Green Roofs & Green Walls Articles
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Roof Integrates with Environs
A design for a vibrant cultural centre in Sweden is topped by a green roof that extends from the landscape that surrounds it to form a verdant canopy of coverage that merges with the public space.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Capitalising on Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure has many purposes, among them is food production. But do we use green infrastructure for this as much as we could? What are our options and why are we not ‘doing it on the roof’ in Australia.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Columbia’s Largest Vertical Garden
85,000 individual plants across several species make up Columbia’s largest vertical garden in the city of Bogota. The building works to reduce carbon emissions with the help of innovative irrigation systems.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Tower of Trees and Greenery
Jean Nouvel plans to populate São Paulo's Rosewood tower with trees and lush greenery in a bid to create an oasis of vegetation in the city’s heart.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Singapore’s Indoor Greenery
Described as one of the greenest Apple spaces to date, the flagship Apple store in Singapore has a range of indoor greenery to break down barriers between the indoor and outdoor spaces.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
St Catherine’s New Green Facade
Bringing green life to the schoolyard in a safe and beautiful way, the Ronstan AGS3i cable trellis systems has been recently used to enhance several eye-catching contemporary facades at St. Catherine’s School in Melbourne.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Meshing Landscapes
An external metal trellis fitted to a complex in Switzerland has created a new dialogue between the structure and the outdoors, providing an excellent climbing ground to bring nature to the front door.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Wall Revitalises Building
The addition of a green wall, created through the use of tension wire, has revitalised an abandoned property, softening building’s facade and breathing new life into the commercial concern.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Human-Orientated Values
A new green roof graces the top of the Nanning Planning Exhibition Hall in China, offering an elevated urban park to citizens and visitors that provides greenspace with human needs in mind.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Greening up the Skyline
A development application currently under consideration by Brisbane Council is proposing a tower building of “organic form with living greenery hanging from it” that celebrates a subtropical way of life.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
From Industrial to Idyllic
A new development in Brussels will turn a former industrial area into a verdant oasis of sustainable greenspace, replete with wind turbines, solar panel arrays, and rainwater harvesting to support the residential and commercial space.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green it and They Will Come
A community rooftop garden project in Brookyln will cover 1858sqm of prime NY real estate to attract local wildlife and provide opportunities for educational programming on sustainability matters.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Recycling Splendour
A community recycling centre in Hong Kong has been awarded top prize in the Urban Land Institute’s 2016 Global Awards for Excellence program for its outstanding execution of best practice in land use.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
On the Verge of Verdant
A living tower in Singapore features trailing plants and flowers that alight on a façade of aluminium mesh cladding, giving the building a living membrane that will grow lusher each year as an example of biomimicry at its finest.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
The Only Way is Up
In a bid to counter a lack of ground space in an urban environment, a new mixed-used development in Shanghai has been designed with a series of terraces extending from one side, creating a vertical 'park' for visitors.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Rooftop Farm Feeds Chicago
Found in Chicago, the world's largest rooftop farm produces 10 million annual crops of local, premium-quality, pesticide-free, leafy greens and herbs, and functions solely through renewable energy means.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Melbourne's Laneways Go Green
A number of laneways in Melbourne are set to ‘go green’ with a beautification program called 'Green Your Laneway'; a pilot project that will turn the formerly unused spaces into lush urban gardens.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Zoo Greens Out
A sculptural green roof tops the entrance to this zoo in Switzerland. Before you even get to the ‘cute and cuddly’, the entrance pavilion’s adaptable green aesthetic captures the imagination.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Where Does Your Garden Grow?
Do the French have the right approach to greening cities? Is passing a law that allows anyone to plant an urban garden within the city’s limits a good idea, or just asking for complications?
