Gaines Group Architects

Why you should want a vegetated roof for your home and business.

Green roof, vegetative roof, intensive, extensive, sedums – there are many terms and phrases you will  learn in the world of growing vegetation on your roof. This is a niche market, it is new and innovative. Or rather, this is a technology that was developed in Germany in...

Green Terms Defined – Low Impact Development

Low Impact Development (LID) is an approach to site planning the is holistic looking at a building context and Best Management Practices (BMP) to replicate the natural patterns of the site. LID captures rainwater, recycling it to use on-site or slowly letting it recharge the...