• Green infrastructure, such as green roofs and porous pavement, improves harbor water quality by capturing and holding stormwater runoff before it enters the sewer system and contributes to CSOs. (nyc.gov)
  • Airedale Academy in Castleford recently underwent significant refurbishment to repair its failing flat roofs, which had surpassed their natural life expectancy and were experiencing water ingress. (bauder.co.uk)
  • Bauder is the first flat roof waterproofing manufacturer to pledge its support to the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) newly launched 'Safe2Torch' guidance for the specification writing (at the initial survey and design stage) and the use of safe installation techniques for reinforced bitumen membranes on flat roofs which will markedly reduce risk for clients, building owners and constructors. (bauder.co.uk)
  • The houses are still there, but the roofs are gone, and vegetation grows through the floors and walls. (cpt.org)
  • The exterior walls are reasonably intact but again seriously damaged by leaking downpipes and growth of vegetation. (irishtimes.com)
  • Vegetation was stripped of its leaves, 200 year-old stone walls were flattened, and houses built to the highest level of code lost their roofs. (surfrider.org)
  • Domes once covered the underground chambers, but the roofs and upper walls have long since collapsed, burying the tombs beneath thousands of melon-sized stones and a tangle of grape vines. (panix.com)
  • Based on this baseline, we simulate and design (nature-based) solutions to improve ecosystem functions (e.g. green walls and roofs, planting trees and native vegetation, pocket parks, pervious paving, bioswales). (philips.com)
  • Regular care is required for living walls, living roofs, and roof and podium gardens to meet divergent roof needs from installation. (flexhouse.org)
  • When green rooftops and walls are mentioned, people generally think about environmentally friendly construction materials and not about roofs and walls that are, quite literally, green. (hydrogenfuelnews.com)
  • The roof membrane has started to bubble or bubble in a couple of spots although we keep it clean and even covered it with a sealer last year. (metalroofing.com)
  • W hate the idea of putting down a green roof over a membrane roof that will eventually need to be replaced, requiring the green roof to be ripped out first! (metalroofing.com)
  • By putting vegetation on top of the 18-year-old city-owned arena, the city hopes to protect the membrane and extend the roof's life. (finance-commerce.com)
  • This would consist of a waterproofing membrane, soil, and vegetation placed on top of the traditional roof to take advantage of environmental benefits such as insulation and reducing storm water runoff -- the perfect place for urban bee hives. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Currently more than 27 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater discharge out of 460 CSOs into New York Harbor each year. (riverkeeper.org)
  • Under this agreement, the City will invest approximately $187 million over the next three years and an estimated $2.4 billion of public and private funding over the next 18 years to install green infrastructure technologies to manage stormwater before it enters the City's combined sewer system. (nyc.gov)
  • The Rotunda facade and roof is reclad in Dupont SentryGlas to house a rain garden of native Polish vegetation that can absorb stormwater from the surrounding hardscape. (architizer.com)
  • Blue-green infrastructures can consist of various structures like stormwater ponds, rain gardens, swales, green roofs, permeable paving and many more. (lu.se)
  • Instead of concentrating on one engineering or horticultural aspect of green roofs, the firm looked at "how green roofs function as ecosystems and how they change over time. (kierantimberlake.com)
  • Prairie barrens ecosystems are characterized by extremely shallow, limestone soils and low water throughout most of the year, perfect conditions for a roof in Fort Worth. (fwbg.org)
  • As the compositions of these ecosystems were described, planting ideas were drawn up for the living roof, as well as design specifications for the planting medium. (fwbg.org)
  • Faculty from Kent State University will join colleagues from the University of Cincinnati and Heidelberg University to lead the Greater Ohio Living Architecture Center (GOLA), which will be dedicated to the study of integrating vegetation within and upon buildings as novel ecosystems. (kent.edu)
  • Fires have played a crucial role in ecosystems for thousands of years. (theiet.org)
  • The Target Center project has its limitations, most notably a roof that wasn't designed with rooftop soil and plantings in mind. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Sailor's model comprise many variables and parameters, some relevant to the vegetation layer, and others to the substrate layer, called soil in the model. (researchgate.net)
