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Welcome to what’s latest with Living Roofs—articles, events, and press features, with some special news updates sprinkled in.

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Jul 23, 2024

LRI featured in Carolina Home + Garden

Our very own Kate is featured in the Summer issue of Carolina Home + Garden magazine ahead of being a featured speaker at the “Speaking of Gardening” Symposium coming up in Asheville on August 1st and 2nd in conjunction with the Perennial Plant Association’s 2024 National Symposium.

Our very own Kate is featured in the Summer issue of Carolina Home + Garden magazine ahead of being a featured speaker at the “Speaking of Gardening” Symposium coming up in Asheville on August 1st and 2nd in conjunction with the Perennial Plant Association’s 2024 National Symposium.

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Carolina Home + Garden - Rooftop Revelations
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Jan 3, 2024

French Broad Crossing project featured in Carolina Home + Garden magazine

French Broad Crossing project featured and on the cover of Carolina Home + Garden magazine’s 2023 winter issue.

French Broad Crossing project featured and on the cover of Carolina Home + Garden magazine’s 2023 winter issue.

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Something Old, Something New - Innovative build captures a stunning bend in the French Broad River
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Nov 21, 2023

CODE project featured in Green Building & Design (gb&d)

The CODE (Center of Developing Entrepreneurs) building is on this month’s Green Building and Design (gb&d) cover, and the “cascade of occupiable terraces and green roofs” takes center stage as an amenity for tenants and pollinators. Working with the amazing team at Hourigan made this uniquely challenging construction project a success and an example of the unending opportunities and benefits of incorporating landscape on structure into urban projects.

The CODE (Center of Developing Entrepreneurs) building is on this month’s Green Building and Design (gb&d) cover, and the “cascade of occupiable terraces and green roofs” takes center stage as an amenity for tenants and pollinators. Working with the amazing team at Hourigan made this uniquely challenging construction project a success and an example of the unending opportunities and benefits of incorporating landscape on structure into urban projects.

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Designing for entrepreneurs
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Jul 5, 2023

AD Germany

Thank you, Architectural Digest Germany for including the Garage Apartments as one of your top seven spectacular green roofs! We are proud to see a Southeastern USA green roof featured alongside projects in Vietnam, NYC, Copenhagen, Calgary, and Shenzhen.

Thank you, Architectural Digest Germany for including the Garage Apartments as one of your top seven spectacular green roofs! We are proud to see a Southeastern USA green roof featured alongside projects in Vietnam, NYC, Copenhagen, Calgary, and Shenzhen.

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Green roofs: Everything you need to know - and 7 spectacular examples
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Apr 10, 2023

The Good Guide Podcast - BBB Carolinas

Thanks to the fun team at The Good Guide Pod for inviting us down to the NC capital to talk all about green roofs and why we do what we do.

Thanks to the fun team at The Good Guide Pod for inviting us down to the NC capital to talk all about green roofs and why we do what we do.

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The Good Guide Podcast - How Green Roofs Bring Cities to Life
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Feb 1, 2023

LRI Featured in Mergoat Magazine

Big thanks to Mergoat Magazine for including us in your FIRST issue (p. 108)! We always love an opportunity to talk to fellow green infrastructure enthusiasts and it was fun to look back on where we started and why we do what we do.

Big thanks to Mergoat Magazine for including us in your FIRST issue (p. 108)! We always love an opportunity to talk to fellow green infrastructure enthusiasts and it was fun to look back on where we started and why we do what we do.

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Living Infrastructure - Designing for Southern Appalachian Futures
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Sep 12, 2022

LRI Project Featured in Green Built Alliance Directory

Thanks to Green Built Alliance and writer Melissa Reardon for featuring the 145 Biltmore project and sharing the multitudes of benefits green infrastructure and green roofs provide our communities.

Thanks to Green Built Alliance and writer Melissa Reardon for featuring the 145 Biltmore project and sharing the multitudes of benefits green infrastructure and green roofs provide our communities.

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Beyond Ornamentation - Living Roofs and Green Infrastructure as a Path to Climate Resilience
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Jul 1, 2022

LRI green roof featured on Rethinking The Future

We are delighted to share that one of our Lake Toxaway green roof projects was picked up and featured in Rethinking The Future. Our team worked closely with the client and Platt Architects to design and build the sloped green roof for this stunning project. Check out the link to learn more!

We are delighted to share that one of our Lake Toxaway green roof projects was picked up and featured in Rethinking The Future. Our team worked closely with the client and Platt Architects to design and build the sloped green roof for this stunning project. Check out the link to learn more!

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A green roof with a lake view.
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Oct 20, 2021

Grasses for Green Roofs!

Team LRI co-founder and landscape architect Kate Ancaya recently caught up with the team over at Hoffman Nursery to chat about grasses and green roofs. The folks over at Hoffman are the kind you want on your team: collaborative, knowledgeable, and curious. Check out their green infrastructure chart and Kate's "go to grasses"!

Team LRI co-founder and landscape architect Kate Ancaya recently caught up with the team over at Hoffman Nursery to chat about grasses and green roofs. The folks over at Hoffman are the kind you want on your team: collaborative, knowledgeable, and curious. Check out their green infrastructure chart and Kate's "go to grasses"!

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More Grasses for Green Roofs
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Sep 29, 2020

Green Built Alliance Features Article By Emilio Ancaya of Living Roofs, Inc.

Blue Sky, Green Roof: Reimagining Asheville’s Rooftops - Article by Emilio Ancaya for Green Built Alliance

Blue Sky, Green Roof: Reimagining Asheville’s Rooftops - Article by Emilio Ancaya for Green Built Alliance

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Blue Sky, Green Roof: Reimagining Asheville’s Rooftops
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Jul 22, 2020

Living Roofs Inc featured in UNC Institute for the Environment Clean Tech Blog

Living Roofs Delivers on Economic, Environmental and Social Sustainability - UNC Institute for the Environment

Living Roofs Delivers on Economic, Environmental and Social Sustainability - UNC Institute for the Environment

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Living Roofs Delivers on Economic, Environmental and Social Sustainability
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May 1, 2020

Capital at Play

Capital at Play features Living Roofs Inc in the May 2020 issue

Capital at Play features Living Roofs Inc in the May 2020 issue

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Up on the Roof
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May 22, 2018

Roofing Magazine highlights a Living Roofs, Inc. project in Durham, NC

Xero Flor America, LLC and Living Roofs, Inc team up with a talented team of architects and builders for a project in Durham, NC.

Xero Flor America, LLC and Living Roofs, Inc team up with a talented team of architects and builders for a project in Durham, NC.

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Green and Sustainable Roof Systems Highlight Durham Custom Home