Over 100 beautiful, informative photos display the green roofs
technology that is quickly becoming a fundamental element of the
emerging practice of living architecture. The award-winning roof designs
displayed and described, for private homes, businesses, and public
spaces alike, integrate natural and artificial systems, resulting in
healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities. Green roofs have
the capacity to deliver multiple public and private benefits. The
projects depicted and discussed cover a wide geographic range from
Manitoba to Florida, stretching from the mid-Atlantic coast to the
Pacific. The projects are almost exclusively the product of
multi-disciplinary, collaborative design processes. Details about the
plants used, growing media, drainage and irrigation systems, and
waterproofing, along with descriptions of challenges overcome, and
innovations developed, are provided.