  • As a result of a review of the literature [19] , we selected three vegetation parameters and three soil parameters as the most relevant to a green roof thermal performance for further investigation. (researchgate.net)
  • The effects of two design parameters, substrate thickness (ST) and conductivity of dry soil (CDS), and four operating parameters, leaf area index (LAI), leaf reflectivity (LR), stomatal resistance (SR), and moisture content (MC), were investigated using the green roof computer model developed by Sailor in 2008. (researchgate.net)
  • Similar to the prairie soil, the characteristics of the soil to be used on the roof needed to be defined and matched to topsoil with specific microbes and seed bank. (fwbg.org)
  • transmitted by the bite of trombiculid mites, which live in Govindakarnavar Arunkumar, Samir V. Sodha, moist soil covered with vegetation ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Bauder was recognised at this year's NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards, winning four of the prizes on offer for our work on Edinburgh Airport, Irvine Leisure Centre and Kingsbarns Equipment Testing Centre. (bauder.co.uk)
  • Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway said: "Mayor Bloomberg has made the revitalization of the waterfront and the harbor signature priorities for his Administration, and this plan commits $1.5 billion to green infrastructure that will improve water quality, beautify the Cityscape, and save New Yorkers billions of dollars over the next 20 years. (nyc.gov)
  • Through a mix of cost-effective gray infrastructure and cutting-edge green infrastructure, the agreement aims to significantly reduce sewer overflows into waterways through a combination of traditional and green infrastructure practices over the next 18 years. (nyc.gov)
  • At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation . (kent.edu)
  • In fact, the site has deteriorated substantially in the last 10 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • The garden roof is a category of green roofs, which are roofs substantially covered with vegetation. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • Thus, 1867 was the beginning of a city and a fort, and both have grown together over the years. (wikipedia.org)
  • The interior is in complete disarray with extensive vegetation grown up through the large holes left by archeological excavations. (irishtimes.com)
  • Weeds grown on living roofs are commonly classified as moss, grass, and tree seedlings. (flexhouse.org)
  • But by the time wildfire season seemed to last year-round, he decided to move his family away from California and back to Utah, where he'd grown up. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • As the climate has been heating up over the last 40 years, the number of fires worldwide has grown. (theiet.org)
  • Put more simply, it's adding a vegetation system, or installing reflective panels to your roof. (blogto.com)
  • The sloped roofs are sheathed with site-assembled 12-inch-wide standing seam, full-length copper panels installed to align with the centers of the cedar rafters. (copper.org)
  • The roof panels were fabricated from copper coils and upon installation, were hand-sanded and treated with potash to achieve the rich dark patina. (copper.org)
  • The roof has broken glass panels which has resulted in extensive water damage. (irishtimes.com)
  • The University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol has recently quadrupled its solar generating capacity through the installation of 1,731 solar panels, which will enable it to produce over 400 MWh of electricity each year and making it the largest solar panel array in the UK university sector. (bauder.co.uk)
  • The faceted panels on the expansive canopy roof are laminated with thin film photovoltaic cells using Dupont encapsulants and resins to power events within the space. (architizer.com)
  • Mayer/Reed's formal layout creates panels of framed sedum plantings over areas of roof that can withstand the extra saturated weight. (mayerreed.com)
  • Will the Californian city of Paradise ever fully recover from the devastating fire that consumed 95 percent of its houses, now five years ago in November 2018? (rms.com)
  • 2018 was a bad year for wildfires. (theiet.org)
  • By July 2018, the area burned in the UK that year was more than four times the average of the past decade. (theiet.org)
  • In financial terms, 2017 was the worst year for natural disasters in American history, costing the country $306 billion. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • However, in Australia the green roof industry is relatively new. (researchgate.net)
  • Further, as a relatively new industry, there is a general lack of specific policies and initiatives to promote green roofs. (researchgate.net)
