Featured green roof: Potsdamer Platz - Berlin, Germany
Potsdamer Platz is an important square and traffic intersection in the center of Berlin, Germany. This is just one of the many green roofs located in Berlin.
This is a collection of green roofs from around the world. Click on the photo above to see a larger image or click on the thumbnails below to feature a different green roof.
Living Roofs, Inc.
Living Roofs, Inc. is committed to the development of green roof technologies and expanding upon the social, economic, and environmental benefits of green roofs. We are proud to be performing research to further develop green roof systems and their contributions to the environment and society.
Who We Are
Emilio Ancaya, founder of Living Roofs, Inc., is influenced greatly by his training in ecology. Emilio received his B.S. in Biology from Lees McRae College and followed with a M.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University. His studies were based in Plant Ecology; the relationship between plants and their environment. His interests go beyond the hard sciences; Emilio has been involved in numerous construction projects using a variety of green building techniques. His work at Living Roofs, Inc. is centered on merging ecological principles with the built environment and balancing the relationship between culture and nature.Kathryn Blatt Ancaya, received her B.A. in Anthropology at Wake Forest University and her M.L.A. from the College of Design at North Carolina State University. Her professional and academic experience in anthropology/archeology and landscape architecture stem from her interests in how humans interact with and create/modify their environments. Her design approach is nested closely with her belief that sensitive, ecologically responsible, and restorative design can have an incremental effect on the larger social and environmental health of our surroundings. Her work at Living Roofs, Inc. is focused on design; specifically ensuring the green roof design chosen is appropriate for the clients' and users' needs, as well as the site, and larger region.
Living Roofs, Inc. is a proud member of the following organizations:
Triangle Emerging Green Builders, North CarolinaUS Green Building Council - North Carolina Triangle Chapter
Western North Carolina Green Building Council
North Carolina Sustainable Energy association
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities