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Green Roof is a Highlight of SEPTA’s 33rd and Dauphin Bus Loop
A sustainable, vegetated roof has been retrofitted on top of the last remaining "trolley depot" preserved by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The green roof of the facility, which is now used as a bus loop, was designed to reduce storm water runoff. On September 25, 2013, at 10 [...]
Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar Building Sprouts Green Roof
Seattle's second new streetcar line, First Hill, is expected to be completed in early 2014 and will boeast a green roof atop its newly-constructed maintenance facility. Green roofs, or vegetation on roofs, offer many benefits, including beautification, water management, air purification, and an increase in energy efficiency. Installation of the [...]
Midtown Oklahoma City is Fertile Ground for Green Roof
The initiative to revitalize the Midtown area of Oklahoma City into an energetic, cultured, urban community has created fertile ground for a unique addition: a green roof. Installation of the LiveRoof® green roof system by LiveRoof Texas on top of the upscale 430 NW 12th Street apartments is complete. Green [...]
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 [...]