In what is estimated to be one of the largest green retrofitting projects in U.S. history, a makeover of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is underway in New York City. The cost of the ...

Green roofs help offset carbon dioxide and purify air in urban areas while lowering utility bills for homeowners. It may or may not be surprising but one of the best ways to make your house ...

This week, the more than 6,000-square-foot roof at 770 N. Water St. is getting a green makeover designed by Milwaukee�^TMs New Eden Landscape Architecture.

NYC Javits Center's unconventional green roof 04:17. Seventeen stories above the hustle and bustle of Midtown Manhattan, and directly above one of the city's busiest buildings, lies a sanctuary of ...

Green roofs still don't come cheap. In Washington D.C., the city provides reimbursements that run from $10 to $15 per square foot to cover installation costs, making The District the nation's #1 ...

"Cool" roofs are even cheaper than green roofs, only costing $0.75 to $1.50 per square foot and a single-ply cool roof membrane usually ranges from $1.50 to $3 per square foot, according to EPA.Gov.

Green roofs aren’t just for far-sighted developers and bureaucrats. Homeowners and their dogs can enjoy them, too. Yep, dogs. Durham’s possibly first green roof is on a dog house.

A recent report in the U.K. suggested that the green roof market there is expanding at a rate of 17% each year.The world’s largest rooftop farm will open in Paris in 2020, following similar ...

The new owners of Vallco Shopping Mall in Cupertino announced Wednesday they have a $3 billion plan that will radically remake the outdated center and cover it with the “largest green roof in ...

A university has added a green roof on its campus so scientists can study the impact of growing plants on top of buildings. The Open University (OU) said its "living roof lab" in Milton Keynes ...

Once part of the original plans, the owners of Barclays Center are now designing a 130,000-square-foot green roof to top the arena that opened in 2012. Construction could start this summer.