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Georgia Heights Collegiate Housing Opens as a Model of Eco Responsibility
What once was a hot surface parking lot in downtown Athens, Georgia, is now the environmentally responsive Georgia Heights collegiate housing community. EdR, one of the largest developers, owners and managers of high quality collegiate housing, has thoughtfully designed and engineered the recently opened Georgia Heights to be an [...]
LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof Installed by BGSU’s Campus Sustainability on Bike Shelters, Carillion Dining Center to Manage Stormwater, Support Reduce Carbon Footprint
Bowling Green State University’s Office of Campus Sustainability has used a $50,000 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) to purchase bicycle shelters featuring LiveRoof brand living roofs. These shelters add more green space to the increasingly sustainable campus, where the Carillion Dining Center was [...]
New Green Roof Makes Big News in Moorestown New Jersey
A team of volunteers recently installed a green roof on the Moorestown Municipal Building in Moorestown, New Jersey. The green roof is part of the city's Sustainable Moorestown initiative which aims to promote social equity, economic vitality, and environmental quality. The team used a water resource grant from Rutgers University [...]
Splatsin Unveils Rooftop Meadow
Fulfilling a long-held dream of creating a new community centre, Splatsin carefully crafted a new three-story, 33,581 square-foot building to reflect its history and focus on the future by caring for the land. This summer, the building was topped off with a 24,200 square-foot lightweight-planted roof. The new Splatsin [...]
Port Imperial to Plant Rooftop of Second Condo Community
Next week, contractors will begin installation of a planted roof atop 1200 Avenue at Port Imperial. The 103-unit, seven-story building is part of the $2 billion master-planned Port Imperial South Community, located along the Hudson River. Lennar, owners of the previously-opened 1000 Avenue at Port Imperial and 1200 Avenue at [...]
New Humber River Hospital Showcases Sustainability, Incorporates a Planted Roof
When the Humber River Hospital opens its doors on October 18, the bar will be raised. North America’s first fully digital hospital will be “lean, green and digital,” according to Rueben Devlin, the President and CEO of Humber River. Three-quarters of in-hospital deliveries will be automated. The building will [...]
RL Stevenson Science Signature School Adds LiveRoof System to New Multipurpose Educational Building
A quest for science knowledge, fueled by New Day Work Project funds, will bring a new green roof to the multipurpose educational facility at the Robert L. Stevenson Science Signature Middle School, 1202 Prospect Street in Honolulu. The living roof installation begins tomorrow, Tuesday, September 15. The rooftop garden [...]
New Hanover County in North Carolina Installs First Green Roof
Contractors are putting finishing touches on New Hanover County's first green roof, located at 320 Chestnut Street in Wilmington, NC. As part of the major building renovation, New Hanover County chose to plant a roof garden to extend the usefulness of the new roof membrane, to provide natural cooling, and [...]
Green Roof Tops New Dealership of Fox Ford Lincoln of Chicago
On September 1, Fox Ford Lincoln's new Chicago dealership will start selling cars from underneath a green roof. The vegetative roof is one of many sustainable features incorporated into the building design by Gensler Architects, and the dealership has applied for LEED Gold Certification. The LiveRoof Lite system was chosen [...]
Bowling Green’s Carillon Dining Facility Topped with Green Roof
Bowling Green's dining facility is now topped with a living roof. The green roof was paid for by the students through their optional 'Green Fund' contributions made each semester. The plants were custom-grown in the LiveRoof system by Corso's Perennials of Sandusky, Ohio. According to Nick Hennessey, the campus sustainability [...]
Britannia Crossing Soars With Sustainability – New LiveRoof® System tops off Britannia Crossings list of environmentally-friendly features
Britannia Crossing located at 5119 Elbow Drive SW, is the new home to a large green roof located on the third floor surrounding the outdoor play area of one of its tenants, Kids and Company. The living roof was installed this summer and completes an enviable list of environmental [...]
St. Elizabeth Adds Third Green Roof to Hospital Campus
St. Elizabeth Hospital, continuing its commitment to providing person-centered care in a sustainable manner, is putting the final touches on its third planted roof. Contractors are wrapping up the installation of a 6,110 square-foot LiveRoof® system atop the new Fremont Tower which began earlier this week. The first 4,125 square [...]