Grass roof

Green roof costs may seem high at first glance, but a green roof offers energy savings, better insulation, and effective stormwater management.

Sandwiched between two concrete slabs, a modern holiday home is fully integrated into nature.

Completed in 2018 by Russian architceture firm Snegiri Architects, the cottage was created as a “passive house”, with the ability to save 90 percent more energy than a regular home thanks to a little technical know-how.

Green Roofs- what is the working principle of Green Roof Trays?

We've compiled data over the last year on how an Extensive Vegetated Roof absorbed and released solar energy (heat) over a twenty four hour cycle. The roof under study is not insulated. It has a tongue and groove pine deck with asphalt roll paper and asphalt shingles. The interior was non-temperature (no heat or HVAC) controlled during the study periods. The temperature measuring points were the exposed roof tongue and groove decking surfaces and consisted of multiple point averages…

This guest house designed by Gluck+ architects is not only integrated but accentuates its pristine rugged landscape in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado.

Spiralling stone house in Vietnam by Vo Trong Nghia with grass on its roof and an oval courtyard at its centre.

While green roofs may be universally accepted as wonderfully sustainable landscapes for a myriad reasons, the thought of installing one atop your own home may nevertheless seem daunting, expensive, and difficult to maintain. But the folks from Toyota Roof

Completed in 2018 in Poland. Images by Bartlomiej Drabik. House is located in the suburban zone of Krakow in Poland. The building is part of a housing estate consisting of 10 single-family houses. The estate...

A step-by-step guide on how to build your own roof garden from the experts at Garden Topsoil Direct