Archives Past Events 2005

2005:

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offered their Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Courses in December 2005 on the following dates:

Minneapolis Green Roof Design 101 on Friday, December 2: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at City Hall, 350 South 5th Street, Room 319, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Trainer: Haven Kiers)

Portland Green Roof Design 101 on Friday, December 2: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm at BSE Water and Pollution Control Lab, 6543 N. Burlington Ave, Portland, Oregon. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

Chicago Green Roof Design 101 on Tuesday, December 6: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm at The Best Western Inn of Chicago, 162 E. Ohio St., Room: Windy City, Chicago, Illinois.

Raleigh Green Roof Design 101 on Friday, December 9: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm at North Carolina State University, McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, North Carolina. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

GTA Green Roof Design 101 on Thursday, December 15: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm at Langstaff Discovery Center, Tollgate Room, 155 Maple Rd., Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

For further information, please visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

***Green Drinks Holiday Party: Co-Hosted by: o2-NY, Green House NYC,
AIA COTE, Green Ground Zero, Brooklyn Green Drinks, and Greenlinks***

WHAT: Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks - it's a chance to mix with other like-minded folks, to network, share info and make friends. It is a lively group of people who work in the areas of architecture, energy, film, finance, publishing, fundraising, graphic design, sustainability in business, eco-materials, interior design, fashion design, law as well as folks in the non-profit and for-profit worlds. Come on down and bring your friends – its open to everyone.

WHEN: Tuesday December 13th, 2005 from 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

WHERE: Join us this month at Sweet and Viscous, 5 Spring Street (between Elizabeth and Bowery). $10 Cover Charge. More information at www.green-links.org.

WHO: Anyone working on environmental issues, studying them, thinking green, likes networking and being social.

WHY: Fun, contacts, alcohol, info, gossip, inspiration, business and pleasure.

NEW: Just go up to someone and say “are you green?” and you’ll be made welcome.

REMINDER: To get on this email circulation list, send an email to: nyc@green-links.org.

The Université de Montréal and the Goethe Institut Montréal presented the conference "4 Vues sur le Paysage" with lectures on December 6, 2005 by two prominent individuals: Michel Corajoud, lecture at 5:00 p.m. entitled "Le processus de conception et de réalisation d’un grand parc" - "The Development of a Conception for a Large Park," - and Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, lecture at 6:30 p.m. entitled "The making of the landscape and the siting of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Building in Yellowknife."

Both lectures were held at the Université de Montréal Amphithéâtre de la Faculté de l’aménagement (local 1120) 2940, chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Canada.

Ten years ago in Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, the Canadian landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander created a unique landscape for the Legislative Assembly building. Oberlander followed the strategy of 'least intervention'- to avoid disruption and destruction of the arctic tundra.

Indigenous plants were used exclusively - such wild roses and Kinnicknick on the rocky site. All trees were retained. Existing spruce and birch frame the remarkable architecture of Matsuzaki Wright, Pin Matthews, which nestles into the rock outcropping like an igloo.

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander is considered "Canada's premier landscape architect" and was given the Order of Canada in 1990. Born in 1924 in Muelheim/Ruhr (Germany), she fled Nazi Germany in 1938 with her mother and siblings. At Harvard University she studied with Walter Gropius and since coming to Canada in 1953 has made her mark on Canadian cities, particularly Vancouver, with her roof top gardens and green spaces. The young German photographer Etta Gerdes from Dortmund followed the traces of Oberlander across Canada.

The exhibit "Quatre Vues" will present a few of these photos at the Centre d'exposition of the Université de Montréal until December 10. A complete exhibit will be presented at the Canadian Centre for Architecture as of May 10, 2006. In "Quatre Vues" three other landscape architects are presented: the German Günther Grzimek (Olympiapark in Munich), the Brazilian Roberto Burle Marx and the Frenchman Michel Corajoud. As stated above, Michel Corajoud will also give a lecture on December 6 at 5 pm at the Amphitheatre of the Faculty of Landscape Architecture on "The Development of a Conception for a Large Park."

Download the "Quatre Vues" PDF here.

The City of Chicago conducted a second Green Roof Grants Seminar - Due to the great interest generated by the first Green Roof Grants seminar in October, the Department of Environment held another seminar from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at the Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd, in Chicago, IL. Visit their website for maps and directions. The application process was explained followed by a general discussion on green roofs, including the permitting process and structural engineering considerations.

