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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Safety on the Green Roof, Walkways and more.

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We all love to show our green roofs off to others.  Safety then becomes paramount on the green roof. Building codes and regulations for ye...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Green Roof Agriculture, easy to grow, even without a Green Thumb!

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Growing food on rooftops and across Green Roofs is easy.  Many times I've people say, "I can't grow any of my own food, I don...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Herbicide Ready Crops Feed the Masses but Rooftop Garden Grown Brassica is way more healthy!

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"Gene manipulated corn fields feed people" The above comment was a response this morning to one of my suggestions rooftop per...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Green Roofs and Healthy Buildings

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Typical air we breathe contains about 20% oxygen gas under most conditions.  A stale, stuffy building may contain only 17 to 18%, levels far...
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August 23, 2011 Green Roof Biodiversity, Rooftop Garden, Breaking Ground Contracting, Jacksonville - Kevin Songer - Picasa Web Albums

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Green Roofs always offer different scenery in the afternoon light. As the day progresses and temperatures rise, the insects and pollinators...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Federal Building roof goes "green" - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports Community

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T he federal government is one of the biggest enabler of non-native plants being brought in and installed in our cities. Why are the native...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Green Roof Growth Comparisons, Six Months on a Florida Green Roof

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When we created the Breaking Ground Green Roof our intent was to implement a nature irrigation based food and native plant roof providing ec...
Friday, August 19, 2011

Strengthening Biodiversity with Bees on the Rooftop and Green Roof!

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Bee Home with Green Roof for the Green Roof! Check out our bee hive for the Breaking Ground Green Roof, a hive that has a green roof all...
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Hume: Architecture and the edible city - thestar.com

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A ll yards shold have fruits and vegetables planted therein and up the walls and on the roofs! Interesting note.

Cool short post on China and Green Roofs

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From the China Daily - interesting note about Green Roofs!  Interest is spreading around the world.
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Rooftop Agriculture - the new frontier for Roofs & Green Roofs!

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We are speaking for an audience in St, Johns County today about the virtues of rooftop permaculture. Green Roof Agriculture - Cherry Toma...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Preservation Pub Cited For... Flowers? » Metro Pulse

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I cannot believe the nerve the Historic Preservation people have to cite someone for flowers. Fire them all!

8 lush green rooftops from around the globe | MNN - Mother Nature Network

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B eautiful photos of eight lush, green roofs from around the world!

Rooftop gardens prove more sustainable ways of “greening” campus | DU Today

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Post makes a strong statement about the value of rooftop permaculture! Great article of why DU decided to plant food plants rather than jus...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Breaking Ground Contracting receives Green Building Awards!

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Great write up on a couple nice projects - Green Building, Solar & Green Roofs!

Rooftop garden offers calm at St. Patrick’s Residence - Naperville Sun

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R eally cool and beautiful arbor with Green Roof!
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Nice Asheville Rooftop Garden!

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Cool Rooftop Agriculture & Flower effort!
Monday, August 15, 2011

Watering the Roof | Garden Cincinnati!

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N ice little post on a new Cincinnati Green Roof - I'm especially interested in the rooftop veggie garden!

Charleston storage building gets a new green roof - ABC News 4 | News, Sports, Weather for Charleston S.C.

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Charleston storage building gets a new green roof - ABC News 4 | News, Sports, Weather for Charleston S.C.

Green Roof Designs are different than ground level landscapes. Green Roofer Responsibility.

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A perpetual optimist, I always hope for the best from people, groups of people and collectively as companies and industries.  I hope most wa...
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