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Greening the Way
Garden roofs, also known as green (or eco) roofs, are an exciting trend in the A/E industry, showing up on projects around the country, including the Seattle Civic Center, Latter-day Saints Conference Center (Salt Lake City), and The Gap Headquarters (San Bruno, Calif.).
Though some may view it as an emerging trend, green roofs have a long and established history. Our Babylonian ancestors installed elaborate vegetated roofs in the terraced structures of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, built around 500 B.C., which is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Early 20th century installations include New York City’s Rockefeller Center (1930s), Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum (1950s) and Madison Square Garden (1920s).
Like so many technologies, green roof engineering has vastly improved over time, allowing the industry to migrate to more modern garden roofs. And in fact, our condensed, gridlocked cities could use it. Viewed from above, most highly populated areas bare testament to the imbalanced environment we function in every day, an environment dominated by concrete, steel and asphalt with barely a hint of green.
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Recent Press
- July 30, 2021
Sika has acquired American Hydrotech Inc. in the USA and its affiliate Hydrotech Membrane Corporation in Canada. With this acquisition, Sika will become the number one supplier of green roofs in North America. Through this acquisition Sika gains a... - March 29, 2021
The new occupants of 2470 Mandeville Lane in Alexandria, Va., are no longer suited government employees working in cubicles. Once serving as the home to the U.S. Department of Defense, the 741,000-square-foot office building has been converted into...
- December 7, 2020
There are a lot of incentives for green roofs in the world today which improve the business case for implementation. Many of those incentives rely on making one-time payments based on the size of the green roof. While these incentives are good,... - November 11, 2020
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- October 1, 2020
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Palo Alto, CA. (November 26, 2019) There are many reasons to incorporate a green or living roof into a design, including energy conservation, water management, and financial benefits. For one project in Palo Alto, California, the benefits of having...