The City of Chicago's Department of Environment is making a limited number of grants ($5,000 each) to help residential and/or small commercial (less than 10,000 square feet) building owners with a green roof project. An informational session on the Program was held on Wednesday October 19, 2005 from 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

Applications will be open November 1-30, 2005. Grants will be awarded in January 2006. You can download an application form or pick it up from the Department of Environment, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2500. Call 312.744.7606 or visit www.cityofchicago.org/environment for complete details.

A great success! The Greenbuild 2005 International Conference and Expo was held on November 9 - 11 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo is presented annually by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonprofit coalition of more than 5,500 private companies, nonprofits and governmental agencies working to transform the building industry. Throughout its 10-year history, USGBC has been at the forefront of green building - introducing the LEED Green Building Rating System in 2000 and launching Greenbuild in 2002.

Now in its fourth year, Greenbuild has swiftly become the must-go event for the industry. Featuring three days of exceptional educational programs, workshops, tours and speakers alongside an expansive exhibit hall and sponsors (see full schedule), it's the one place you can go to learn what's now and what's next in green building.

Everything About Green Building, Under One Roof: For three days in Atlanta, thousands of green building industry professionals came together to learn about the latest advancements in green building design, construction, project financing and building management.

Greenbuild's Mission: Provide an exciting annual meeting place for the rapidly expanding green building industry. Serve as the pre-eminent showcase for leading-edge green technologies worldwide. Deliver an outstanding educational program that highlights benchmarks of sustainability across a broad array of issues, including site location and development, water use, energy, materials, indoor environmental quality, biophelia, health and productivity, financing and more!

Conference Highlights:

Outstanding educational programs.
More than 450 exhibitors.
LEED ™ workshops.
USGBC member day and Chapter forum.
Green building tours.
Thought-provoking keynote speakers.
Master Speakers Series.
Annual USGBC Leadership Awards

For Schedule of Events, complete conference information, and to learn about the USGBC and Atlanta, Ga - plus much more, please visit: http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/.

The November monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, November 8th from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at 203 Lounge, 203 Spring Street (@ Sullivan) phone 212.334.3855; link to directions.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Tuesday December 13th for the BIG Green Holiday Party and Raffle Drawing at "Sweet and Vicious" Prizes welcome and volunteers needed. Contact nyc@green-links.org to volunteer.

At this month's Greendrinks, o2NYC collected names of NYC businesses and organizations that you know about that are involved in green design for the o2|e2 survey. o2|e2 is a new project to promote the eco-design industry in NYC through an expo event and online database scheduled for 2006.

The official Green Drinks T-SHIRT is finally here by popular demand! Bring your check books and sign up at the November ! Green Drinks to pre-order in time for the Holiday Party on Dec.13th.

Green Drinks is a low key, informal, self-organizing network who meet at a different place each month with people who work in the environmental field for a beer - it's a chance to mix with others to network, share info and make friends. It is a lively group of people who work in the areas of: architecture, energy, film, finance, publishing, fundraising, graphic design, sustainability in business, eco-materials, interior design, fashion design, law as well as folks in the non-profit and for-profit worlds.

If you like to be social and learn more about what other green folks are doing in the city, come on down! We are an informal, networking group with an average attendance of 100 people who work and study in the environmental field and have met very month since 1990.

Organizers feel this might be a way for greenroofs folks to connect with other green folks in the city, and suggest you take a chance to mix with other like-minded folks, to network, share info and make friends. Just go up to someone and say "are you green?", and you'll be made welcome.

Read more at www.greendrinks.org. To get on the email circulation list, send an email to: nyc@greendrinks.org.

*** ANNOUNCEMENT: Save the Date: Tuesday, December 13th 7-11pm for the 3rd Annual Green Holiday Party and raffle!

The one time of the year the Green Drinks gets together with other environmental groups in the city to have a big celebration, and give away lots of free green gifts! If you would like to volunteer to help organize the event, or donate a prize to our raffle, please contact nyc@green-links.org.
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The Peruvian Association of Landscape Architecture and the Municipality of Miraflores held their 2005 International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Western Region Conference from November 3 - 5 at the Marriott Hotel in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. The theme of the conference was: WATER, THE LIFE OF LANDSCAPE.

