The following are media articles concerning green roof research at Penn State:

• David Beattie and Robert Berghage will team teach EcoRoof Technology. It will cover the fundamentals of greenroof building technologies with particular emphasis on their use in stormwater mitigation. For the practicum portion of the course, students will visit local greenroofs and design and install a greenroof on a small building.

•Earth and Sky Radio Series . Green roofs clean rainwater runoff. Posted 7/2006

• Is that a garden on your roof? Turning your roof into a living skin has environmental - and economic - benefits. Interview with David Beattie. Newsweek Web Exclusive. Posted 11/7/04.

• We are pleased to announce that American Hydrotech is a new industrial partner with Penn State. Shortly, a new building at our test building site will be erected to evaluate hydrotech systems. More information will be posted as these systems come on line. Posted 11/2/04.

• EPA Effective Stormwater Mitigation Tools and More Presentation Posted 6/24/03.

• Roofs prove good way keep crowded space cool, green. Green roof technology could soon be a part of Penn State. Posted 11/12/02.

• EPA Heat Island Presentation Posted 11/15/02.

• PSU research testing benefit of 'green roofs.' Posted 7/23/02.

• Time to Mow the Roof. Horticulturist David Beattie is designing a roofing system that uses natural vegetation to reduce scorching temperatures. Penn State Agriculture, Spring/Summer 2001.

• Hitting the Roof. With green roofs making their way into US buildings, now is the time to start       learning about what going green has to offer.. As published in American Nurseryman magazine, Posted 7/1/01. html | pdf

• Center for Green Roof Research. As featured on Penn StateTechnology Transfer website. Posted 5/17/01.

• Green Roofs. From Penn State's online research website comes an overview of green roof  research being undertaken. Posted 5/1/01.

• Penn State Tour of German Green Roof Technology. This website follows the itinerary and elaborates on the Dr. Beattie's vist of green roof sites of interest in Germany. Posted 3/1/01.

• Utility bills getting you down? Plant stuff up on the roof. Penn State Researchers Berghage and  Beattie point out the advantages of green roofs. Posted 9/1/00.