Green roofs

Oak Lawn Committee Sees Three Projects With Differing Parking Considerations

By Jon Anderson / August 8, 2018 /

Granite returned to the Oak Lawn Committee as part of a three-building agenda. While Granite’s Cedar Maple project was last on the agenda, its size pushes it to the front of my line. After last month’s OLC meeting, the developer was given eight things to work on, and they did. The biggest was a reduction…

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Kuwait Hosted Latest International Green Roof Congress — Any Dallas Developers Attend?

By Jon Anderson / March 13, 2018 /

Every couple of years, the International Green Roof Association (not the IGRA you’re thinking of) puts on a conference to discuss the state of green roofs and give awards to outstanding projects.  Unfortunately, Candy’s travel budget didn’t stretch enough to send me to Kuwait.  I suspect there was no Dallas developer representation either, more’s the…

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Green Roofs Are a Fast-Growing Trend

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 17, 2017 /

Matt Smith Special Contributor As in fashion, there are also some popular trends in the roofing industry. Sustainability is one, and in the next year, homeowners across the planet will be building new homes, and each will need a well-constructed, functional, aesthetically correct roof. If the roof is made of eco-friendly material – even better!…

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