The conference theme arose from the need to focus on the management of landscape from a multidisciplinary perspective, respecting water and the land. This gave attendees the possibility of accessing the techniques applied by landscape architects and allied professionals from other countries for adaptation to their local conditions.

The objectives of the conference were:

To generate a dialogue and discussion process with the most ample participation of local and international landscape architects to create a debate on the challenges of the topic for Latin America;
To promote professional integration which may allow to strengthen the development of this profession as well as allowing effective participation in the creation of an attractive, equitable and sustainable environment;
To launch a work program directed to the creation of awareness of the importance of landscape and water in the design and execution of urban, rural, environmental and cultural policies in support of environment preservation and social responsibility. It is our intent to create a consciousness among government authorities and the civil society;
To interest landscape architects, students and related professionals such as biologists, engineers, architects and environmentalists.

Over 400 participants were expected, having the opportunity of participating in the conference program that included such topics as: reading of landscape, water as the environmental topic of the millennium, and new botanic alternatives and techniques in parks and gardens in historical and cultural centers in Latin America. We had the participation of renowned local and foreign speakers from fourteen countries of the Americas: Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Bermuda, USA, Canada and Peru.

The following session specifically addressed greenroofs:
Friday, November 4: 12:30–13:15
“Green Roofs Design (Air Gardens)” An Environmental Strategy presented by Corin Burgin of Argentina

Learn about the Conference, Registration and more in English or Spanish.

The Scandinavian Green Roof Institute (SGRI) held a research seminar on green roofs at the Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden at Ystadvägen 56, Malmö, Sweden, on October 21, 2005. The cost was 300 SEK per person. Lunch and coffee or tea is included. Members of Scandinavian Green Roof Association received free admission.

Open International Green Roof Research Seminar
at Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden
9.00 – 15.00 Friday, October 21, 2005
Ystadvägen 56, Malmö, Sweden

Programme - download the PDF here.
Part one: Green roof policies and incentives around the world
9.00 Welcome speech
9.10 Stephan Brenneisen, Switzerland: Living flat roofs in Switzerland.
9.45 Lois Vitt Sale, Canada: Green roof policy in North America.
10.20 Coffee and tea break
10.50 Tillmann Buttschardt, Germany: Green roofs in the German compensation
system.
11.25 Erik Skärbäck, Sweden: Environmental compensation in Sweden
12.00 Lunch buffet and tour of green roofs.

Part two: Green roof research in Sweden
13.00 Pär Söderblom: Co-ordination of the research on Augustenborg Botanical Roof
Garden.
13.10 Tobias Emilsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: Plant diversity
and development
13.30 Nils Cronberg, Lund University: Mosses on green roofs
13.50 Coffee and tea break

Part three: Discussion groups and panel
14.00 Smaller mixed discussion groups of delegates and speakers
14.30 The speakers and invited guests will form a discussion panel around the
development of effective incentives and policies to further the use of green roofs for
sustainable development.

Contact Louise Lundberg, SGRI, at +46 40-94 85 20 or fax +46 40-92 83 45 or info@greenroof.se if you have any questions and for any further details.

The Department of Integrated Science and Technology, in cooperation with the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at James Madison University, presented the first Green Roof Symposium on October 14, 2005, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at James Madison University in the Festival and Student Conference Center, 1301 Carrier Drive, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Green Roof Symposium was an opportunity to increase awareness and learn from local and national experts about the design, implementation, and benefits of green roofing.

      Agenda:

Time           Event
8:30 a.m.    Registration/Check In
9:00 a.m.    Welcome
                   Douglas Brown, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs, JMU
9:10 a.m.    My Roof is Growing on Me
                   Michael Perry, President, Building Logics, Inc.
9:50 a.m.    Our Living Roof
                   Laura Shepherd, Horticultural Director, Downtown Greens, Inc.
10:20 a.m.   Break
10:30 a.m.   Case Study - Albermarle Green Roof Project
                   Sean Dougherty, Planner, Albermarle County
11:00 a.m.   The Yorktowne Square Project
                   Jeanette Stewart, President, Lands and Waters, Inc.
11:30 a.m.   Panel Session: Environmental Impact
                   Wayne Teel, Assistant Professor, Environment Sector, JMU; Nesha Mizel, TMDL/Watershed Field Coordinator, DCR; Billy Paulson, JMU Student; Karim Altaii, Associate Professor, Energy Sector, JMU
12:00 p.m.   Lunch
1:00 p.m.     Applying "Green" Technology to Americas Roof Tops
                   Michael Perry, President, Building Logics, Inc.
1:30 p.m.     Green roofs, Selecting Plants for the Green Frontier
                   Sarah Murphy, Intern, Emory Knoll Farms
2:00 p.m.     Design Aspects of the Arboretum Green Roof
                   Beth Buffington, AIA , Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
2:30 p.m.     Q&A Panel Discussion with Speakers
3:00 p.m.     Adjournment and Optional Arboretum Tour

Download the Agenda as a PDF and read all about the JMU Green Roof Symposium here.

