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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Best Florida Green Roof Plant?

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Green roofs in Florida are harsh places – remember the 7 (or more) H’s: High Humidity Hot, hot heat High desiccating winds (killer) Hurr...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Rooftop Agriculture - Lots of room to grow food in the Urban Core.

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Rooftop farming doesn't have to be complicated. Small simple systems are available for growing vegetables and other food on any roof. ...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

3 Reasons Why Native Plant Species on Green Roofs Promote Biodiversity in the Urban Core

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The green roof industry must take the initiative to start using native plant species on Florida Green Roofs. To ignore the call of local, ...

3 Reasons for a Green Roof Alternative - Roof Based Vegetated Air Intake Tunnel

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The roof-based vegetated air intake tunnel keeps a building roof vegetated and provides additional benefits, including; 1.  Cools intake a...
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Green Roof Plants in the Urban Core - Nature's Best Air Filter

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Newton, the Ask a Scientist, Scientist - available for consultation from the U.S. Government - click here for Newton's Website... - ....
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Monday, November 1, 2010

Green Roof Design Mini-Course - Free from Dave Hillary!

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Reminder - Dave Hillary is still offering a free Green Roof Design Course - check it out by clicking here! Happy Green Roofing! Kevin......
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Florida Green Roof Attachment Design

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Many arrangements exist for Green Roof attachment to underlying finished roofing or decking. Photos below depict mat attachment to asphalt...
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Photos of What Hurricane Force Winds (120 MPH) Do To a Green Roof Plant

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The photos included here are from wind uplift testing yesterday at UF. Notice the moderate damage to the plant leaf epidermis and underlyin...
Friday, October 29, 2010

Green Roof Hurricane Uplift Testing 120 MPH for 3 Long Minutes

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We started off today referring to the Green Roof Wind Uplift Test duration as "until failure". At least it looked as though the ...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Green Roofs and Hurricanes - Miami Dade Uplift Testing Issues - Sustainable Green Roofs

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Welcome Back!  I've been busy putting my thoughts down on Tom Cooper's comments.  We addressed the first couple - about Sustainabili...
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Green Roof Design - Miami Dade Hurricane Uplift and Irrigation Issues

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 Tom Cooper, CEO of Green Roof Solutions, Inc. in Chicago left a comment on a recent post , bringing up several important points. "We...
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Preventing Green Roofs and Green Roof Plants from Becoming Vectors of Exotic Invasives Species

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Green Roofs provide many benefits.  We have mentioned many of the positive facets of green roofs in past blogs, in presentations and in our ...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Plants for Green Roofs and Living Walls - Photo Gallery

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We are working hard on developing a complete plant list that includes; Plant scientific name and common name Photographs Case histories ...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Green Roofs and Living Walls - Defense Against Cancer and Other Diseases!

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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are chemicals created by industrial pollution and automobile engines among other processes.  VOCs are the ...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Bat Houses for Urban Permaculture - Free Fertilizer and Pest Control

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Bat House at University of North Florida Bat houses are an excellent choice to add to any Urban Garden. Bats are voracious devourers of pesk...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Green Roofs, Green Walls, Frost and Pseudomonas

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Green Roofs behave differently in the cold seasons here in Florida and the Southeastern U.S..  Because cold weather will be here soon, I am ...

Green Roofs, Florida and Hurricane Wind Force Testing

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Green roofs in Florida must be designed to withstand tropical storms and hurricane force winds. Hurricane winds speeds can easily reach 13...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Nature Irrigated Green Roofs and Dew Catchers

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Green Roof irrigation, dew and alternative irrigation has been the topic of the last several posts. And I have come to a realization today...
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Exporting Urban Permaculture Technology as a Mission

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Check out Echo Gardens in Ft. Myers, Florida. ECHO - http://www.echonet.org/ You can view their website by clicking above. ECHO stands for E...

Green Roof Irrigation and Dew Catchers - 5 Important Factors

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Irrigation provided by nature exists and understanding how dew works can make the  Florida (or Arid Locale) Green Roof successful. Here in...
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