Local officials hope to encourage the use of "green roof" technology in Lancaster by showing people how it's done in the Philadelphia area.The Lancaster County Lancaster County Roof Greening Project has organized a bus tour Thursday for building owners, engineers, architects,......

School District of Lancaster wants to improve the energy efficiency of its schools from the top down.That's why the district is seeking about $140,000 in grants to install "green" roofs at four elementary schools as part of a $48 million renovation project.The district......

Spring planting was a tall order on Lancaster's East Fulton Street. It took place about 25 feet up. And rather than your typical crops or garden-variety plants, landscapers working on the new National Novelty Brush Co. building spread cuttings from sedums onto a coconut fiber mat. The ......

The future roof of a suburban Philadelphia residential and commercial complex is spread over the fields and greenhouse tables of a Manheim-area nursery.On Tuesday, representatives of the Lancaster County Roof Greening Project showed off the living-roof materials at Creek Hill Nursery, wher......