The October monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, October 11 from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at “Café Charbon” 170 Orchard Street, on the corner of Stanton, trains F,V at 2nd Ave; F, J, M, Z at Delancey St.; phone 212.420.7520; link to directions. They have a restaurant connected with excellent food, so dinner is an option there too.

The 2005 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO was held on October 7 - 10, 2005 at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the American Society of Landscape Architects' website, "We’ve expanded our residential design and sustainable design offerings. This year, residential design will be featured in field sessions, education programs, and a new category in the annual awards program. Educational offerings on sustainability include a number of education sessions, an intensive green roof design certification course presented by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, open forums on sustainability moderated by Rick Fedrizzi of the U.S. Green Building Council, special tours, and a field session on Everglades restoration."

Greenroof related events:
Friday, October 7 - Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Design 101
8:00 am—5:00 pm

"With the increasing use of the United States Green Building Council’s LEED as a procurement standard by many governments, and the introduction of new LEED rating systems for retrofit buildings, green roof infrastructure promises to play an ever-increasing role in achieving LEED credits for high performance buildings—delivering benefits at the development site, in building operation, and in the broader community.

In this intensive introductory course, you will learn how to determine the major functions and components of a green roof, identify the factors which influence costs, learn how to utilize an integrated design process in your project for maximum benefit, and much more.

The fee for this workshop includes:

- Participant’s manual and course completion certificate;
- Complimentary morning coffee break, box lunch, and afternoon refreshment break;
- Complimentary one year Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) individual membership in 2005 that includes:
    - 50 percent discount on purchase of Conference CDs which contain over 50 technical papers on policy, design, and research ($50 U.S. value);
    - Member registration fee ($100 U.S. discount off regular registration fee) for GRHC’s Annual Conference, Awards, and Trade Show;
    - Two-line description in the searchable online membership database including contact information and member profile of participation in previous conferences, workshops, and training courses;
    - Membership listing in GRHC’s Members Directory in their Conference CD-ROM;
    - Bi-monthly electronic newsletter on green roof developments;
    - One semi-annual hard copy or electronic version of the Green Roof Infrastructure
       Monitor.™
Trainer: Steven Peck, Executive Director, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. $199 per person."

Saturday, October 8 - 11:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm:
ASLA’s Green Roof Project: Design & Sustainability

Please read the Agenda and more about the 2005 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO on the ASLA website.

The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's 2005 Green Buildings Open House was part of the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour and was held on Saturday, October 1, 2005 from 10 am – 4 pm, including almost 40 sites located throughout the northeast U.S., many with greenroofs and earth-sheltered homes. Throughout the Northeast, homes and other buildings are taking advantage of clean renewable energy and other green building technologies. On Saturday, October 1 from 10am to 4pm, hundreds of these buildings opened their doors to the public for the Green Buildings Open House, featuring the National Solar Tour.

This event, which is part of the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour, offered a unique opportunity for people to see first-hand how clean energy and green building practices can be put to work. Homeowners and building managers were on site to describe their green building features and answer questions. Members of the public learned basic principles of green building, such as designing for solar heating ("passive solar"), energy-efficient building techniques such as superinsulation and air sealing, safe indoor air quality, and resource-efficient and healthy building materials. Many of the buildings demonstrate how solar hot water is collected and stored, how photovoltaics can be placed on or integrated into the shell of a building to produce electricity, and how wind can be used to generate power. The Green Buildings Open House demystified green buildings, proving that they are comfortable, affordable, and attractive.

NESEA organized the Green Buildings Open House in the six New England States, plus Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Browse to find the sites here:

http://www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse.

For additional info, contact the Project Manager, Anissa Sanborn, at: asanborn@nesea.org; Phone: 413.774.6051 ext. 30; Fax: 413.774.6053.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offered their Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Courses in October on the following dates:

ALSA Green Roof Design 101 on Friday, Oct 7: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the ASLA Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Only open to ASLA Delegates.

