There are more than 1 million rooftops in New York, but as of 2016 only 0.1% of them were “green,” according to the Nature Conservancy, meaning they had plants or solar panels. There are at least 1 ...

City features like asphalt and concrete absorb and retain a significant amount of heat, creating what is known as the urban heat island effect. This phenomenon leads cities to record temperatures up ...

Green infrastructure: Two words that don't go together very often, but when they do, the results are extremely advantageous. "Green infrastructure can be anything from parks to arboretums to backyards ...

The city of Rotterdam has turned more than 100 acres of rooftop green over the past decade. A green roof has a top layer of soil and vegetation that captures rain and reduces the amount of water that ...

There’s a saying in Dutch, “Je kan het dak op,” which, translated literally, means “you can go up on the roof.” But what it really means is “get lost.” The origins of the saying are difficult to trace ...

Rooftops aren’t just for shingles and solar panels anymore. Increasingly, they’re for the birds, the bees and the trees. Green roofs, which have been common in Europe for more than 40 years, are ...

With space at a premium, cities are exploring new ways to make better use of their rooftops. In some European and US cities, councils now offer significant financial incentives to developers who ...

New York City buildings boast over 1.6 billion square feet of rooftop space, an amount of space that is roughly the size of Boston. Buildings account for over two-thirds of the city’s total emissions.

URBANA, Ill. ­– Plant-covered roofs have become a regular sight in Portland, Oregon. The city is a leader in incorporating green infrastructure for stormwater management, including free street trees, ...

Green roofs can diffuse heat that would otherwise be absorbed through your roof in warmer months and act as an added layer of insulation when it’s chilly outside. Often considered to be one of the ...

Imagine a bird’s-eye fly-over view of our city. One sight it will include is black rooftop after black rooftop. Fly over a year from now, two years from now, and Cambridge Mothers Out Front wants many ...