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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Green Roof Roof Drains Reference Links

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Sizing Roof Drains for Green Roofs (and All Roofs In Fact) is Important I spent a good hour last night worrying about a new green roof w...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Tropical Storm Season is Here, Is Your Green Roof Ready?

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It is that time of year again.  Soon there may be cyclones in the Atlantic, wave after tropical wave forming off the African continent and s...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

A Marfan Easter In The Children's Memorial Garden

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Marfan Syndrome Family Easter in the Children's Memorial Garden Easter morning was wet, cool and drizzly.  We tried the sunrise service ...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Green Roof Videos

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Sometimes I can't sleep at night.  My titanium aortic valve makes a racket at night and the Dacron aorta feels like an overfilled balloo...
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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Beat Your Florida Green Roof Wind Impacts With Rich Coastal Biodiversity

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The very best way to understand how your coastal green roof (and for that matter any green roof) will preform is to visit the site as often ...
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Friday, April 18, 2014

How Florida Green Roofs are Born - an Idea and a Sketch

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Where does one start on a green roof project?  For me it is with an idea then a rough sketch. Florida Green Roof ideas start with a clien...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Plant Size Considerations for Green Roofs - Size and Weight Are Important!

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Sometimes we may be inclined to add small succulents to a green roof planting scheme because we know they may be tolerant to just about ever...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Green Roofs Can Cool Cities, Learning From an Endurocap

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Green roofs really do cool buildings through plant transpiration and I proved this yesterday to myself by example with an inexpensive but hi...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Green Roof Soil Media Questions for an Ocean Front Green Roof

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I have been asking myself a question over and over again lately.  How do I keep green roof soil media from blowing off a three story, ocean ...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Green Roof and Living Wall Soil Media - Vertical Green Begins Below Ground

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Vines provide great vertical screening and greening capabilities, especially here in Florida where strong desiccating winds can quickly over...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Amazing Power of Marfan Teenagers and Their 'Sibs'

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I need to give the two marfan teens and their nephew and niece more credit.  At 14, 16, 16 and almost 18 years old I sometimes think they ar...
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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Antique Louis Philippe Rose on the Green Roof

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Check out the antique Louis Philippe rose blooming atop the Breaking Ground Contracting green roof in Jacksonville! @greengcjax   Florida G...

Top Ten Florida Green Roof Plants, Salvia lyrata, Lyreleaf Sage

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You can not find a better green roof plant than Lyreleaf Sage, Salvia lyrata.  I love to see this very special native wildflower growing acr...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Green Roofs, Rooftop Permaculture and Marketing

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Check out this cool website using #GreenRoofs and Rooftop Permaculture as a backdrop to marketing their clothing line .  I like it! http...

Green Roof Plants, Rain-Root Zone and Root Architecture

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One of our favorite Florida #Greenroof plant Genus is the Allium genus.  We've also been working with Resurrection fern also - and I lov...