Past Guest Feature Articles:

2013:

april - Grey to Green: a Conference on the Economics of Green Infrastructure
May 21 & 22nd – Toronto, Ontario, By Tracy Jackson, Director, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

march - 3rd International Green Roof Congress - Hamburg Will Be the Showcase for Green Roofs in 2013 - By Wolfgang Ansel, Director of the International Green Roof Association

2012:

november - Observational study of grasshoppers (Orthoptera) on green roofs in northern Switzerland - By Julie Ann Razryadov, Founder of Downtown Binghamton Greenroof Initiative

october - The Indian Green Infrastructure Network Invites You to Bangalore in November! - By Hema Kumar, Founder of the Indian Green Infrastructure Network (IGIN)

september - 10th Anniversary - CitiesAlive Returns to Chicago To Celebrate and Plan Ahead - By Steven Peck, GRP, Honorary ASLA, Founder and President of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Co-Founder, Green Infrastructure Foundation

june - Copenhagen, the Green City for the Third World Green Roof Congress - By Dusty Gedge, Founder of the World Green Roof Congress and livingroofs.org

april - You’re Invited to Hangzhou, China for the 2012 World Green Roof Congress - By Wang Xianmin, Secretary-general of the 2012 Hangzhou China World Green Roof Conference

march - Portland Builds Over 100,000 Square Feet of Greenroofs in 2011 - By Casey Cunningham, Landscape Architect, City of Portland’s Sustainable Stormwater Division

january - All-Aboard the Greenroof Ship at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters - By Todd Skopic, Henry Company Northeast Regional Building Science Specialist

2011:

november - Pioneering Vegetated Architecture in Colombia: From Research to Regulations - By Andrés Ibáñez Gutiérrez, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong and Biotectonica S.A.S., Colombia

october - Welcome to the 9th Annual www.CitiesAlive.org Green Roof and Wall Conference, Restoring Urban Water: Philadelphia Takes the Lead - By Steven Peck, Founder and president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

june - Various Types of Green Roof Systems Come Together at NYC's 5-Boro Complex - By Artie Rollins and John Robilotti, NYC Parks and Recreation

may - Ecological, Social, and Policy Factors Influencing Biodiversity on Green Roofs - By Bracha Y. Schindler

march - What’s Greener – White Roofs or Green Roofs? Find Out in Washington, D.C. at the Living Architecture Symposium - By Steven W. Peck and Jeffrey L. Bruce

january - How Green Roofs and Green Walls Can Qualify for the EPAct 179D Energy Tax Deduction - By Jason Deirmenjian, CPA

2010:

december - CitiesAlive! 2010 - By Janet Faust, Environmental Horticulturist and Greenroof Product Manager, JDR Enterprises, Inc.

november - Designer of GoGreenRoof™ Water Harvester Seeks GGR Campaign Team - By Tim Elam, Designer

november - An Invitation to CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference - By Jeffrey L. Bruce, FASLA, GRP, Chair, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and Steven W. Peck, GRP, HASLA, Founder and President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

october - Save the Date: Skyrise Greenery Conference Singapore (1st-3rd November) - By Wolfgang Ansel, International Green Roof Association (IGRA) and Dr. Tan Puay Yok, Deputy Director, Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE), National Parks Board

august - Green Roofs for a Changing Climate - The 2nd London World Green Roof Congress - By Dusty Gedge, Director, Livingroofs.org and President, European Federation of Green Roof Associations

july - Coupling Rainwater Collection with Living Roofs: A Water Quality Review - By David Williams and Jon Kinder, Prairie Designs LLC

july - Green Roofs at Boston GreenFest 2010 - By Demetria Spinrad, Foundation for a Green Future, Inc.

may - Green Jobs and Training: Expanding Green Jobs, Upgrading Skills and Seizing New Opportunity Are Focal Points At Our First Regional Conference and Training - By Steven W. Peck, GRP, HASLA, Founder and President Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

april - Perennial Peanut: Gold for Green Roofs in the Humid Tropics - By Patrick J. O’Connor, Green Roof Manager, ICS Group, Inc.

march - Top Down Greening: Green Roofs on the Rise - By Adam Henige, Web Consultant

february - International Summit in Shanghai: The Green Roof Solution to the Impending Drinking Water Crisis in India, Western China and Neighboring Countries - By Dr. Karen L. Weber, Earth Our Only Home, Inc.

2009:

october - A French Green Roof Research & Development Program - By Maxime Darnis and Philippe Faucon, ARRDHOR CRITT Horticole Green Roof Research

october - The eThekwini Municipality Green Roof Pilot Project - By Clive Greenstone, Principal of Green Roof Designs

august - In the Shadow of the Vertical Garden - By Lars Kronborg Bak, Landscape Architect

june - The Eco-villa at Soneva Kiri - By Louis Thompson, Six Senses Permaculturist

may - Climate protection, naturally – green roofs in Düsseldorf: financial support and quantitative analysis of aerial photographs - By Katja Holzmüller, Environmental Department of Düsseldorf

march - Green Buildings in India - By Christine Thüring, Greenroofs.com Student Editor

january - INTERNATIONAL GREEN ROOF CONGRESS 2009: “Bringing Nature Back to Town” - By Wolfgang Ansel, International Green Roof Association

