p>Green roofs consist of soil and plant layers placed over the roofing, usually a mastic or rubber layer, of a –generally—flat roof. Calvin College is one of the few academic institutions ...

These plants have to cope with a limited soil profile and often difficult conditions (wind, full sun), plants for green walls and roofs have to be tough and adaptable. Fortunately, there are ...

Urban green infrastructure, including man-made features such as vegetated roofs and walls, produce regulating, provisioning and immaterial ecosystem services such as improvement of microclimate, ...