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Botanic Centre Gets a Green Makeover
A proposal for the ‘Botanic Center’ in Brussels outlines a radical transformation that would see the landmark building covered with seasonally biodiverse greenery and the addition of a multipurpose rooftop structure that would harbor solar panels and wind
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Eye-Catching Mesh Trellis Makes a Statement
Auckland’s award-winning ASB North Wharf building boasts a spectacular wall of living green thanks to a cleverly designed mesh trellis from Ronstan Tensile Architecture.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
The Bazaar Effect
An open-air bazaar in India features curvilinear lines and pathways that mimic historic marketplaces, spreading across 20 acres in a verdant swathe of green space and planted terraces.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Vertical Backyard
A luxury apartment complex currently under construction in Brisbane is expected to be the first building in Australia to sport a mature tree vertical forest along its full length.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Irrigation On Green Roofs
Hunter Industries presents a more in-depth look at what irrigation professionals and landscape contractors need to know about green roof irrigation, and how to utilise best irrigation practices for professional project results.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Guidance
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has launched a living infrastructure guide for the planning, design and implementation of green roofs and walls on commercial and residential buildings.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green is Best
The world’s largest passive housing complex, Heidelberg Village in Germany, is to feature rooftop and vertical gardens in its design to ensure energy efficiency and clean air.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Roof Natives
Growing green roofs to withstand the harsh conditions of Australia can be tough. Based on expert research, Australian natives are believed to be a viable option - over many introduced succulents - for a successful green roof.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Banking Green in Beirut
A winning design for a financial tower in Beirut will feature rooftop and terrace gardens to serve as a social hub for the occupants and as a symbol of the bank’s stand on sustainability.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Let it Ryde
The new Ryde Civic Centre will receive a parametric façade that incorporates a felt living wall system that responds to the diverse nature of the neighbourhood and reinforces a natural flow of biological systems.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Wall Climbs New York
New York’s largest green wall is currently being assembled on Tadao Ando’s first New York building in Manhattan’s Nolita neighbourhood. Upon completion the green marvel is expected to be almost 17m-tall and span just over 30m.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Roof Contributes to 70% Open Space
A solar-powered recreational centre in the Playa Vista region of Los Angeles features a 725sqm green roof that highlights the development’s ethos of sustainable design and construction.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Double the Green
A new residential development in India will incorporate a two-storey garden on each private balcony that will encourage inhabitants to grow their own green and provide the building with a park-like facade.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Make it a White Oasis
Need a stunning, bright Vertical Garden that’s just that little bit special? Try Designer Plants’ White Oasis with variegated foliage and crisp white flowers and transform any space into an instant haven.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Vicinity Greenwall Systems
Martin Kellock Pots and Planters is proud to announce the arrival of a new and innovative vertical garden system that makes lush green walls easy to achieve in any space.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Education Facility On Track
A green education facility under construction in San Francisco will benefit children and the community alike with its facilities, green spaces and anti-flooding measures.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Sky Garden Transforms Tourist Square
A public garden with a difference has been erected in Ortaköy Square in Instanbul that offers the busy tourist center a touch of overhead green without compromising space.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Museum Carves a Unique Line
Budapest’s new City Park complex will include a Museum of Ethnography that features a grass-covered roof with a convex line that flips at the ends to resemble a giant skateboard ramp.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Lush in Singapore
This lush and luxurious building dripping in green is the work of WOHA Architects. Located in Singapore, this stunning oasis just made the shortlist for the inaugural RIBA International Prize.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Rooftop Greenhouse to Grace The Hague
A disused office in The Hague has been revamped as a sprawling rooftop greenhouse, with a fish farm operating on the floor below.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Giant Living Geodesic Dome
A giant geodesic green dome will be erected in Montreal to celebrate the founding of the city and serve as a public gathering space to be used for festivals, art, performances and more.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Düsseldorf has Green Covered
Taking a unique approach to green walls and roofs, Düsseldorf’s newest building will be completed with almost 4km of hedges covering its stepped façade and rooftop.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
How Does Your Garden Grow?
With vertical gardens increasing in popularity, gardening is now even more adaptable for both large and small commercial and private spaces with VersiWall® Panels from Materials in the Raw.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Art Centre Boasts Low Impact Green Roof
A new art centre in China boasts minimal environmental impact and a low profile that helps it to blend seamlessly into the city’s skyline.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Retail Redesign Creates Rooftop Park
In urban environments where space is at a premium, utilising existing rooftops is a viable option for creating public accessible recreation space, as demonstrated by this retail complex overhaul in Lyon.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Toronto’s Next BIG Building
A staggered roofline and verdant terraces are the central highlight of the latest design from BIG studio. Incorporating private green spaces, the modular design promises to become a unique feature of the Toronto skyline.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Art on the Rise
Vertical climbing plants thrive as they climb Ronstan’s unique cable trellis system, growing to form living sculptures of verdant three-dimensional organic art in intriguing places.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Sky Habitat
The recently completed Sky Habitat is a duo of residential structures connected via ‘sky gardens’, creating a sense of continuity for residents from internal to external spaces.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Means Grow For Retailers
Retailers are bypassing opportunities by failing to understand the positive impact of ‘green buildings’ on staff and consumers, according to a report from WorldGBC.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Sustainability First for Sydney Zoo
Plans for the new Sydney Zoo intended for western Sydney incorporate building design and sustainability practices that will prove to be firsts in Australian building practices.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Madrid Plans a Greener City
A series of new guidelines that address climate change in Madrid aim to redress the urban environment through nature-based solutions to improve urban living.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
The Green Roof Media Specialists
The Hills Bark Blower® team are experts in the green roof industry, creating green spaces in urban areas that support environmental sustainability and develop community interaction.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Offices With Terraces
Offices With Terraces – it’s all right there in the name – is a new design by NL*A Paris that moves corridors to the outside of the building, offering more green space and open air for office workers.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
A Covered Community
A green roofed community centre in China serves as an extension of the landscape of this green and lush region, and covers a range of much needed facilities for the city.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Vertical Forest in Switzerland
A competition to create the world’s second ‘vertical forest’ has been won by Stefan Boeri Architects. This forested tower will feature hundreds of cedar trees, creating a forest in the sky.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Get the WOW Factor
PAPS Vertical Gardens create instant luxury in any outdoor area. Versatile and easy to install, they even make a great Christmas gift idea.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Greenwalls a Growing Business
Over the past 5 years PlantUp has tested, designed, re-designed and mastered their greenwalls to ensure they will last the lifetime of the building on which they are installed.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
On the Up and Up
Picture this - a garden wall of spring flowers or your favourite herbs and vegetables … with PAPS Vertical Gardens anything is possible.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Designer planting
When a quality finish is your priority, Designer Plants Hedge Panels are the solution - easy to install, fully-customisable, and guaranteed to last.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
A vertical garden inspiration
Imagine a wall of spring flowers or your favourite herbs and vegetables – with PAPS Vertical Gardens, anything is possible and all at a great price too!
