Tag: Green Roofs - Page 5
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Miami and Brooklyn Artists Plant a Flag for Nature
Green thumbs in New York and around the world are planting the flag for environmentalism along with roof gardens and native trees as part of two participatory art projects that combine green activism with the power of social
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Cool Green Walls and Balconies on the New Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art (Photos)
This is what the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art could look like in one year and a half time, when the restoration and extension works that are taking place in the building finish. Green walls and balconies will
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Green Roofs + Green Belts = Greenwash
Green roofs are such lovely things. Not only are they pretty and good for the environment, but they let architects do things that they would never have been able to do before, like build in parks and
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The Decade in Review: 14 Themes, Memes, and Dreams in Architecture (Slideshow)
It was a wild ride of a decade for architecture. Green building got real; the economic boom created new centers of excellence and horror; computers, 9/11, green roofs and green walls all changed how we design buildings. We look at 14 themes, memes and
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Good News: Green Roofs Suck CO2
There is a lot to like about green roofs; they help keep cities cool, create habitat for birds and insects, provide wonderful amenities and just look so good on google earth. But do they actually
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The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Roof That Changes Color with Temperature
When I wrote a post entitled Arguments Against White Roofs in Northern Cities are Specious, I was complaining about the roofers who say that in cooler climates, white roofs can mean higher
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Spectacular Urban Transformation in Student Green Roof Design Competition
As part of the Cities Alive Green Roof Infrastructure Conference in Toronto, there was a student design competition, that Steven Peck of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities described as a challenge to "faculty-led student teams
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Triple Treat: Prefab Garden Shed With a Green Roof
Colin Viebrock needed a new garage on his house a few years ago, and decided to make it green, topping it off with a green roof. He blogged about it, got some good press and the next thing he knew, he was in the green garage and shed business. Everyone
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Mikou Design Studio: Green is the New Normal for Architecture
Selma and Salwa Mikou are all over Designboom this week. The French architectural firm won a competition to design the primary school and recreation center in Bobigny, France that is covered in green roofs and hanging
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Prefab, Portable Green Roof Installed In Toronto
Green roofs keep buildings cool, control water runoff and can be really nice to look at, in those rare situations where there is office space overlooking terraces, like there were at ESRI Canada's Toronto offices. But what do you do in an existing
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Green Roofs Help Fill Buildings: Good for Business As Well as the Environment
Green roofs keep buildings cool, reduce heat island effect and provide habitat for insects and birds; they are wonderful whether or not people can see them. But they also are great amenities for people in the buildings. Older,
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Green Roof School Disappears into Hillside
Some lucky students in Revin, France, will soon be attending a cool school. With undulating, grass roof buildings terraced into the hillside, the Lycee Jean Moulin is practically invisible when
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Check Out the Green Brooklyn, Green City Fair... Composting, Recycled Clothing Sculptures, Green Roofs and More (Slideshow)
While much of Climate Week NY°C focused on making sure all the leaders attending the UN Summit on Climate Change heard the growing grassroots movement demanding stronger action to preserve the climate, over at Brooklyn's
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First Living Building Successfully 'Grown'
Living walls are great--they can reduce pollution, better insulate buildings, and lower the need for maintenance. But it's about time someone expanded the concept. So here's introducing the 'living building'--where trees are actually grown into the
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Hamburg's Eco-City: Sustainable Creative-Industrial Complex
On the forgotten shores of Hamburg's Harburg Harbor, once busy with ship building, the site of a former comb factory has been repurposed to house an eco-minded
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RIP: London's First Living Wall Isn't Any More
Living walls can be complex things, with pumps to supply water and requiring a fair bit of maintenance. They are also relatively new concepts, and there is still a bit of trial and error going on. DSDHA designed this one three years ago with 30 kinds
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Readers, Send Us Your Photos! We Want to See Nature in Your Backyard
Are you living off-grid with the help of a solar array or 1 kW wind turbine? Do you have solar-powered firefly lights lighting your patio or
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Beautiful Short Film of Vancouver's Verdant Living Roof
Back in 2007 we wrote about the Vancouver Convention Center as it was being conceptualized. Two years later, Canada's largest living roof is a green oasis floating above the city. This enchanting short film by Dave Budge is a pleasure to watch as it
