Considering a green roof for your data center or humble abode? You may want to keep an eye on the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), which will soon be sharing the lessons they learned during their green roof demonstration project.

On September 19th, Nancy Somerville, Executive Vice President and CEO of ASLA -- and green roof expert -- will discuss how such a system realistically performs in the real world. The media event, which takes place in Washington DC, will cover a range of topics, including: stormwater runoff and stormwater pollution; energy and other maintenance savings; green roof temperature compared to non-green roofs; and plant performance on the roof-top environment.

This week the group posted an interesting update that highlighted some of the challenges in planning a green roof. Those included feast-or-famine summer rainfall in DC and destructive birds.

In the world of IT, there's at least one data center is in the process of installing a green roof, and it should come as no surprise that it's AISO, the solar-powered host.