Interdisciplinary Green Roof Research Group

Texas A&M Green Roofs in the News 

The new green roof on Langford has received press!

TAMU Times  http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/05/09/green-roof-project-brings-earth-to-sky-at-texas-am/.

KAGS News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofOMMLC-INU

Brazos Valley INSITE http://www.insitebrazosvalley.com/featured-articles/2013/6/25/thursday-july-insite-magazine-launch-party.html

TIME for KIDS http://www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/video/roof-90096

Archone  e-news http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2012/12/10/green-roof-project/

May 7, 2010 at 10 AM - Horace's Duskywing - Erynnis horatius found on Delosperma cooperi

This North American native butterfly was observed feeding on the bloom of this Ice Plant. It was a breezy morning and the butterfly had to make several attempts to take off from the roof and maneuver onto the plant to feed. It remained on the plant feeding for several minutes. This was the first observance of a butterfly on the green roof modules.

(photo credit Bruce Dvorak, 2010)

March 5, 2010 - Green Roof Research is expanding from 12 to 24 modules.

View installation video at http://vimeo.com/14587456

Monthly measurements will be taken to monitor growth rates for 9 new species of plants. New species under investigation include Sedum  moranense, Bulbine Fruitescens, allium senescenes glaucum, album murale, Lampranthus ‘Red Shift’, Delosperma ‘Lavender Ice’, Delosperma nubigenum ‘Basutoland’, Malephlora lutea, and Sedum mexicanum.

Assembly of new Tecta Green modules on March 5th 2010. Pouring expanded clay drainage medium into trays are Prajakta Kedar (left), James Montano (top center) and visiting scholar from China professor Qu Zhi. (photo credit Bruce Dvorak, 2010)

Newly assembled trays include alternating plantings of  Bulbine Fruitescens (shown in bottom tray) Sedum  moranense (reddish plant in middle tray) and mixed tray in the background. (photo credit Bruce Dvorak, 2010)

April 2, 2009 - Green Roof Research begins with the assemblage of 12 modular green roof trays.