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Milwaukee’s 88Nine Adds LiveRoof® brand Green Roof to New Studio
Urban Milwaukee reported on the new green roof at local non-profit radio station, 88Nine. The new green roof --funded by a Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD) grant and through private donations-- will provide green space for rooftop events. 88Nine has featured representatives from the MMSD on their station, which helped [...]
Award Winning LiveRoof-Equipped Home Named Washington Post House of the Week
Nottingham Street House selected as The Washington Post "House of the Week" This highly energy efficient neocolonial home in Virginia has been the subject of much praise. The Washington Post has taken note and named it House of the Week. The home's designers focused their efforts on creating a [...]
Fort Bragg’s LiveRoof Installation is Making Headlines in Fayetteville
As part of their initiative to reduce the urban heat island effect, the Army has installed a 5,000 module LiveRoof green roof on their Fort Bragg Installation Transportation Deployment Support Area. This is the fort's first such roof and is part of a $13.4 million project. By utilizing a plant [...]
Armstrong Atlantic State University Goes Green
Armstrong Atlantic State University will host a public Grand Opening on April 29, 2013 at 3:00 PM for their new Learning Commons, which includes a green roof. During this event, the public is invited to tour the Learning Commons. The project’s design incorporates a colorful, environmentally-friendly 500 square foot roof [...]
Environmental Writer Tours LiveRoof’s Licensed Grower NATS Nursery
Environmental Writer Mike Lascelle recently toured NATS Nursery to get hands on with the LiveRoof system. His article is featured in the Maple Ridge News and highlights many of the strengths of the LiveRoof system. Click the link to read the full article.
Flynn Canada Honored for Toronto City Hall Green Roof
Toronto, ON – Flynn Canada, Canada’s leading building envelope trade contractor, is honored to receive the Caterpillar Award of Excellence for Commercial Landscape Construction/Installation for their work on the Toronto City Hall Green Roof Project. This is the first time that a green roof has ever won the award as [...]
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). [...]