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Advantages and Challenges of Green Roofs

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Mar 5, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Mar 5, 2024

Green roofs, also known as rooftop gardens, are planted over a waterproofing membrane and cover a facility’s roof with vegetation. Facilities managers should consider green roofs for stormwater management and energy savings, as well as to provide rooftop gardens, educational spaces, and urban food production. Facilities managers should also consider incorporating green roofs into new […]

Back to Basics: Defining Net Zero for Facilities

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Nov 30, 2023 Back to Basics

Updated: Nov 30, 2023

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. Most facilities professionals have heard the term “net zero buildings” before but perhaps don’t know exactly what it means or why they should convert their facilities to net zero. Commercial, educational, industrial, and nonprofit facilities should […]