  • Modular green roof systems - garden roofs - are relatively new to the roofing arena, appearing within the past five years. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • The Centers of Living Architecture will support the development of living architecture research, professional training and policy development at a regional level," says Matt Barmore, chair of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. (kent.edu)
  • Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • As inflation spikes the costs of rebuilding, those decisions are increasingly expensive: In the last five years, wildfires cost the United States $68.4 billion. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • Following what is the most destructive and deadliest wildfire season on record in California last November, there has been increasing concern about the severity of wildfires in the years to come. (theiet.org)
  • Last year, wildfires in California were the most destructive ever recorded. (theiet.org)
  • The UK spends around £55m a year on fighting wildfires. (theiet.org)
  • Worldwide, an area equivalent to about 20 times the size of Great Britain is burnt by wildfires on average each year. (theiet.org)
  • Earlier this month, Pratt got a letter from Allstate, her home insurer of 31 years, saying her coverage was being dropped because of the threat from wildfires. (kzyx.org)
  • Green roofs typically last 40 to 50 years, compared to 20 to 25 years for a conventional roof, Guild said. (finance-commerce.com)
  • According to the non-profit Green Roofs For Health Cities , green roofs can last up to twice as long as conventional roofs . (blogto.com)
  • Moreover, the inspection number depends on greenery within your roof vicinity. (flexhouse.org)
  • scrub vegetation in the vicinity ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A roof covered in wet snow is going to absorb more signal that a clean dry roof, so an antenna in the attic may have trouble as the weather changes. (tvfool.com)
  • Green roofs are also effective at managing storm-water runoff, providing energy-saving insulation, and reducing the urban "heat island" effect, which occurs when natural land cover gives way to buildings and other hard surfaces. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Right now, all the storm water from Target Center's roof, which is over 115,000 square feet, goes to the city's storm-water treatment system and needs to be treated before it goes to the Mississippi. (finance-commerce.com)
  • With the green roof, the vast majority of that storm water would be captured and would never flow into the system and never flow to the Mississippi. (finance-commerce.com)
  • They had a lot of problems with water damage over the years. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Toronto Water has also decided to sign on, offering $200,000 per year to green roof projects. (blogto.com)
  • The rainfall collection system from the living roof allows for water to be reused for irrigation on the campus and helps to mitigate storm water surges during rain events. (fwbg.org)
  • They typically nest near water in thick vegetation. (earthlife.net)
  • I want to thank Governor Cuomo and DEC Commissioner Joe Martens for making this plan possible by working with us to set a new course for waste water infrastructure that will benefit the City for years to come. (nyc.gov)
  • The waterproofing on the roof of footwear manufacturer Hotter Shoes' head office and manufacturing facility in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire had exceeded its serviceable life and begun experiencing significant water ingress, requiring urgent remedial work. (bauder.co.uk)
  • However, just in the case of extreme dry situations, there is a need to water your living roof. (flexhouse.org)
  • After every two weeks, water your living roof without rain. (flexhouse.org)
  • Collecting the rainwater from all of the roofs on your property is a great way to conserve water, no matter how small the building may be. (ecolandscaping.org)
  • The surface of every roof provides an opportunity to collect water. (ecolandscaping.org)
  • The solution: A rain barrel added at the corner near the garage collects the water from the roof. (ecolandscaping.org)
  • So Pratt did what homeowners in fire-prone areas are supposed to do: She added a metal roof, traded wood decking for laminate, installed a water tank and a fire hose, and cleared vegetation near her house. (kzyx.org)
  • Pratt added a metal roof, traded wood decking for laminate, installed a water tank and a fire hose, and cleared vegetation near the house to make it fire resistant. (kzyx.org)
  • There is much potential in this approach, as vegetation and water together are very important for cities. (lu.se)
  • The modular roof system is composed of nearly 5700 biodegradable coconut fiber trays (BioTray, Tremco Roofing). (fwbg.org)
