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Solar Panels on Big Denver Buildings Throw Shade That Helps Crops Grow — and the Plants Return the Favor
CSU researchers find crops protected by solar panels yield more food while plants help cool the panels, making them more efficient at generating electricity
Climate Change Could Overwhelm Our Sewers – Here’s How Green Infrastructure Could Help
Instead of relying solely on traditional pipes and tanks to remove rainwater, green infrastructure solutions manage rain where it falls.
The Living Architecture Academy Winter Sale: 25% Off The Green Roof Professional Bundle Until January 15, 2025
The Living Architecture Academy is offering a Winter Sale with 25% off all courses, including the GRP Accreditation Bundle, until January 15, 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your skills and save on industry-leading training for green roof professionals.
Biophilic Design: Bringing the Natural Outdoors Indoors into Modern Architecture
Biophilic design has become the signature of modern architecture, blending the natural world with our built environments.
Over Easy Solar and Sempergreen cooperate for combined green and solar roofs
Over Easy Solar, a Norwegian manufacturer of vertical bifacial PV modules, has entered into a European distribution partnership with the Dutch Sempergreen Group, a supplier of green roofs and green facades.
Mapping Project on Green Infrastructure to Improve Climate Resilience in B.C.
This year, the Green Roof Infrastructure Network (GRIN) launched a groundbreaking project to bring climate action and resilience to communities across British Columbia (B.C.) through green roofs and green infrastructure.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases the Winter Solstice Innovation Issue of the Living Architecture Monitor Magazine
The Innovation Issue of the LAM underscores the importance of ongoing innovation in order to support the further scaling up of living architecture and other forms of green infrastructure in cities to address the climate crisis.
Upcoming Webinar - Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada
Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada focuses on the critical role of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in mitigating and adapting to climate change in Canada
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Congratulates 2024 Green Roof Professionals (GRPs) & Green Roof Installation and Maintenance Professionals (GRIMPs)
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to congratulate the graduates of its flagship Green Roof Professional (GRP) training and accreditation program and recent graduates of its new Green Roof Installation and Maintenance Professionals Program
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Welcomes Christian Mahlstedt as the New Chair of the Board
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Mahlstedt as the new Chair of the Board.
Sustainable Futures Podcast Launches Episode on the Intersection of Urban Green Space and Human Health with Dr. Kathleen Wolf
Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Buildings and Communities Podcast, presents a compelling new episode featuring renowned researcher and social scientist Dr. Kathleen Wolf from the University of Washington
Siplast Debuts Self-Adhered Vapor Permeable Air and Water-Resistive Barrier
WALLcontrol™ Monolith VP Adhered AWB Joins Company’s High-Performing Suite of AWB Systems
How Biophilic Design Promotes Healing in Healthcare Environments
In recent years, the concept of biophilic design has gained significant attention in the field of architecture, with its potential to create healing environments that promote the wellbeing of patients, staff, and visitors.
With More Heat Waves in Our Future, Researchers Say We Need to Look at Clean Cooling
Climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Launches Its Annual Holiday Sale on Courses at the Living Architecture Academy
Give the gift of learning! Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to be launching its Professional Development Holiday Sale on the Living Architecture Academy.
Pascale Sablan’s Powerful New Book Celebrates the Greatness of Contemporary Women and Designers of Color
Award-winning architect Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP, and CEO of Adjaye Associates New York Studio, will release her first book, GREATNESS: Diverse Designers of Architecture, early next year.
Leo Stuckardt, Senior Project Leader and Architect at MVRDV, Announced as Keynote Speaker at CitiesAlive 2024 in Toronto
Mr. Stuckardt will present his session titled, "Outstanding Green Infrastructure Projects and Plans from Around the World" on Friday, November 8, from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Celebrate Excellence in Green Roof and Wall Design at the Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards Ceremony
The Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards of Excellence Committee of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is thrilled to announce the Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards of Excellence winners for 2024. See the awards at CitiesAlive, register for the early bird by Oct 16. The Awards of Excellence winners have again pushed the boundaries of living architecture.
Celebrate Nature in the City Week: A Unique Opportunity to Explore Toronto’s Green Spaces on November 3 - 9, 2024
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the City of Toronto are thrilled to announce Nature in the City Week, running from November 3-9, 2024.
Rasmus Astrup, Partner, SLA Announced as Keynote Speaker Nov. 6 CitiesAlive 2024 in Toronto
World Renown Landscape Architect To Speak About Bringing Nature Back to Cities