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Monday, October 27, 2008

Florida Green Roof Project Continues!

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The new Florida Green Roof continues to grow with more and more succulents, agaves and cacti daily! Once the structural plantings are compl...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Green Roof Plants Bloomin! Florida Green Roof Project

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October is a great time of the year for Green Roof Plants! Many of the species with flowers of a red hue are blooming! Email Judy for you...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Sustainable Florida! Green Roofs! UCF Orlando October 21, 2008

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I attended the Collin's Center Sustainable Florida Conference this week hosted by UCF. The event was eye-opening and inspiring. Our pa...
Sunday, October 19, 2008

Save Energy - Make your tea outdoors - even on a cloudy day...

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Simple way to save energy. Instead of boiling your tea water, place several tea bags in a glass jar and set out in the sun. Cover well. B...

Vertical Wall Hydroponics - grow your vegetables anywhere!

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We are developing wall systems to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers on any wall with a hybrid hydroponic watering and nutrient system!

Hydrolettuce Part Two! Two Weeks old

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It's been two weeks since we've planted the hydroponic lettuce and the plants have really grown! Stay tuned for more updates!

Update - Florida Green Roof Project - with installation of green roofing plants!

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Plant installation on the New Florida Green Roof Project proceeding! Looks for more updates soon!
Thursday, October 16, 2008

Florida Green Roofing - what holds the plants to the mat during the initial installation? OOBLECK!

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Least that is the nickname the agar based tackifier is called by the kids...very sticky to the touch...but it holds the expanded clay and ot...

Florida Green Roof Project - Green roofing at dusk...

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The plants are under installation. The days are getting shorter. The nights cooler. It hasn't rained for a week and the only water th...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tuesday Morning Reflections - Green Roofs for Dogs - Florida Green Roof Project

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We won first place with the above entry in the Jacksonville AIA Barkitecture Contest earlier this summer. JSA Architects out of Jacksonville...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Monday Night Fun - Green Roofing Florida Musings....

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Tonight I'd like to introduce you to Robert Solomon, a highly esteemed green roofer. I met Ron (Ron - he prefers to go by his middle na...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Florida Green Roof Project - Root Bound Problems - Green Roofs

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Again - Why use a tray or modular system? Roots grow outwards - always. Once they hit the edge of the tray they circle, circle and circle ...

Florida Green Roofs project - should we use a pre-vegetated mat or install mat then seed/plant?

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Great Question! The answer is you can do either! Sometimes it is the logistics that dictate the appropriate option to use. Pre-vegetated m...

Florida Green Roof Project - Provide Wildlife Habitat and Clean Stormwater! Installing the Mats!

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Once the mats are cut to length, we install the mats on the roof using the MetroVerde attachment system components (avoid roof penetrations)...

Florida Green Roof Project - cleans stormwater - mat installation phase!

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First Step to mat installation (once the sub-roof has been prepped or the liner applied over the existing roof - is to measure and cut the m...

The New Florida Green Roof project moves forward!!! The Seeds are Sprouting!

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It has taken about seven days for the allium seeds to sprout. However they are bursting forth in full force now, even though we are well in...

Urban Green - Even in a Small Space! Small Gardens!

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Even small backyards can provide wonderful areas to establish an intense garden, a place where you raise the level of green from flat lawns ...
Sunday, October 5, 2008

Sense of Place is Important to Each and Everyone in the Urban Core

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Creating a personal, beautiful and productive garden spot is easy! Be it on an apartment or townhome balcony, in a small backyard or in a l...

Another Green Roof Video - Florida Green Roof Construction

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See Previous Post for more on installing a liner on an existing roof in preparation for a new Green Roof!!! Enjoy the Video!

The new Florida Green Roof Project - Next Episode - Installation of the Liner!

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New eUrbanism! Green Roofs everywhere! We are refining the available technology - now doing things only dreamed of before.... So we'd ...