The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Urban Desert “If buildings sprang up suddenly out of the ground like mushrooms, their rooftops would be covered with a layer of soil and plants. That’s not how humans build, of course. Instead we scrape away the earth, erect the structure itself, and cap it with a rainproof, presumably forgettable, roof. It’s tempting to [...]

Introduction July 2008 Newspoll results indicated that 89% of Australians want more public green space in their local area. Despite this, urban plannning policy does not recognise the benefits of green space and plants with commercial and residential land to building ratios, allowing builders to reduce outdoor space. Trees, gardens and urban green spaces are [...]

The world-famous botanist Patrick Blanc who just partecipated at the Campus Party in Madrid. Great material in his talk but good luck with the accent!

Did you know that the UN declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity? I wasn’t aware of that and I’m wandering how many of you actually were. Throughout the year countless initiatives are being organized to disseminate information, promote the protection of biodiversity and encourage organizations, institutions, companies and individuals to take direct action to [...]

What does a Church have to do with a green roof? Well, you might be surprises as I was to discover that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints built a massive conference centre with a massive green roof on top of it! Amazing isn’t it? We should never judge, should we! Have a [...]

Tonight Tanya Ha (*) presented the first of a series of reports on sustainability. The tonight episode was dedicated to Green Roofs. Without adding any more words I let you enjoy this video! Antonino G. (*) More on Tanya Ha at this link: http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s2884548.htm?site=catalyst

I know that growing vegetable seem to have nothing to do with Living Roofs or Green Roofs but it actually does! In fact the empty space of rooftops can be used not just for ornamental plants or ecological purpuse but to produce fresh vegetables too. And I think that looking at what the horticulture industry [...]

Great news for Australians, so close to Singapore and therefore able to join the Skyrise Greenery Conference 2010! When: November 1-3, 2010 Where: Venue to be announced, please register at http://www.skyrisegreenery.com/index.php/conference/ The conference is organized by the National Parks Board and International Green Roof Association (IGRA) and the theme is “Surfaces of Creativity: Spaces of [...]

Thursday 20 May 2010 at 8pm on ABC1, the science program Catalyst will talk about Green Roofs. So tune in on ABC1 next week on Thursday, we at LAM definitely will! http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/

I want to share with you the sequence of the SketchUp models that were originally meant to be for a green roof / pergola structure in docklands. The dockland project didn’t happen but the sketches evolved to a bus stop with a living roof that was then displayed at the Sustainable Living Festival 2010. Antonino [...]