  • Because of their flexibility, modular garden roofs can be more easily adjusted and rearranged after installation. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • That disconnect is precisely why KieranTimberlake began collecting thermal performance data on newly constructed buildings eight years ago, and on existing buildings slated for renovation three years ago. (kierantimberlake.com)
  • In Australia, there is an increasing interest in using extensive green roofs to make buildings more sustainable and provide a number of social, ecological, aesthetic and thermal benefits to cities. (researchgate.net)
  • For example, Portland, Ore., has led an aggressive regional program by providing financial, technical and educational incentives to those who install green roofs on their buildings. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • These green buildings are slated to become quite popular in the coming years. (hydrogenfuelnews.com)
  • Buildings covered in vegetation have been mildly popular in Japan for some time and have been considered as a viable way to reduce heating costs and cut down on air pollution . (hydrogenfuelnews.com)
  • Because of the potential benefits that could be harnessed through covering buildings with vegetation, cities all over the world are beginning to provide incentives for businesses to adopt such a practice. (hydrogenfuelnews.com)
  • You best opportunity for reliable reception year-round is to mount the antenna outdoors, clear of obstructing buildings and vegetation. (tvfool.com)
  • Sedum-based roofs must be checked twice yearly for seeds and weeds brought via wind and manually removed such unwanted vegetation. (flexhouse.org)
  • Unwanted plant encroachment can be prevented by keeping an eagle on vegetation at unwanted places once you see the growth of sedum weed or another type of plant in areas not needed. (flexhouse.org)
  • Sedum is the most common green roof plant due to its growth flexibility in various areas. (flexhouse.org)
  • The eco-roof will feature a mix of 12 drought-tolerant plant species including sedum and flowering bulbs to create seasonal interest. (mayerreed.com)
  • We would therefore like to add a green roof over the metal roof which would keep inside temperatures reasonable in the summertime and expand our outside living space. (metalroofing.com)
  • Because of their insulating properties, garden roofs have been proven to reduce heating and cooling costs, and significantly slow a building's heat gain and loss. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • BRIT's living roof is a one of a kind example in green roof technology. (fwbg.org)
  • More than just a roof with plants adapted to hot environments, BRIT's living roof recreates an existing Texas habitat. (fwbg.org)
  • With this living roof, BRIT is bringing a functional, native Texas ecosystem back into the built environment. (fwbg.org)
  • Most importantly, our living roof creates a useable ecosystem in space that would otherwise go unused by the biological community. (fwbg.org)
  • When it's hot, the living roof also maintains a lower daytime temperature than the non-living roof, reducing heat island effect and insulating the inside of the building. (fwbg.org)
  • However, maintenance tasks for a green roof require a thriving living roof. (flexhouse.org)
  • Below are the main requirements for maintenance of the living roof to ensure a healthy and lush looking without any damage. (flexhouse.org)
  • Such treatment is necessary to keep the living roof free from weed growth, stunning, and for residential safety with waterproofing, drainage, and irrigation at their peak. (flexhouse.org)
  • The above-provided information will be the best guideline to sustain your living roof. (flexhouse.org)
  • In addition, always ask for professional advice before buying your living roof. (flexhouse.org)
  • There is a fan inside the house that directs airflow to the joists space to somewhat maintain a smaller temperature differential between the inside and outside parts of the roof. (metalroofing.com)
  • They may also nest in house roofs. (earthlife.net)
  • The property's landscaping is discreet and based entirely on indigenous chaparral vegetation, so as to ground the house in its natural surrounding. (copper.org)
  • When the building was ready to open, the roof and the hives were included in the open house tours. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Corrie Zoll, director of the Minnesota Green Roofs Council, estimates that the Twin Cities is home to roughly 80 to 100 green roofs. (finance-commerce.com)
  • The roof structure was built from glazed iron, supported by cast iron columns with large gates at key points around the market. (irishtimes.com)
  • The latest move will provide cash incentives to commercial, industrial and institutional (ICI) property owners to install an "eco-roof" . (blogto.com)
  • On a one-year pilot basis, the city is willing to provide incentives of $50 per square meter up to $100,000 for building owners who install green roofs. (blogto.com)
