Few people view a home’s roof as anything more than a necessary structural element. But Kate Ancaya, a landscape architect based in Asheville, North Carolina, is in the business of noticing spaces ...

You may be wondering: are green roofs worth it? Build your own residential green roof system today to turn your roof into a canopy of lovely plants that will keep your house comfortable year-round I ...

NEW YORK — Over the past decade, acres of living roofs have appeared in New York City, as commercial building owners have transformed their rooftops into meadows of wildflowers, sprawling beds of ...

Atop a luxury home in Westmount, Montréal, MYTO Design d’espaces vivants created a biodiverse green rooftop dedicated to wellness. It’s easy to see why the elegant Clarke Terrace has just been named a ...

The first time I saw a living roof, I wanted one. A meadow on the top of your house? Who wouldn’t want that? I discussed with friends how I’d grow fruit up there, and imagined myself laying in the ...

Last week, San Francisco became the first city to mandate solar panels on the roof of new buildings (provided they're less than 10 stories), but also winding its way through the city's legal apparatus ...

A multidisciplinary design study by J.Roc Design, based in Boston, has developed a proposal using wood to restore value to an underused rooftop at the southern end of the city. In order to accommodate ...