Ottawa Green Roof Design 101 on Friday, Oct 21: from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm at the Canada Post Head Office, Room C0010D Building C, Heron Rd/Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Arlington Green Roof Design 101 Fall, 2005 on Wednesday, Oct 26: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at DMJM ROTETT Office, 3100 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 900, Arlington, Virginia. (Trainer: Haven Kiers)

Toronto Green Roof Design 101 on Thursday, Oct 27: from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm at the Toronto Green Building Festival - George Brown College, Hospitality Building, Room H350, 300 Adelaide St West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For further information, please visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities or contact Dayna Goucher at 416.971.4494, ext. 228 or dgoucher@greenroofs.org.

Regenerative Designs and Landscapes of
Southern Germany Tour 2005

Green Harmony Endeavor created a tour to Germany on September 28 – October 11 called "Regenerative Designs and Landscapes of Southern Germany Tour 2005." Hosted by Roland Oehme, the son of world renowned, German-born landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme, this exclusive tour offered special insights gained from years of practice in landscape architecture and garden design, and from many years of travel to Germany visiting its significant buildings, parks, gardens, and garden shows.

Large scale recycling programs and living sustainably have become synonymous in the German culture actively pursuing human responsibility for Planet Earth's welfare. Thus, the tour included the latest in green building technology, beautiful public parks and gardens, climate cooling roof gardens, lively pedestrian town centers, creatively fun playgrounds, organic food stores, solar powered airports, hemp agriculture and processing, the most amazing fairytale castle, the very unique and beautiful Federal Garden Show in München (ends in October), delicious healthy cuisine, and many more unique and inspirational places and people.

This trip was limited to 15 people. Cost for tour will be $1,450 (including accommodations and transportation for 12 days and nights, all breakfasts, 2 dinner meals; not including airfare). During the trip people experienced all forms of sustainable living in München, Lake Constance, the Black Forest, and Stuttgart.

Green Harmony Endeavor invites you to learn more about this unique tour. The complete itinerary and more information is available from Green Harmony Endeavor at Tel: 410.825.3269; email: greenharmonyendeavor@yahoo.com

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offered the Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Courses in September on the following dates:

Victoria, Canada on Thursday, Sept 22: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at Royal Roads University, Mews Conference Centre Room 110, 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, B. C. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

Vancouver, Canada on Friday, Sept 23: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at British Columbia Institute of Technology, Downtown Campus, Room 840, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

Toronto, Canada on Monday, Sept 26: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the North York Civic Centre, Member's Lounge, 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

South Bronx, NY on Thursday, Sept 29: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, 841 Barretto St Second Floor, South Bronx, New York. (Trainer: Haven Kiers)

New York City, NY on Friday Sept 30: from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at City Hall, 100 Gold Street, Room 1R, New York City. (Trainer: Haven Kiers)

For further information, please visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities or contact Dayna Goucher at 416.971.4494, ext. 228 or dgoucher@greenroofs.org.

The Swiss Association of Green Buildings (SFG) and the University of Applied Sciences Wädenswil hosted the World Green Roof Congress 2005 on September 15 –16 at the University of Basel, Switzerland. The city of Basel was particularly appropriate for the Congress as it was one of the pioneers of governmental promotion and aid as well as research on green roofs. The event was organized together with the International Green Roof Association, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, and the University and city of Basel. The papers were published in the conference transcript, and congress languages were offered in English and German by simultaneous translation.

The World Green Roof Congress brought 50 international experts together, speaking about Supporting Programmes, Strategies and new Case Studies as well as Research in the field of Green Roofs and Urban planning. Greenroofs.com publisher Linda V. presented her paper entitled "An International Call for the Greenroof Projects Database" at the World Green Roof Congress, where she outlined the need for such a global compilation of existing greenroofs and issued an open invitation for individuals, governments, companies and manufacturers/ suppliers to submit their greenroof projects. Hopefully in the future, building owners, students, researchers and media alike may be able to search our database for such projects. Click here to see the updated Agenda.

The complementary Green Roof Week was held from September 12 - 17 and provided a wide-ranging excursion programme from one to three-day trips showing examples of good greenroof practice in Switzerland and the surrounding area of Basel, and also offered a Green Roof Course.