  • Driven by these incentives, garden roofs have taken off only recently in metropolitan areas. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • In order to meet increasing demand for its Peanut M&M'S and bite-size SNICKERS, in 2014 the company built its first brand-new manufacturing plant in North America in 35 years, which is Food Engineering's 2015 Plant of the Year Award winner. (foodengineeringmag.com)
  • A warming planet has been blamed for the 'mega fires' of recent years, which have raged with an intensity fire crews say they've never seen before. (theiet.org)
  • At the same time, the green roof - which will capture rainwater with help from a 10,000-gallon cistern - was "an opportunity to do some sustainable work at City Hall. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Basic maintenance is not being undertaken such as removing debris and unclogging rainwater downpipes, which means the areas next to the downpipes are becoming saturated, undermining the masonry and causing the bursts of vegetation. (irishtimes.com)
  • The challenge: Rainwater from the adjoining slope and from the roof of the garage ran off and accumulated into the area adjacent to the garage. (ecolandscaping.org)
  • In this study, the effectiveness of overseas green roof policy is discussed and recommendations how they could be adapted for Australian cities are provided. (researchgate.net)
  • Green roofs are consistently being used to reduce some of the negative environmental impacts of cities. (researchgate.net)
  • Designed to mimic a geology formation known as the Goodland/Walnut Barrens, BRIT's roof represents possibly the largest Texas barrens habitat of its type and is one of the only living roofs in Texas modeled after a true native ecosystem. (fwbg.org)
  • The overall roof design mimics a natural, thin-soiled, limestone prairie habitat that requires minimal inputs once established. (fwbg.org)
  • Many of the interventions the grants funded were simple, like installing hurricane shutters, replacing flammable roofs, and clearing vegetation close to a structure. (nakedcapitalism.com)
  • Specially patinated copper wall cladding in the form of interlocking copper shingles, and copper roof elements bring lasting protection to this home with a custom hue that ties it to the natural landscape. (copper.org)
  • A great deal of care was taken to build it with a minimum of disturbance to the site's natural vegetation and to provide an orientation favorable to passive solar heating. (copper.org)
  • Set out for Buenos Ayres - Rio Sauce - Sierra Ventana - Third Posta - Driving Horses - Bolas - Partridges and Foxes - Features of the Country - Long-legged Plover - Teru-tero - Hail-storm - Natural Enclosures in the Sierra Tapalguen - Flesh of Puma - Meat Diet - Guardia del Monte - Effects of Cattle on the Vegetation - Cardoon - Buenos Ayres - Corral where Cattle are Slaughtered. (infidels.org)
  • The population has been declining in recent years for various reasons, such as negative natural population change, mortality and emigration. (europa.eu)
  • After a minor rise in 2005 - 2009 and 2014 - 2016, the birth rate has been slightly decreasing in recent years, therefore natural population change (increase/decrease) is still negative. (europa.eu)
  • Over the years, the pavilion's glazed roof will be overtaken by natural vegetation and shading through grapevines. (lichtkunstlicht.com)
  • For those owners who don't want to install a full green roof, the city will provide $2-$5 per square meter up to $50,000 to install a cool roof. (blogto.com)
  • This time of year the cutgrass, cattails, and roseau cane can provide great cover. (vanishingparadise.org)
  • Garden roofs provide sound insulation, reducing indoor noise pollution for outdoor contributors by as much as 40 decibels, and create aesthetically pleasing usable space that can generate more revenue for building owners. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • It was a good year for SMU faculty and student research efforts. (smu.edu)
  • Green roofs can be placed on virtually any building, from low-slope to pitch roofs, including the industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sectors. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • The Target Center green roof will likely be limited to 17 pounds per square inch, which means the city will have fewer plant options. (finance-commerce.com)
  • More extensive green roofs weigh 35 to 40 pounds per square foot. (finance-commerce.com)
  • While most do not plan to harvest any honey that first year, Vancauwelaert harvested 35 pounds of it - a royal haul, with the colony coincidentally installed in his first-ever beehive the day Prince William and Kate Middleton were married. (medpagetoday.com)
  • In this paper, we briefly review the research investigating green roof thermal performance in various climates and analyse policies and actions that have been implemented internationally to foster green roofs with an emphasis on their thermal performance. (researchgate.net)
