Washington, D.C., ranks as No. 1 market.
Experts see green surfaces as functional components of building systems, with evolving standards, clearer metrics, and definable benefits.
Water intrusion makes up more than 70 percent of construction litigation. Roofs are often the culprit.
The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing offers a multifaceted definition of what it means to go green on top.
When a green roof fails to perform, a school starts over with a new, more appropriate, design.
-
RP14 is a wind design standard for vegetative roofing systems that aims to help builders and installers avoide the risk of uplift o in high-wind areas.
-
Two new products for sale include a daylong educational program and a new set of guidelines regarding photovoltaic system installation.
Any 355,000-square-foot facility will have environmental impacts. The sheer size alone implies a drain on materials, natural resources, and local ecosystems. The Richmond Olympic Oval offers a new slant on large-scale design, however, as the speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in...
Minneapolis's Target Center kepts is programming in play while installing an extensive green roof
Advancements in roofing membranes can help reduce capital costs by restoring rather than replacing roofs, which helps reduce waste materials headed to landfills.