Few people view a home’s roof as anything more than a necessary structural element. But Kate Ancaya, a landscape architect based in Asheville, North Carolina, is in the business of noticing spaces ...

Ford Motor Co. last month unveiled the roof of its new truck plant in Dearborn, Mich. Color it green. The roof is covered with 10.4 acres of sedum, a genus of perennial plants that tops a 3-in. thick, ...

HOUSTON (CN) — Living roofs are a buffer against pounding hail, flooding rain and extreme heat. And done right, one expert says, they pay homage to their regions’ pre-concrete landscapes. Landscape ...

NEW YORK — Over the past decade, acres of living roofs have appeared in New York City, as commercial building owners have transformed their rooftops into meadows of wildflowers, sprawling beds of ...

Ford Motor Co. last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in Dearborn, Mich. The roof is covered with 10.4 acres of sedum, a genus of perennial plants that tops a 3-in.-thick, ...

A living roof is composed of a series of layers of drainage and filtering materials topped with soil and plants. While traditional roofs repel and redirect rainfall in concentrated torrents, living ...

A roof garden at Morningside Office Suites, Ngong Road, Nairobi. The rooftop can make for valuable space upon which you can create a beautiful green haven for you and your family. In the wake of ...

Wildfires are sadly becoming a regular occurrence, particularly in the sun-soaked southwestern US states. As homeowners and construction experts look at ways of increasing property protection, the ...

Swarms of unique workers will soon be seen across an English town to help make it a "greener and happier place." The city of Derby is creating dozens of "bee bus stops" featuring native plant-covered ...