2008:

november - Modern Green Roof Technology Literally Shipped from Germany! - By Jörg Breuning, Green Roof Expert and Consultant

october - Sustainable Head-Quarters: The West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority - By Frances Carroll, Chartered Landscape Architect

october - Relaxing Villa Santai, the First Greenroof in Bali - By Victor Sinclair, Owner/Designer

june - Penstemons for Green Roofs in the Midwest - By Brent Horvath, Nursery President and Grower

april - A green roofing resource - By James R. Kirby, AIA, NRCA associate executive director of technical communications

march - An Intro to Green Walls and Green Roofs: Living Architecture at its Best - By George Irwin, Industry CEO and President

2007:

december - New Stormwater Regulations Promote Green Roofing and Waterproofing - By William F. Foley, CSI, CCPR, Waterproofing and Greenroof Design Consultant

november - Stormwater Runoff Issues - By Jim Lindell, Marketing Manager

april/may - The Green Roof Centre - Sheffield, UK - By Jeff Sorrill, the Green Roof Centre Project Manager

2006:

december - The Green Roof Stormwater Management Tool ~ a Free Community Resource - By Kelly Luckett, LEED AP, President of Green Roof Blocks

october - The world’s green roofs could be Australia’s market because: There’s “green gold” across our harsh landscapes - By Geoff Wilson, President of Green Roofs for Healthy Australian Cities

september - ENVISIONING A “GREENROOF” POLICY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Implementing Strategies to Encourage Alternative Stormwater Best Management Practices - By Gregory C. Long, R.L.A.

august - DIY Modular Green Roof Systems - By Sandra McCullough, LEED AP

july - Green Roof Industry Meets in Boston for Biggest Green Roof Conference Yet! - By Jennifer Sprout, Director, Conferences and Special Events, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

july - Compost Utilization Goes Through the Roof: Center for Green Roof Research at Penn State University uses compost in its media studies and plans to explore microbial communities - By Drew Mather, Soil Scientist

may - Perlite on Green Roofs - By Jennifer Appel, ASLA, Registered Landscape Architect and Licensed Irrigator

april - National Landscape Architecture Month - By Dennis Carmichael, FASLA, President, American Society of Landscape Architects

2005:

november/december - The next profit frontier for green roof companies is…FOOD FROM THE ROOF - By Geoff Wilson, President of the Urban Agriculture Network – Western Pacific, and Convenor of Green Roofs for Healthy Australian Cities

october - A Bold Plan for New Orleans - By Alex Wilson and the Editors of Environmental Building News

september - German Ecology and a Regenerative Design Tour - By Roland Oehme, Landscape Architect

august - The World Green Roof Congress & Green Roof Week, Basel, Switzerland 2005 - By Dr. Stephan Brenneisen

may - Shouting from the Rooftops! Chicago’s Green Champions Share Techniques for Growing More Green Roofs on More Buildings - By Vuk Vujovic, LEED AP, and Douglas J. Ogurek, Architects

april - At Night All Cows are Black, or In the Land of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King - By Patrick Carey, Designer

march - The Filter, Drain, and Water Holding Components of Green Roof Design - By Allan Wingfield, AIA

february - Replacing the Roof on Your Facility? How to Get What You Paid for and Avoid Unexpected Problems and Cost - By Ken Apicella, Project Manager

january - Horticulture Therapy: Rooftop Garden Creates An Oasis For Wellness & Rehabilitation - By Ed Jarger, Regional Greenroof Product Manager

2004:

december - Birds on a Cool Green Roof ~ Can the roof of Chicago's City Hall take urban nature to a higher level? - By Katherine Millett, Freelance Writer

november - A New Independent Green Roof Organisation for the UK - By Dusty Gedge, Greenroof Consultant

october - The GaLaBau 2004: 16th International Fair for Urban Green and Open Spaces in Nuremberg, Germany, September 15-18 - By Janet Faust, Environmental Horticulturalist & Greenroof Product Manager

september - The Times They are A-Changing: Trends and Challenges for the Green Roof Market of the Future - By Wolfgang Ansel, DDV, IGRC

august - Growing Green Roofs in the United States - By Wendy Willow Wark, Green Roof Consultant

july - Don’t Call It Dirt! - By Chuck Friedrich, RLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect and Growth Media Consultant

june - How to Build an Intensive Residential Green Roof - By Jennifer Appel, Registered Landscape Architect and Licensed Irrigator

may - Greenroofs - From the Classroom to the Boardroom - By Janet Faust, Environmental Horticulturalist & Greenroof Product Manager

april - Green Roof Demonstration and Research Center – Developing Further - By Louise Lundberg, International Green Roof Institute, Malmö, Sweden

march - A Cool Roof in a Hot City:  The Southeast's First Municipal Greenroof - By Benjamin Taube and Janet Ward,  Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

february - When Mosses Recreate the Landscape on the Roof - By Michel R. Chiaffredo, MCK Environnement & BRYOTEC Technology

january - 2004 Will Be A Year of Laying the Foundations for Unprecedented Growth in the Green Roof Industry - By Steven Peck, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

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