Green Roofs & Walls Research

The Outdoor Circle’s green roof and walls research collaboration, with Dr. Andrew Kaufman of the University of Hawai‘i’s Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences department, will began planting this year after significant preparation over the past year. This research, being conducted at the Hale Tuahine, Magoon Research Facility in Mānoa, will identify which green roof and wall plants will thrive in Hawai‘i’s climate and provide important knowledge that can be used to shift from traditional “grey” to “green” infrastructure, allowing concrete buildings and roofs to host ideal species that will reduce cooling costs, increase biodiversity in urban areas, increase food security and be more aesthetically pleasing.