As the popularity of vegetated roofs grows in the U.S., Building Teams are finding new methods for greening rooftops. A recent trend is to adapt green roof technology for low- and steep-slope ...

DEAR TIM: I’m now retired and starting to attack a huge list of projects. One of them is building a simple shed, and I have no clue how to cut and create a simple roof rafter. I know it can’t be that ...

Many large, commercial, low-rise buildings such as warehouses, big box retail stores, agriculture structures, aviation facilities, etc. often don’t benefit from steeply-sloped roofs the way residences ...

Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled a design for a waste-to-energy plant that features an artificial ski slope on the roof. The center of the building houses a massive smokestack ...

My guess is you give very little thought to the roof over your head, other than worrying about whether it will develop a leak. It’s safe to say you don’t lose a minute’s sleep thinking your roof will ...

On a sunny day last week, Tory Crowder stood in the middle of Glenaden Avenue, casting an appraising and somewhat anxious look at the shallow A-shaped trusses that appeared earlier that morning on the ...