Blue and green roofs can help combat urban challenges such as stormwater runoff and heat islands and are a small but growing ...

Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling effect.

Smart blue roofs have emerged as a concept with greater potential and benefits for stormwater management compared to vegetated green roof systems In recent years, cities across Ontario have ...

Meanwhile, both the green and blue roof designs provide better insulation than standard roofs. Furthermore, green and blue roof space offer a path, if not several, to sustainability and renewable ...