Sustainable Construction

Sustainable Construction

Sustainable Construction magazine delivers best-practices, products, and resources that contractors can use to balance environmental, social, and economic issues relative to sustainable construction.


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Spring 2012
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Green Roof Harmonizes Historic Church Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

  • The First Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wisconsin, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1946.

  • The sweeping curve of the addition’s green roof is shown here adorned in autumn colors.

  • The new LiveRoof green roof is shown here with the original Meeting House in the background.

  • LiveRoof modules arrive with full-grown plants that are ready for the rigors of the rooftop.

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Langer Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. has installed many green roofs over the years. However, none was more significant, challenging or impressive than the 7,000-square-foot green roof atop the 20,000-square-foot addition to the First Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wisconsin. The First Unitarian Society of Madison commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the Meeting House in 1946. Construction began in 1949 and was completed in 1951. Over the years, First Unitarian has become one of the...
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Features

Editor's Column

  • Rating Sustainability

    by Tara Ninmann

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    There has been a lot of buzz lately in the sustainability industry about...

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