Sedum roofs can be afflicted by weeds in wet weather, but only buddleia can survive heatwave In theory green roofs that are planted with sedums require no maintenance. The growing medium, described as ...

When The Architect’s Newspaper first visited the Barclays Center’s green roof, installation had just begun and there was only one strip of sedum running up the arena. Now, six weeks later, sedum ...

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 ...

It’s hard to miss the soaring three-acre meadow that graces the top of Barclays Center. But green roofs – or living roofs — are also branching into brownstone Brooklyn, where homeowners with sturdy ...

A few weeks ago we needed to put a roof on an old outbuilding in the woods and, as usual, we decided to do it the hard way. Instead of a simple corrugated iron or felt roof, we wanted to do a living, ...

Q Our house has two felted flat roofs, with a total area of about 33 square metres. Both are at least 18 years old but so far show no signs of leaking. We have been debating whether to have them ...

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GRAND RAPIDS -- The company whose "green roof" dried up atop The Rapid bus station blames the transit system for the $220,000 mistake, saying it failed to care for it. The transit system allowed the ...

PLANTED ROOFS, despite their casual country air, are going uptown. And where else but in the heart of the city is their green relief more welcome? We now have three seriously large green roofs in ...