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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Department of Interior and Native Plants on Green Roofs, Guidance for Historic Structures

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I am proud the U.S Park Service, Department of the Interior's (DOI) headquarter building has a green roof.  This fact alone is an amazin...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

Green Roofs and Historic Structures

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We are involved in a small green roof project now in a historic neighborhood and on an addition to a historic structure. U.S. Department ...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Green Roofs over Sloped Metal Roofs

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Green and Vegetated Mat Roof systems can easily be adapted to metal standing seam roofs. Because vegetated mats are monolithic - an in...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Green Roof Weeds, Maintenance and Taking Care of Plants on the Roof

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This is an update of a post I wrote about two years ago. I was asked to contribute towards a new municipality green roof regulatory policy...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Green Roof Plant, Sesbania herbacea, Danglepod

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Danglepod is a great native green roof plant for many reasons, including habitat, forage, food for Lepidoptera, nectar provider, nitrogen fi...
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Green Roofs Teach Us About Plants

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We are always very focused on learning about how plants do on the ground and then using compiled data to determine what plants works best on...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Brown Green Roofs, Green Roof Forensics

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Any green roof designer has had plants die from time to time.  Roofs are one of the most harshest places to grow across and good green roof ...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Green Roof Irrigation Opportunities, Exploring Water Vapor

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Fortunately, there are many ways green roof plants can be provided irrigation water.  First we should utilize native rainfall amounts, secon...

Green Roof at Dawn

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This morning's photo of the Breaking Ground Green Roof at dawn.  What a way to start the day! MetroVerde Green Roof at Breaking Groun...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Prostrate Rosemary on BGC Green Roof

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Green Roof Rosemary Yellowing of prostrate rosemary can be caused by three factors we've found on green roofs.  First is water stress...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Growing Food on Roofs - Rooftop Permaculture Can Help Feed the Urban Core

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Green Roof Mat with Swale Pads For Food Growing - Roof Permaculture Growing food on the roof makes sense.  With hundreds of thousands of ...
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Green 'Green Roof' with Fertilizer from the Air - Floating Wetland Secrets & Companion Fertilizer Legumes

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Science has shown us the most common component of air is Nitrogen, typically making up about 80-82% of the earth's atmosphere. Green R...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

DIY Solar Hot Water Heater we Built & Use for Under $200 with a Green Roof twist

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Sits right next to the small Cubanelle pepper Green Roof on a southerly exposure sloped roof and the DIY solar hot water panel works very we...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Green Roof for Landscape and Parking Lots - cleaning and storing stormwater

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Green roof concepts are not just limited to the top of a structure.  They can be adapted almost anywhere plants, water and a platform can b...