Around up of the latest news in green roofs from around the world from the Livingroofs Newsdesk - a selection including Banff, Singapore, Vancouver, Belfort and Edmonton with a chicken a shed in betwem.

This round up of the latest green roof news covers the last four days. There were lots of stories and blogs on green roofs from around the world. But our choice takes us from Jerusalem, to Ottawa to the Temple and finally to the Thatch.

A new living green roof designed for biodiversity now adorns a scoial housing block in the heart of London's Soho District.

A round up Green Roof News for 14/10/10

Green roofs on containers, Rockford, Olympia, Oklahoma and Madison, Wisconsin

Almost the green roof news today GreenRoofShelters our latest sponsor has featured on a number of sites. The excellent website Vegitecture poses a number of interesting questions.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have transformed their building in Washington DC and taken up the 'green' challenge by creating an extensive green roof.  The new green roof is the third largest in Washington and follows in the footsteps of other NGO's in the capital, such as ASLA, whose green roof is now relatively well known.

GREEN ROOF TRAINING EUROPE - First Meeting

The European Federation of Green Roof Association in partnership with South Nottingham College in the UK have won funding from the Leonardo Project's Lifelong Learning Programme.

The Single Ply Roofing Industry [SPRI] and GRHC have published guidance on green roofs and fire. The guidelines cover a range of themes including Ballast, Border zone, Firestops,  Gravel stops, Growing media, Parapet and Vegetative roofing systems.

There is a review of various planting options for green roofs including both succulents and grasses.

The guideline makes ample use of the current German Guidelines for green roofs and is an excellent addition to green roof knowledge.

The guidelines can be download free of charge at SPRI

from Livingroofs.org