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» Center for Green Roof Research at Penn State University - To demonstrate and promote green roof research, education, and technology in the Northeastern United States. Includes news, research, faculty profiles, and links.




» City of Chicago: City Hall Rooftop Garden - Includes design considerations, construction timeline, plants and landscaping [PDF], and monitoring methods and results.




» D.C. Greenworks - Nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. providing job training and design, consulting, and installation services relating to rainwater management.




» Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - Dedicated to creating a green roof marketplace in North America. Includes news, upcoming events, FAQ, projects, public policies, and research.




» Greenroofs.com - Information about green roof architecture including history, advantages and issues, plant lists, markets in North America and Europe, case studies, events, and links.




» LIDC: Green Roofs - Includes design plans, specifications, costs, and maintenance.




» Livingroofs.org - Non-profit UK organisation promoting green roofs. Includes roof types, benefits, issues, research, list of applications in the UK, case studies, and suppliers.




» Northwest EcoBuilding Guild: Green Roof Project - Developing the technology for wide-scale residential application in the Pacific Northwest. Includes photo gallery, plant list, soils, monitoring options, and links.




» Portland Environmental Services: Ecoroof Program - Includes program information and links to PDF documents.




» National Geographic News: Plant-Covered Roofs Ease Urban Heat - The promotion of green roofs by city governments in Canada, Japan, and the United States. (November 15, 2002)




» EDC Magazine: Green Roofs: Stormwater Management From the Top Down - Article by Katrin Scholz-Barth of HOK discussing green roofs in an urban setting. (January 15, 2001)




» Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce : Green Building Starts at the Top - Article by Elizabeth Daniel about the architecture and its application in Seattle. (September 15, 2000)




» Green Roofs Cool City Rooftop Gardens in Chicago to Fight Smog, Heat - Why city officials are encouraging green roofs. (April 5, 1999)