A Roof Design That Reduces Heat
The main canopy of Kompleks Islam Putrajaya with its decorative semi-vaulting steel structure making reference to the muqarnas. Photos: RSP Architects
Month: July 2017
Choosing Best Roofing Materials to Avoid Roof Collapse
Questions remain about what led to a roof collapse that forced nearly 80 residents out of their homes at a Lakewood apartment building on Sunday.
Best Time To Have Roof Check-ups
Checking your roof in the springtime should be a yearly item on your to-do list. You want to see how it handled a long winter of snow and ice – and if this is the year you do a roof replacement.
Evacuation After Roof Collapse
The Red Cross is helping families in Lakewood who were displaced by a roof collapse at an apartment building. They are staying at a motel.
Roof Garden in A Hospital is Lifting Spirits
A stunning roof garden should lift the spirits of patients, visitors and staff of a community hospital thanks to department store staff.
Volunteering to Repair Roofs After Storm
In a June 5, 2017 photo, Anita Duran poses for a photo in her home in Carlsbad, N.M. Mission Carlsbad volunteers removed wood from the top of Anita Duran’s carport to initiate the organization’s first home improvement and repair project of the year. The volunteers…
Having A Great Green Roof
There is a whole category of urban design that Jim Kunstler has called “yesterday’s tomorrow”, those great images from the past predicting how we will live in the future. I have suggested that the Y Combinator kids now trying to reinvent the city should have…
Green Roof Garage for Hotels and Apartments
Plans for a $75 million development featuring apartments, a boutique hotel and greenspace on top of a parking garage in Westport got a big thumbs-up Tuesday from the City Plan Commission, a Kansas City citizens advisory group.