Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Honors Top Projects
TORONTO, Ontario — Toronto-based, not-for-profit organization Green Roofs for Healthy Cities recently honored eight forward-thinking sustainability projects with a 2015 Award of Excellence.
Hospitality Facility
Massive Green Roof Park Planned for Cupertino
CUPERTINO, Calif. — In 2014, Sand Hill Property Company acquired the Vallco Shopping Mall in Silicon Valley. The shopping mall has been in trouble for years and has had its lower level shut down for over a decade.
First Tennessee Park Achieves LEED Silver Certification
NASHVILLE — First Tennessee Park in downtown Nashville has been awarded LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Green Technology Market to Reach $60 Billion
WELLESLEY, Mass. — Energy-efficient technologies around the world earned $36.3 billion in 2013 and jumped to $41 billion in 2014, according to a new report from BCC Research in Wellesley.
The September 2014 report, “Energy-Efficient Technologies for Commercial Building Construction,” said the global market for energy efficient technologies is expected to grow to more than $60 billion by 2019.
Read MoreEPDM Roofing Systems Deliver Environmental Benefits
In this era of sustainable building practices and environmental conservation, the selection of roofing system for low-slope commercial buildings is often overlooked and undervalued.
Oregon Brewery Installs Green Roof System
EUGENE, Ore. — Clean water is essential to beer making. That’s why it was important to Ninkasi Brewing Company in Eugene to install a hybrid green roof system that would improve the quality of water in the areas surrounding the brewery.
Milwaukee Groups Testing Green Roof System
MILWAUKEE — Vegetal i.D., a Milwaukee company that specializes in green roofing systems, is working with Wisconsin groups to pilot a project that will test innovations in green infrastructure and storm water management.
Portland Walmart to Feature Green Roof
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland State University’s (PSU) Green Building Research Laboratory is partnering with Walmart to build a green roof on top of a local North Portland store. The university and Walmart will participate in a two-year research partnership to construct a 40,000-square-foot green roof and collect in-depth data to benefit future projects. The green roof project will be the largest in the city of Portland when Walmart’s new Hayden Island Meadows store opens Nov. 13.
Read MoreLiveRoof Provides Green Space for Students
NEW YORK — After six years of planning, fundraising and construction, students at Public School 41 (P.S. 41) in Greenwich Village returned for the 2012 term to find a brand new 15,000-square-foot Green Roof Environmental Literacy Laboratory on top of their school.
Measuring Green Roof Performance
BOURNE, Mass. — Often times when companies decide to “go green” by using sustainable building methods, they want to have a record of the installation’s performance in order to document their investment.