Known as a green or vegetative roof, the plants covering part of the Nature Center at Asbury Woods help the building and the ...

p>Green roofs consist of soil and plant layers placed over the roofing, usually a mastic or rubber layer, of a –generally—flat roof. Calvin College is one of the few academic institutions ...

Asbury Woods' Nature Center, for the past two decades, has utilized a green roof, also known as a vegetative roof, made of living plants. Green roofs offer environmental benefits such as reducing ...