Quantcast
Channel: dc greenworks » green roofs
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 11 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

University of Tennessee: 2011 Solar Decathlon

dc greenworks partnered with the University of Tennessee is their 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC.  Working with students and faculty at Tennessee from the design phase through the installation...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Casey Trees

The Casey Trees headquarters features 3 green roofs, covering approximately 25% of the roof surface.  (The remaining roof is a cool roof.)  Each green roof is installed with a different system; sedum...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

22nd & R Street NE, DC

Located just blocks from the US National Arboretum’s main entrance sits one of DC’s newest green roofs, a 126 square foot installation by dc greenworks on a DC resident’s front porch.  This...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

UDC Garden Deck Planting

This 1400 square foot installation is part of the larger sustainability initiative at the University of the District of Columbia, including a plaza renovation that will increase campus permeability....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Oakton, Virginia

Who says you cannot get creative on your rooftop? Take it from these Virginia homeowners who, with their architect, designed their 920 square foot roofscape featuring a gravel walkway reminiscent of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Engine 12

Here’s one roof with no fire hazard.  In coordination with Aqualok, the technology provider, dc greenworks designed and installed a roof for this firehouse that will capture water across 2200 square...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Taylor and 5th st NW

Installed on a 1915 Petworth porch, this is the well-known 150 square foot green roof profiled in the Washington Post’s “Where We Live” column.  Annette’s blog series details the process of installing...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dangerously Delicious Pies Green Roof

With NIF (Neigborhood Investment Fund) funding , this green roof is one of three green roofs installed along the H st NE corridor.  The installation is located above the band practice space provided by...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Catholic University: Aquinus Hall

Installed in October 2012, The Catholic University of America added its third green roof to campus with nearly 1,500 square feet of vegetation.  The modular green roof atop Aquinus Hall covers nearly...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

FOB #8- GSA

In Summer of 2012, DC Greenworks installed our largest green roof to date, totalling 15,500 square feet of vegetation.  Located just blocks from the US Capitol, this newly renovated building features a...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 11 View Live


Latest Images