Take a tour of the green roof atop WWF-US's headquarters in Washington, DC. Since 2010 this state-of-the-art, eco-friendly roof has been home to tens of thousands of plants, providing habitat for ...

There's a huge range of plants you can choose from that will grow on your green roof, but try to choose ones which will not grow too tall so that they will survive any potential wind or storm damage.

Berliners with roof terraces can get creative with their gardening. With other forms of green roofs, the possibilities are ...

Scorched by the Sun in summer and beaten by the wind and rain in winter, the roof of a city building can provide animals and plants with an unexpected place to live, rest and find food. Bees, rare ...

Having green plants around offers numerous benefits. They improve air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing ...

As the plants take root and the ecosystem matures, the green roof will be a living example of sustainability in action — we hope inspiring visitors to rethink the relationship between nature and ...

Plans to place a ‘living roof’ on a Knighton bus shelter, will not go ahead after funds for it were diverted elsewhere ...

One of D.C.’s newest trophy office buildings now has the city’s biggest green wall. 17xM, a 334,000-square-foot, 11-story building at 1150 M Street, N.W., includes a two-story, 1,500-square-foot, self ...