Many African nations provide financial incentives in the form of grants, subsidies, or tax credits for sustainable building ...

Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for ...

We are the National Centre of Excellence for green roofs. Our primary aim is to promote green roof development and implementation through research, education, demonstration, information and technology ...

Green roofs have taken over sustainable garden design in recent years. The reason for their popularity is that a well-designed and maintained green roof provides a whole range of environmental and ...

In addition, the garage roof began leaking, rotting some of the joists. Knowing he'd have to make repairs soon, Goodman ...

Cassiano is the founder of Teto Verde Favela, a nonprofit that teaches favela residents how to build their own green roofs as a way to beat the heat without overloading electrical grids or ...

Local studio Gonzalo Bardach Arquitectura has created a concrete woodland house with a ramping green roof near the coast outside Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in a coniferous forest in Costa ...