LiveRoof® on Nathan Phillips Square named GreenRoofs.com Project of the Week

Greenroofs.com has featured Nathan Phillips Square, the LiveRoof® brand green roof on Toronto's City Hall, as their Project of the Week.

This project features over 22 different plant mixes and uses a combination of LiveRoof® Standard and Deep systems.  It is the largest LiveRoof® brand green roof in Canada, and is publicly accessible.

LiveRoof® in Wisconsin

LiveRoof® on Educator's Credit Union
by Genesis Architecture
Winner:  AIA Wisconsin Honor Award for Overall Design Excellence
Featured in JSOnline, http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/92330259.html

Slide show, http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/92197379.html?index=6

Details on LiveRoof.com Project Showcase
 
LiveRoof® on ATC Corporate Headquarters

Featured this week on Wisconsin Builder, http://wibuilder.com/blog/2010/04/a-perfect-blend/

 

Details on LiveRoof.com Project Showcase

LiveRoof® on Madison Fire Station

Featured this week on Wisconsin Builder, http://wibuilder.com/blog/2010/04/master-class/

 Details on LiveRoof.com Project Showcase

Muskegon Community College Displays Committment to GREEN with LiveRoof brand green roof installation

Muskegon Community College's LiveRoof® brand green roof was the focus of a press conference last week highlighting the institution's commitment to green initiatives.  The nearly 7000 sq ft green roof installed by Twin Lakes Nursery in September 2009 and designed by Tower Pinkster Titus Associates Inc.

The green roof incorporates several different plant mixes planted in 4" deep and 6" deep trays.  Each mix was pregrown at LiveRoof, LLC in Spring Lake, MI, and then was shipped and installed according to a specific layout to create a dramatic, quilt-like pattern.

The plants were havested and grown in Spring Lake, MI.  The trays were manufactured from recycled polypropylene in Grand Haven, MI.  The engineered soil components were sourced from the Great Lakes region and were blended in Muskegon, MI.

                                                                                           PHOTO BY LIVEROOF, LLC
Muskegon Community College's green roof, installed in September 2009.
Photo taken October 2009.

Article posted on mlive.com,
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/04/muskegon_community_college_tou.html

See more photos and details on liveroof.com,
http://www.liveroof.com/showcase_view.php?show=203&ordernum=2

LiveRoof® on Unified State Labs in Utah

LiveRoof® Licensed Grower J&J Nursery shipped their first LiveRoof® brand green roof this week on the Unified State Laboratories building in Salt Lake City. Local station KSL covered the installation with an online article, photo gallery and video clip.

View the KSL.com Article:  Utah gets first "living roof"

Looking for LiveRoof Representation in the Maritimes

LiveRoof® brand green roof systems have gained the attention of specifiers and building owners in the Canadian Maritimes.  In order to service these customers, LiveRoof, LLC is searching for a qualified rep who may be interested in promoting the product and working with a local licensed grower.

LiveRoof® is distributed in the US and Canada through a network of licensed growers, who each perform marketing and growing of the system in their region.  Marketing may be performed by a salaried staff member or an independent representative or group.

LiveRoof® sales reps spend time interacting with designers, specifiers, contractors and potential owners to educate these customers on the system benefits.  Reps perform product presentations and demonstrations, exhibit at local trade shows, provide technical and design assistance, call on new prospects, and train installers.  Experience in sales is key, experience with horticulture and/or roofing products a plus.

If you are interested or have any referrals, please contact Amber Ponce, Business Development Manager at LiveRoof, LLC via phone 800-875-1392 or email amber@liveroof.com.

"Live" Roofs in Australia

Have you heard about dangerous "live" roofs in Australia?  Confused?  Alarmed?
We want to assure you that this situation is in no way related to LiveRoof® brand products.

Outside of Australia, "LiveRoof®" is synonymous with serene, meadow-like rooftops blanketed with succulent plants.  More at www.liveroof.com.

A LiveRoof® brand green roof in Grand Rapids, MI.

In Australia, a nationwide energy-savings plan encouraged installation of foil insulation in homes.  If improperly installed, the foil insulation can conduct electricity from main cables, creating roof cavities which are "live" with electrical currents.  If the insulation is touched, it could cause shocks, electrocution, and potential death.

Photo (c)foil-insulation.co.uk.  Foil insulation, if properly installed, saves energy by reflecting heat.  If improperly installed, it may pose a safety risk by becoming "live" with electrical current.

The Australian government has ordered safety checks for homes using foil insulation and has currently suspended the program which encouraged their use.

Read more about this topic:
BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8507538.stm
The Australian Business http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8507538.stm
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/lives-lost-in-garretts-haste-to-be-seen-as-green/story-e6frg6nf-1225832391311

LiveRoof® at the Olympics

Licensed Grower N.A.T.S. Nursery Installs a LiveRoof® brand Green Roof on the Athletes Recreation Village

Just posted on our Project Showcase:

Athletes Recreation Centre - Olympic Village
Installed August 7, 2009 by Horizon Landscaping