Green roofs are a small but growing segment of the roofing industry. Green-roof advocates offer a long list of advantages. * Pleases the eye. * Pleases the Earth: A green roof emits oxygen and absorbs ...

Design firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) recently won an international competition to design the home of the new Hungarian Natural History Museum. The museum will be located in the centuries-old Great ...

Gable and hip roofs are two common styles you'll see on homes, but do you know the difference? The main distinguishing feature is how many sloped roof sections the house has and how the ends are ...

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a multi-published NYC-based writer whose work has appeared in myriad publications ranging from Forbes to Real Simple to Cosmopolitan. She’s written hundreds of articles as ...

Raise the stakes (literally) and learn how to grow a green roof with the help of gardening guru Charlie Albone.

Exterior features of Tyler Stanley's award-winning design concept include a vegetated roof supported by salvaged glulam beams with water collection, low-e, double-pane windows, natural wood and stone ...

When it comes to designing a home or renovating an existing one, the choice of windows plays a crucial role, especially when dealing with a sloped roof. Not only do windows contribute to aesthetic ...