which it is located. This is what the new Fendi production building in Bagno a Ripoli (FI) looks like, whose design concept was conceived and developed by the Milan-based Piuarch studio and…

Edgeland House by Berry Chen Architects