Green Roofs and Living Walls: Web Sites

Try these search terms when searching the web:

• "Green roofs"
• "Roof garden"
• "Living roof"
•  Ecoroof
• "Vegetative roof"
• "Vertical garden"
• "Living wall"
• "Vertical farm"
  

Always be sure to evaluate any Web site or other source you use. Click on the Evaluating Information tab at the top for more information.

The green roof energy calculator allows you to compare the annual energy performance of a building with a vegetative green roof to the same building with either a conventional roof or a highly reflective roof.

Center for Green Roof Research, Pennsylvania State University

Green Roof Research Program, Michigan State University

International Green Roof Association

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Portland's Ecoroof Program

Environmental Protection Agency: Green Roofs

Greenroof.com Low Impact Development Center

GREEN ROOF MANUAL: How to Replace your Dead Roof with a Living Landscape

Earth Observatory at NASA

In May 2011 a green roof was installed outside Parkland College Library. Funding was provided by the College remodeling fund and the Parkland College Foundation. See here for photos.

Green Over Grey

Vertical Gardeen Patrick Blanc

Green Facades

Living Wall Art

Environmental Graffiti