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City of Wildwood Goes Green
Wildwood, MO (March 2013) – Wildwood Municipal Building’s Grand Opening will take place on March 6th from 4pm - 7pm. Everyone is invited to tour the new building during this event and get a first hand look at the new green roof covering over 1600 square feet of the building. [...]
Cal Poly Installs Another LiveRoof
Call Poly has added a LiveRoof® green roof to their Center for Science building. This is the second LiveRoof Cal Poly has installed. They were so pleased with the success of the green roof on their rec center they decided to add another. The 6,000 square foot project was installed [...]
Green Roofs Unveiled at National Building Museum Exhibition
LiveRoof living roof installed on National Building Museum Washington D.C./ February 21st, 2013 - LiveRoof® and Riverbend Nursery, Inc. will feature a LiveRoof® system at the National Building Museum’s new exhibition, Green Schools, featuring the Sprout Space™ modular classroom. The exhibition opens to the public on Sunday, March [...]
Burlington Airport Green Roof Featured On Air
Rebecca Lindenmeyr, a landscape designer and co-principal of Linden L.A.N.D. Group, was recently interviewed on the installation of a green roof on the airport parking garage in Burlington, VT. She explains the research, planning and effort that went into installing this landmark green roof which is accessible for enjoyment, and [...]
Green Roof Centerpiece of LEED Platinum Courthouse Renovation
The Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Courthouse underwent a major green transformation this year, earning it the top rating under the LEED green building program. The centerpiece of the project is the green roof system, grown by LiveRoof Texas. The green roof is irrigated from air conditioning condensate, which prevents this [...]
Aultman Hospital Greens up with a Green Roof
As part of an ongoing effort to green up its campus, promote sustainability and improve the care experience for patients, Aultman Hospital has installed its first green roof. The LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System was selected for the 2,500-square-foot project, which was installed by Rice’s Nursery & Landscaping (Canton, Ohio). [...]
LiveRoof greens the roof of the I Hotel in Champaign, Illinois
This fall, LiveRoof was selected as the system of choice for the I Hotel green roof in Champaign, Illinois. Fox Development, which operates the hotel, chose the green roof to help reduce energy consumption and provide "a very nice aesthetic" for hotel guests with views out their upper-story windows, as [...]
Green Roofs Offer Natural Views and Access to Green Space for Patients and Families at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
The new Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, which was dedicated on November 13, 2012, includes three green roofs. Many patient rooms face the 6,000-square-foot rooftop terrace green roof, which features a 750-square-foot deck structure for the exclusive enjoyment of patients and their families. The LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System was [...]
LiveRoof Licensed Grower Prides Corner Farm Recognized for Contributing Toward Greening Efforts
This weekend, The Day of Lebanon, Connecticut featured the green roof division of Prides Corner Farms. Prides Corner Farms has been custom-growing LiveRoof projects since 2007, servicing the Northeastern United States, including New York City and Boston. Read about the author's tour of the facilities in the article, Lebanon firm [...]
Green Roof Environmental Literacy Laboratory (GELL) Ready for Students Returning to P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village
When students returned to P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village for the start of the new school year, they found a wonderful resource finally ready for them. After six years of planning, fundraising, building evaluation, and construction, the Green Roof Environmental Literacy Laboratory (GELL) at P.S. 41 has been completed. [...]
Green Roof Showcases Sustainability for GRCC
College Planning and Management featured a case study on the green initiatives at Grand Rapids Community College, including their green roof on the Applied Technology Center. The green roof has two levels, and the lower one has seating for the Secchia Insitute's Heritage Restaurant. The culinary students also have a [...]
USDA Promotes Green Roofs
Photo by the USDA. If you attended the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival earlier this month, you probably came across the "People's Garden" display. The small demonstration building featured a green roof and a rain barrel irrigation system. We were very excited to be a part of this demonstration, [...]