  • Many green roof policies had difficulty interpreting the thermal performance of green roofs, because of the dynamic nature of green roof R-values. (researchgate.net)
  • The increasing interest in extensive green roofs requires refined studies on their design and operation, and on the effects of their relevant parameters on green roof thermal performance. (researchgate.net)
  • The computer simulations showed that among the operating parameters, LAI has the largest effects on thermal performance while CDS is a more influential design parameter than ST. Experimental investigations of non-vegetated and sparsely vegetated green roofs in Melbourne were principally used to understand the effect of the substrate and enable better understanding of dominant heat transfer mechanisms involved. (researchgate.net)
  • We would like to replace our roof with a permanent solution when the time comes. (metalroofing.com)
  • By this time next year Target Center's 115,000-square-foot roof could be covered with vegetation. (finance-commerce.com)
  • The bid results will likely go before the City Council in October and if the council selects one of those bids - most likely the lowest responsible bid - installation could be well underway by this time next year. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Spring cleaning is a popular annual tradition, but you can declutter your home at any time of year. (homeadvisor.com)
  • It means green roof benefits can be enjoyed with no huge spending of money and time for their keep up. (flexhouse.org)
  • Among the 2,667 respondents who had worked at civilian jobs in the prior year but were not employed at the time of the interview, 525 erroneously did not continue the questions about their work activities that begin in tape location 455. (cdc.gov)
  • The center will work with vegetated roof and wall industries in research and training activities for the Great Lakes and Ohio region through meetings, academic symposia and professional training across the three university campuses over the next three years. (kent.edu)
  • Apply an irrigation system when recommended based on the climate zone where your green roof is located. (flexhouse.org)
  • And a recent study by Environment Canada found that a 10cm grass roof can cut cools costs by 25% in the hot, summer months. (blogto.com)
  • As part of a roof replacement and exterior surfaces renovation led by Architectural Resources Group , Mayer/Reed designed the eco-roof to be economical and low maintenance, while maximizing ecological and aesthetic benefits. (mayerreed.com)
  • Architect Magazine announced today that two of our projects, the Wireless Sensor Network and the Green Roof Vegetation Study , won 2013 R+D Awards. (kierantimberlake.com)
  • And it's all but unheard of to go back and analyze the state of these living roofs years after their completion, as Philadelphia-based KieranTimberlake did for its groundbreaking Green Roof Vegetation Study. (kierantimberlake.com)
  • But with no intervention, such plant encroachment is harmful to roof maintenance, causing blockages and leaks in your home's drainage system. (flexhouse.org)
  • Plant encroachment on the green roof must be checked every 2 or 3 months, and necessary to move plants when required. (flexhouse.org)
  • Because of these wide ranging results, it is not possible to specify one 'optimum' green roof build-up (drainage layer, substrate or growing medium and plants) that will maximise green roof thermal benefits in all countries or climate zones. (researchgate.net)
  • Iowa's open feedlots are places where animals are kept in unroofed or partially roofed areas. (iowadnr.gov)
  • The insurance industry argues that attempts to control pricing - like California's regulation that required[13] insurers to set their rates based on damages over the past 20 years, rather than looking ahead at future hazards - have backfired. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • Over the past two years, several big insurers, including Allstate and State Farm , have scaled back their home insurance businesses in California to avoid paying billions for wildfire damage , or have halted sales of new policies altogether. (kzyx.org)
  • Warren AFB is the oldest continuously active military installation within the Air Force, established in 1867 ( 156 years ago) by the United States Army as Fort David Allen Russell . (wikipedia.org)
  • City officials plan to go out for bids later this year on a green roof for Target Center and installation could begin next spring. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Years of experience brought to the project by the copper subcontractor, Plath Construction , provided seamlessly executed installation. (copper.org)
