Home Improvement Cambridge woman turns garage roof into green oasis Living roofs are celebrated for their environmental and financial benefits.

The 5,000-square-foot residence includes four bedrooms, TV den, home office and a screened porch. The first floor houses an open-plan living space while a two story, glass curtain wall and bridge ...

Although the architects wanted to go with a traditional, flat green roof, local building codes prohibited them from doing so. As an alternative, the architects decided to top the home with a 45 ...

Like another living layer on top of the core concrete structures and wooden support buildings, this extensive (and intensive) green roof system is more than just a sustainable building strategy ...

The cool, Northwest contemporary-style dwelling at 7720 SW Macadam Ave. #18 in Portland has viewing platforms on three levels, including a 500-square-foot roof-top deck with a hot tub that ...

How cool is this. A Park Slope couple decided last year that they wanted to build a green roof atop their brownstone and found, through the Brownstoner Forum, a local design firm called Prospect ...

For MonGroup CEO and President Dean Mon, creating a name in sustainable urban development is not only a way for his firm to stand out, but a way to give back to both its clients and the ...

A green roof was installed in the 7,200-square-foot middle section in 2011, replacing what had been an “unusable outdoor tennis court,” according to the Architect of the Capitol website ...

Myth No. 6: A green roof is just too expensive and complicated. It seems a lot of people are intimidated by green roofs because they don't know where to start or how much it will cost them.