Read more about the Congress on their Webpage: www.greenroofcongress.ch. For more information, please contact Dr. Stephan Brenneisen, Naturemanagement Group, Green Roof Competence Centre, University of Applied Sciences Wädenswil; Grüntal, Postfach 335; CH- 8820 Wädenswil; Tel: +41 (0)44 789 99 29; Fax: +41 (0)44 789 99 40; E-Mail: info@greenroofcongress.ch. Click here to learn more in English and in German.

The September 2005 monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, September 13, from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at “Stone Creek” 140 East 27th Street, between 3rd and Lexington, New York, NY; phone: 212.532.1037; see website for directions: http://www.stonecreeknyc.com.

Malmö University is running their "Green Roofs and the Urban Environment" 7,5 ECTS course again during the fall 2005. Starting on September 9, the course addresses issues of urban ecology from a cross-disciplinary perspective. The point of departure is the relationship between urban planning and green space in general, and the potential of green roofs in particular. The course is carried out in close collaboration with the Scandinavian Green Roof Institute in Malmö, Sweden. The course revolves around a series of lectures and projects carried out by the students. The following issues will be addressed:

Urban hydrology and stormwater management;
The urban heat island effect and climate change;
Emissions and noise;
Biodiversity;
Energy efficiency in buildings;
Construction technology and building design;
Aesthetic aspects of buildings and green space;
Green space, health and the quality of life.

Visit the Malmö högskola (University) site for information about application and admission procedures.

The Cities of Roswell and Alpharetta, GA held their 1st Water Quality Workshop on Wednesday, August 31 from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm at the Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell, GA. Co-sponsored by Keep Roswell Beautiful and The Chattahoochee Nature Center and made possible through a grant from the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation. the workshop is open to the public. The workshop was designed for developers, businesses, municipal officials and other stakeholders interested in learning about Low-Impact Development (LID) techniques and will concentrate on information sharing.

WATER QUALITY CONFERENCE
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 from 9 am – 3:15 pm – at the Chattahoochee Nature Center: Water, Water Everywhere……

What does it mean for you as a business person, as member of a civic organization or as part of the local government to have the Chattahoochee River running through North Fulton? More than you can imagine!

Experts from the economic development arena, state and local government, organizations and local businesses will enlighten all of us as to why having the Chattahoochee River in North Fulton is good for business and why keeping the water quality high will help make North Fulton the place to live, do business and play. This workshop is geared towards North Fulton businesses, homeowners associations, civic organizations, and local governments. Representatives Jan Jones and Harry Geisinger were the Honorary Co-Chairs. Topics included economic development and the river, water conservation, greening your business, and watershed management.

Dr. Carol Couch, Director of the Environmental Protection Division, was the featured keynote speaker. The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is within the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Appointed by Governor Perdue and the Board of Natural Resources in October 2003, she is the first woman to lead EPD in its 32-year history. As Director, she is responsible for an 800-person agency that implements and enforces 26 state and 4 federal laws designed to protect, conserve and restore Georgia’s environmental resources.

Other featured speakers, panelists and organizations represented included: Bill Cox, EPA Regional Watershed; Rick Brownlow, Georgia Water Planning District/Clean Water Campaign; David Smith, Chairman of Keep Roswell Beautiful, with Ecological Solutions; Brandon Beach, GNFCC President; P2AD; Linda Velazquez of Greenroofs.com for Green Roofing; City of Roswell Regulatory Compliance; James Drinkard, City of Alpharetta; Tedra Cheatham, GNFCC; Terry Cole, incoming President of GAWP.

Information from the following organizations and businesses were displayed: Chattahoochee Nature Center; Keep Roswell Beautiful; Keep Sandy Spring North Fulton Beautiful; GAWP; City of Alpharetta; Alpharetta/Roswell Convention/Visitors Bureau; National Park Service; CH2MHill; Greenroofs; Ecological Solutions; Georgia Power Company; Clean Water Campaign; Upper Chattahoochee RiverKeepers; Greenroofs.com and P2AD.

Click here to see the Proposed Agenda. For additional information, please contact Janet Liberman, Environmental Programs Manager, City of Roswell, Executive Director of Keep Roswell Beautiful at: 770.641.3715 or: jliberman@ci.roswell.ga.us. or visit their website.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offered Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Courses in August on the following dates:

Long Beach, CA on Saturday, August 13: At the Energy 2005: The Solutions Network Conference, from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA. (Trainer: Haven Kiers)

For further information, please visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities or contact Dayna Goucher at 416.971.4494, ext. 228 or dgoucher@greenroofs.org.

