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How does geofoam support green roofs?
August 31st, 2022
One of the primary ways that some of commercial architecture's leading minds are contributing to their cities' ecological health is through the design and implementation of green roofs. With their benefits to building aesthetics and their positive impact on the environment, it's no wonder that companies like Facebook have turned away from conventional roofs in […]
‘Largest green roof in the world’ proposed for Silicon Valley project
June 1st, 2016
Last year, Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly unveiled plans to convert an ageing shopping center in California’s Silicon Valley into a vast development featuring the world’s largest green roof. Viñoly, the architect behind London’s controversial Walkie Talkie building and the skinny 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York, will work with OLIN Landscape Architects to redevelop […]