Divided into three section and covering a significant portion of the school’s roof, this living roof provides energy savings while enhancing the learning environment of the school’s students by bringing nature closer to the classroom.
Divided into three section and covering a significant portion of the school’s roof, this living roof provides energy savings while enhancing the learning environment of the school’s students by bringing nature closer to the classroom.
Located above the cafeteria, this green roof helps reduce the building’s cooling load, thereby contributing to the overall reduction in energy costs.
Providing extensive vegetated cover, this living roof improves energy efficiency while mitigating the urban heat island effect and enhancing the building’s aesthetic appeal.
Goodes Hall, home of Queen’s University School of Business, blends an old Victorian schoolhouse with contemporary architecture; these three living roofs, building on the centuries’ old tradition of vegetated roofs, contributes to the fusion of old and new.
Visible from the building’s amenity space and resident balconies, these two living roofs bring nature to the residents of this condominium dwelling.
Installed alongside rooftop terraces, this extensive living roof provides a space for faculty and staff to enjoy the outdoors. As one of our maintenance sites, it is also an example of a green roof that has successfully incorporated biodiversity principles into its maintenance program. Maintained as a meadow grassland, the green roof features logs and branches […]
Part of a building rehabilitation program designed to repair the building’s structural issues, this living roof, with its membrane leak detection grid that detects and locates roofing leaks, has not only contributed to the resolution of the structural issues, but has also lengthened the lifespan of the roof by 20 to 25 years while at […]
In 2015, the Institute attained LEED Silver certification for environmental sustainability; a designation to which this living roof, spread over five separate roof areas and part of the building’s energy conservation measures, played a role.
Situated along a bank of windows, this living roof brings nature to the students, and is one of several environmentally-friendly features, including solar panels and a rainwater storage system, that contribute to the energy efficiency of the building.
Situated on the roof of RIM Park’s GreenLab, which incorporates a number of sustainable features, including solar panels, this living roof blends into the surrounding playing fields, creating unity between the living and built environments.