  • The timing was right because the leaky interior courtyard roof was already slated for repairs. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Unfortunately, warranty problems related to garden roof repairs are rearing their ugly heads, causing confusion and finger pointing between contractors and building owners. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • Moving built-in-place systems to access the roof for maintenance and repairs can be both labor-intensive and costly. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • Contractors and building owners often are not aware of the fine print on most systems, which holds the building owner responsible for the cost of removing the green roof prior to the contractor making any repairs. (roofingcontractor.com)
  • If we have a building like Central Library, we have more options available," explained Peter MacDonagh of Minneapolis-based Kestrel Design Group, a green roof expert with knowledge of both projects. (finance-commerce.com)
  • Keane has just reopened the site for clearance of rubble and vegetation before starting work on his large-scale development of the site in conjunction with Mother Redcap's pub and markets which he bought a few years after he purchased the Iveagh Markets. (irishtimes.com)
  • Initially, the team wasn't sure that an eco-roof would work due to weight, but then determined that a thin profile cinder system would meet requirements. (mayerreed.com)
  • Adult sample persons were asked questions to determine their lifetime working status and their work experience in the year prior to the interview. (cdc.gov)
  • Those who had previously worked, but not in the past year, were asked the initial lifetime work experience questions and then skipped to the section on chronic conditions, and they were also asked the smoking questions. (cdc.gov)
  • Those whose most recent work (in the prior year) was active duty military followed the same pattern as those who had worked but not in the prior year. (cdc.gov)
  • Reports of work injuries within the prior year were originally keyed as separate records, but they are laid out sequentially beginning in tape location 624-709 for the most recent injury and ending in tape locations 968-1053 for the fifth (the maximum reported) injury reported. (cdc.gov)
  • It is problematic for roofs to have wildflowers as they start stressing if they remain without rain for two weeks and would die by the second weekend. (flexhouse.org)
  • Adding a rain chain that cascades from the roof down to the barrel (Figure 2. (ecolandscaping.org)
  • Then immediately remove them and shift them to refill such places upon green roofs lacking vegetation. (flexhouse.org)
  • In addition, many new mold-related illnesses have been hypothesized in recent years that remain largely or completely unproven. (medscape.com)
  • Rather than just looking for plants that can survive in hot environments, BRIT asked the question, "What are the environmental parameters of a roof and what are its analog and native environs? (fwbg.org)
  • A Bauder green roof bus shelter has been recognised by The Norfolk Association of Architects (NAA), the county's branch of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), winning the Design & Craftsmanship Award. (bauder.co.uk)
  • Flat roof manufacturer Bauder will once again be bringing its roofing solutions to Ecobuild, the world's leading event for sustainable design, construction, energy and the built environment, having been ever present at the exhibition since its inception back in 2005. (bauder.co.uk)
  • A cool roof merely provides strong solar reflectance, which helps ease cooling costs during the summer months. (blogto.com)
  • In 1922 a fire broke out in the area known as the Solar Tower, gutting it and destroying the roof on that part of the building. (magiccarpetjournals.com)
  • Vines and other vegetation grew through windows and the missing Solar Tower roof. (magiccarpetjournals.com)
  • adds visual interest all year round, including during the winter when ice forms on the links and creates elaborate sculptures. (ecolandscaping.org)
  • With forests and vegetation growing drier, and more houses built in forest land, there's more fuel than ever ready to ignite. (theiet.org)
  • The tiny Caribbean island of St John, in the United States Virgin Islands, is only three by seven miles long, home to about 5,000 residents year round, and happens to be my hometown. (surfrider.org)
  • The Minneapolis City Hall project, which covers 5,000 square feet of interior courtyard space, has had its own complications, including the presence of a five-inch concrete slab under the old roof. (finance-commerce.com)
  • There is still very little information on the thermal properties of Australian green roofs and their performance. (researchgate.net)
  • After a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was finally able to once again conduct their annual Waterfowl Population Survey. (vanishingparadise.org)
  • April 2020 had the sharpest decrease in cases compared with previous years, most likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)