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Author Angela Youngman has released a guidebook that will immerse you in world of green roofs through case studies, imagery, and must-know terminology related to design, build, and installation of these vegetated scapes. Green Roofs is not a self-help manual, but rather a light read that takes a broad stroke look at many of the variables and considerations surrounding what should really be called “living buildings.”
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Read the rest of Abandoned Food Factory to be Transformed into Chicago’s First Zero-Energy Vertical Farm!
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Read the rest of Plant-Covered Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Blends in With the Surrounding Park
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Read the rest of Zaragoza’s Green-Roofed Ronda Office Features a Rolling Rainbow Facade
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Read the rest of BIG Unveils Award-Winning Green-Roofed Interlocking Cross # Towers for Seoul
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Read the rest of The Arch by 3XN is a Striking Day-Lit Culture Center in Norway
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Read the rest of The Cocoon House is an Amorphous Green-Roofed Retreat on a UNESCO Heritage Site
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Read the rest of Mikou Design Studio Creates a Bright Green-Roofed Swimming Pool Facility for Paris
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Mecanoo has just broken ground on one of their most exciting projects to date – the green-roofed KIEM education complex in the Netherlands. Located in Dordrecht amidst several parks and a nature conservancy, the complex features five schools in one, all brick, and all covered with a sedum roof that creates continuity with the surrounding green spaces. Inside, carbon neutral wood panelling establishes a warm, homelike environment that promotes comfort, learning, and security.
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Read the rest of Steven Holl Unveils New Translucent Institute of Contemporary Art in Virginia
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Read the rest of Green-Roofed Natural Arbor is an Amazing All-Natural Fir Cabin in Poland
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Read the rest of EWHA Woman’s University is a Green-Roofed Constructed Canyon in Seoul
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Read the rest of Garden-Topped Drulingen Daycare in France is Wrapped in a Dainty Wooden Lattice
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Read the rest of Phipps Conservatory’s Net-Zero Center for Sustainable Landscapes Opens Next Month
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Read the rest of Diller Scofidio + Renfro Unveil Green Plans for the Future of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Read the rest of Hotel Aliah is a Sustainable Luxury Hotel Complex for the 2014 World Cup
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Read the rest of 6 Brilliant Studios Perfect For The Eco Artist
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Read the rest of Green-Roofed West Kowloon Terminus Will Link Hong Kong With China’s High Speed Rail
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Designed as an experiment in sustainability and a model for future programs, this LEED Platinum school commons in California has absolutely no solid walls. Located north of San Francisco in a residential community called Ross, the breezy 7,550 square facility designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects is situated in the center of Branson School’s campus and is fronted by an enviable terrace and garden where students enjoy nature-centered outdoor learning.
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Read the rest of Indonesia’s New University Library Will be a Swirling Green Roofed Mountain
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