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Gary Comer College Prep earns Annual Design Review Citation
Gary Comer College Prep has been recognized by the 2011 Annual Design Review. The project earned a Citation in the "Grow" category. The Chicago project was designed by local firm John Ronan Architects. The green roof was designed by Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, also a Chicago design firm. Gary Comer [...]
LiveRoof Supports City of Farmington Hills in “Keeping Michigan Beautiful”
The Farmington City Hall green roof system restores lost habitat and helps reduce the buildings' energy costs. The City of Farmington Hills was honored with a "Keep Michigan Beautiful Award" for the City Hall Revitalization Project, which features a LiveRoof® hybrid green roof system and a photovoltaic panel [...]
Toronto City Hall’s Nathan Phillips Square Wins 2 More Awards
The green roof on Toronto City Hall has won multiple awards. PLANT Architects and Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architect chose LiveRoof for the iconic project. The Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Podium Green Roof Garden has won several awards, including a 2011 Regional Honour Award from the Canadian Society of [...]
Two Recipients of AIA Chicago 2011 Distinguished Building Awards Feature LiveRoof Installations
Two buildings earning 2011 Distinguished Building Awards from AIA Chicago are topped with LiveRoof® brand hybrid green roof systems. One Haworth Center, designed by Perkins + Will, received an Honor Award. According to one juror the green roof stood above other similar approaches, "because this takes the green roof and [...]
SOKA University Green Roof Controls Stormwater Run-Off and Harnesses the Power of the Sun
When stormwater run-off issues presented a challenge for Soka University's new performing arts center, the designers incorporated a green roof into the project to mitigate runoff. The 14,800 SF green roof system also complemented a solar panel array, which presented some new challenges in plant selection. Florasource, Ltd. worked [...]
LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System Selected for Five New Green Roof Projects in North Carolina
LiveRoof®, LLC, the top horticultural science company in the green roof industry, and Riverbend Nursery, Inc., a wholesale container nursery in LiveRoof’s national network of licensed regional growers, announced that the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System has been chosen for five new green roof projects in North Carolina. The new [...]
Joss Growers is Newest Member of the National Network of LiveRoof® Licensed Regional Growers
LiveRoof®, LLC, the top horticultural science company in the green roof industry, announced the addition of a new distributor in Texas. LiveRoof has appointed Joss Growers, Inc., Georgetown Texas, as a new licensed regional grower and distributor for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System. “LiveRoof is the only green roof [...]
LiveRoof® System Installed on Kalamazoo City Hall
The Kalamazoo Gazette covered the installation of the LiveRoof brand hybrid green roof system on Kalamazoo's City Hall last week. LiveRoof Sales Specialists Jennifer Smith and Rachel Kuipers were on site to kick off the installation. The LiveRoof installation and design team enjoys a job well done at the [...]
Community College of Philadelphia Selects LiveRoof® for Two New Green Roofs at its Main Campus
Community College of Philadelphia strives to be a responsible steward of its financial resources and facilities and a good neighbor responsive to its community. Green roofs are vital in this mission. The College has selected the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System from LiveRoof®, LLC for two new green roofs on [...]
LiveRoof® is the First Green Roof System to be FM Approved
LiveRoof®, LLC, the preeminent horticultural science company atop the green roof industry, announced that its LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System is the first to be FM Approved according to FM Standard 4477. Developed by FM Approvals, LLC, FM Standard 4477 is the approval standard for vegetative roof systems. It evaluates [...]
Green Talk Interview with LiveRoof President Dave MacKenzie
Green-Talk interviews LiveRoof, LLC President Dave MacKenzie on sustainability and green roof systems... see the article and watch the video on Green-Talk.com.
Introducing RoofStone™: the Integrated Paver Solution for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System
LiveRoof®, LLC, the horticultural experts in the green roof industry, announced the introduction of RoofStone™, roof pavers for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System. The LiveRoof system is the most technologically advanced and horticulturally refined green roof solution. RoofStone is an accessory for walkways and patios integrated into LiveRoof installations. [...]