Monday night, October 27th, was a monumental night for sustainability. In Denver, City Council passed a revised Green Building Initiative. After almost a year of hard conversations and compromise, this is now one of the strongest pieces of local green building legislation in the country. As President of City Council, Read more…
As the Green Roof industry grows, we are finding more instances where people reject the idea of a green roof on their building due to a lack of information (or misinformation). So here at Sow Green, we are setting out to combat some misconceptions about green roofs with a series Read more…
As the Green Roof industry grows, we are finding more instances where people reject the idea of a green roof on their building due to a lack of information (or misinformation). So here at Sow Green, we are setting out to combat some misconceptions about green roofs with a series Read more…
Last week, Sow Green attended CitiesAlive in New York City, hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. CitiesAlive is the largest Green Roof conference in North America, and we walked away with a plethora of information and soaked up the latest in vegetative roof installation. From that, we gleaned some Read more…
We talk a lot about how great green roofs are. They have amazing benefits to both property owners and the local community. When done correctly, they can offer cost savings and add a great amenity to a residential or commercial building. But what happens when they don’t work? They don’t Read more…
Every year it seems like this summer was hotter than the last. But the summer of 2018 marked record-breaking high temperatures across the globe, creating a season of emergencies. The heat wave that broke out across North America, Europe, and Asia this year surprised meteorologists and climate scientists alike. On Read more…
With summer nearly over we decided to take advantage of the beautiful, sunny Denver weather with our own private green roof tour! We wanted to see what Denver’s green roof game had to offer so we made sure to visit a great variety. From a simply functional installation to intensive Read more…
In part 2 of our maintenance article, we are going to focus on the best practices for keeping green roof vegetation healthy. As we mentioned in part 1 of this article, having a regular maintenance schedule and a to-do list will give you a great head start. Many green roofs Read more…
There are very few green building projects that are “set it and forget it.” Once the installation is complete, the building owner will be required to monitor all aspects of the project throughout its lifespan. For a green roof, upkeep is especially important to maintain plant life. During the Pre-Design Read more…
Every project will have a set of standards and personnel to ensure those standards are met. Not only are their legal obligations that the project parameters will complete, but contractors also have means of being held accountable for the quality of their work. In the second part of our installation Read more…