 Green roofs, living walls springing up around Windsor
CBC.ca, by Staff
Windsor, Canada. "Spring has sprung in Windsor. That means greener grass - and greener roofs and walls, too. According to the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Association, there has been a 24-per-cent growth rate among industries installing green roofs...St. Christopher Catholic School in Windsor has a green roof that's visible from some parts of the school's second floor. Teacher Mike Kosty said it improves the quality of life in the classroom. This is a wonderful sight," he said. "Here we are and we feel like we're outside just by looking out the window..." [5.10.13]
 Green Roof Project Brings Earth To Sky At Texas A&M
Texas A&M University, by Staff
College Station, TX. "The stark, gray rooftop of the Langford Architecture Building on the campus of Texas A&M University will turn green in the months and years to come as students and professors from three academic disciplines come together to create a green roof...Green roofs help cool rooftops, conserve energy, prevent urban flooding, provide wildlife habitat and create urban green space,” says Bruce Dvorak, a professor in Texas A&M’s Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, and one of three faculty members leading students in the rooftop planting project..." [5.9.13]
 Investing in green infrastructure will bring multiple returns to nature, society and people
EU News, Press Release
Europe. "The European Commission adopted today a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning...Green infrastructure urban environmental features like green roofs, parks and greenways contribute to human health, help address social problems, save energy and ease water run-off..." [5.6.13]
 U of T's Green Roof Innovation Testing Laboratory launches new website
University of Toronto, News Release
Toronto, Canada. "In 2010, the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design created a state-of-the-art green roof research facility on top of its building at 230 College Street. Now, the interdisciplinary research team behind the Green Roof Innovation Testing Laboratory, or GRIT Lab, has launched a new website which will allow it to share the results of its work with a much broader community...The GRIT Lab focuses on testing the effectiveness of various green roof, green wall, and solar photovoltaic (PV) (solar panel) technologies in the context of the Toronto climate..." [5.6.13]
 Paris shopping centre opens green roof as French cities make room for nature
The Guardian, by Audrey Garric
Paris, France. "Thirty metres above the ground, thousands of flowers – bellflower, foxglove and spurge among others – are poking timidly through the soil, braving this spring's harsh cold. At the beginning of April the largest green roof in Paris – covering 7,000 square metres, equivalent to a football stadium – was officially opened on top of the Beaugrenelle shopping centre in the 15th arrondissement..." [5.4.13]
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