Green roof / Discussions

...green roof on our existing garage, its approx 70 years old. Where can we get materials to b iuld like to do it ourselves?

...green roof on a 'metal' building, you are referring to the current roof covering, correct? We do have a DIY green roof installation video , the first steps of...

...Green Vision Award for Alberta that year. Features include ICF walls basement to roof, infloor heating in basement, geothermal heating (closed loop, 6 wells 200...

...roof area). I would like to recover my pitched roof with Galvalume or something similar but I am really stumped as to how to approach my flat roof area where I ...

...roof ( 4/12 pitch ), in sequence from start to finish: strip entire roof down to deck; cover 2x6' pine roof deck with either an air barrier or vapor...

...green living ideas including rainwater harvesting, they often land on Earthship pages, but those are little more than gimmick homes that should never have been ...

...roof. These pages may be of help: How to insulate a basement and avoid mold Best practices for basement construction Sewage backup valve ...

...roof with a steel column running up through the centre is troubling. I am fairly confident the air barrier continuity can be maintained but when the stove is no...

...roof was redone 10 years ago and found the roof structure was damaged by ants. We saw them a lot back then but we didn’t see any inside again until just two wee...

...green builder, someone who wants to build green only to save money. What eco/green strategies would you recommend to them? I know this is not a good way to thin...

...roofing materials to protect against high winds, such as a professionally installed and well-fastened metal roof, or a living green roof . Asphalt shingles are ...