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Oasis
The comprehensive irrigation system that sits behind the 'green' is what really gives life to the building.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Vertical advantage
PAPS Vertical Gardens is the easy-to-install, cost-effective green wall solution the market has been waiting for.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Innovative new concept
Paps Vertical Gardens is an innovative new concept in the supply and installation of Vertical Garden systems.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Product in Application
Product in Application: Cable Trellis Systems by Ronstan Tensile Architecture
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Waterproofing specialists
Our experience, attention to detail and knowledge of waterproofing in general means you are in the best hands possible with Membranes Australia.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
The many benefits of green walls
Deep Green Landscaping has been pioneering green walls in Western Australia and creating new possibilities for landscape, urban and interior design.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Plant-filled amphitheatre planned for High Line
Enclosed amphitheatre filled with plants part of the final phase of New York’s High Line park.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
A growing trend in NYC
A green roof has been installed on New York’s most iconic skyscraper, The Empire State Building.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
PARKROYAL gets the Green Mark of distinction
Singapore's PARKROYAL on Pickering hotel has been designed as a striking and sustainable green space.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
From Grey to Green - how do cities do it?
Experts gather at the 2nd International Skyrise Greenery Conference to explore issues, challenges, and frontal technology in creating green urban cities.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
International Skyrise Greenery Conference
Join the 2nd International Skyrise Greenery Conference and explore the key issues and latest trends in urban greenery and landscaping in the region and beyond.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
One Central Park’s vertical wall is a blanc canvas
Jean Nouvel's One Central Park residential tower in Sydney will feature the world's tallest vertical garden, created by botanist Patrick Blanc.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
China’s futuristic vertical farms
Inspired by terraced rice farming techniques, Dynamic Vertical Networks involve a series of circular farm plots where food would be grown hydroponically.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Singapore Shopping Mall is greener than natural landscape
"Jem" has been recognised for design and sustainability excellence at the Building and Construction Authority Awards 2013.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Spaces worth living in
The emergence of skyrise greenery, the fruit of a generation’s creativity, has inspired us to make the best of our limited space.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Garden designs are growing up!
Increased awareness of vertical green walls and gardens is changing the way urban and commercial spaces are designed.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Vertical gardens: a growing trend
Vertical gardens, also known as green or living walls, are a growing trend. Deep Green is leading the way in WA.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
GreenUrbanScape Asia
Get connected with world’s leading markets for greenwall installations in Asia!
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Walls - The new trend in apartment living
Balcony cluttered with pots? Why not invest in a vertical garden, also known as a green wall.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Roofs Australasia
Green Roofs Australasia is a non-profit organisation at the forefront of the green roof movement in Australia and the Asian Pacific region.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Building Council of Australia
The Green Building Council of Australia was founded in 2002 and has become a national non-profit organisation dedicated to helping Australian businesses utilise green, sustainable building concepts and techniques.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
You Can Create Your Own Green Walls
Today, more and more people are interested in creating a green wall on their home, their business or even on large commercial buildings.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Why Green Roofs Are All the Rage All Over the World
Green roofs are hot topics today – you’ll find that they are being used all around the world in a variety of different situations.
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Walls and Green Roofs Provide Advantages
Going green is not only popular today, but it’s increasingly important for both homes and businesses. While there are numerous ways that you can go green and start benefiting the environment (as well as your wallet), green walls and green roofs can offer
Home > Green Roofs & Green Walls
Green Roofs
A building that is completely or partially covered with vegetation is said to have a “green roof” or “living roof”.