The AIA of Wichita Kansas organized the Greening 2 Kansas Conference for sustainable design, held Friday August 12, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Wichita. This one day conference brought about different leaders from the building industry to discuss the key issues facing our practice in regards to sustainable design. Chris DeVolder, of 360 Architecture in Kansas City, was the key note speaker. He spoke about specific areas that architects, engineers, and manufacturing representatives can work together on, in designing sustainable structures. It gave an important educational opportunity for architects to see the different products that manufacturers have to offer that are new to the design field. They witnessed the progress that has been made in making sustainable products and that the cost for these products can be comparable to other non-sustainable products.

What AIA of Wichita is wanting to accomplish is to raise the awareness and education among the construction field (architects, engineers, contractors, etc.) and merge them with manufacturers, all within the belief that sustainable design can be achieved everyday. Exhibitors had ample opportunity to display and advertise their sustainable products throughout the day to many building leaders. Green Roof Blocks was there.

For general information about the conference program contact:

Matt Cortez, Assoc. AIA; McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry; 125 S. Washington; Wichita, Kansas 67202; 316.262.0451.

AIA Houston COTE and Jennifer Appel of Landsculpture & Design, Inc. presented a 2-part Green Roof Workshop on Monday August 1st from 4-8pm at the Downtown Historic Humble Oil Marriott on 914 Dallas Street, Houston, and on Monday August 8th from 4-8pm at the Greenbriar Greenroof at 7777 Greenbriar in Houston, TX. This workshop focused on understanding everything involved in creating a Green Roof system in Houston's hot-humid climate from a multi-discipline perspective, including: roofing supply through installation, landscaping and horticulture, Environmental, Architect, Owner, and Engineers' advice and experience. The first session focused on basic components and the holistic approach to design for new and retrofit situation. The second session concentrated on lessons learned and important details for a successful project.

Download the PDF here. To learn more, visit the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects website at www.aiahouston.org. (Look for the CE Signup icon - 8 CEU's.) Members: $150.00 Non Members: $150.00 Interns: $25.00.

The August 2005 monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, August 9, from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at "The Frying Pan" located at Pier 63 in Manhattan. Pier 63 is at the end of West 23rd Street at the Westside Highway on the Hudson River. It is just one pier north of the Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex. The ship is located at the north end of Pier 63, behind Basketball City; tel: 212.989.6363; website: www.fryingpan.com.

The July 2005 monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, July 12, from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at "The Frying Pan" located at Pier 63 in Manhattan. Pier 63 is at the end of West 23rd Street at the Westside Highway on the Hudson River. It is just one pier north of the Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex. The ship is located at the north end of Pier 63, behind Basketball City. tel: 212.989.6363 website: www.fryingpan.com.

Ecobuild America 2005, the environmental systems technology conference and exhibition, "the world's foremost green conference and exhibition," was held on June 20 - 23, 2005 in Orlando, FL at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort & Convention Center. According to the website, "Ecobuild, with a long standing success in Asia, is proud to announce the the debut of its newest event...Ecobuild America.

Ecobuild America will address the estimated $15 billion worth of green buildings currently in design or under construction in the US, representing 12-15% of total public construction and 2% of private sector construction. Although the $15 billion is less than 5% of the total $315 billion US annual construction for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, this category is growing at a rate of about 75% annually. It covers the breadth of commercial, industrial, institutional and residential green building techniques, construction products, renewable energy resources, and sustainable growth design and planning processes. Ecobuild America will be accompanied by product educational sessions for design and construction professionals will feature the latest innovations in green building materials and energy and technology, with particular emphasis on sustainable growth, green building, and environmental design. This gathering promises to feature the most comprehensive congregation of green building programs and technologies ever assembled — a showcase for this rapidly expanding and dynamic industry."

The following session addressed greenroofs:

Vegetative Roof Systems & Other Sustainable Roof Options
In the past few years the ideals of sustainability in the United States have gained momentum. In a true sense Sustainability is directly related to Long Term Performance. Vegetative roof systems, properly constructed are an end to those means. This presentation will focus on defining and explaining the concept of sustainability, review the opportunities that vegetative roof systems and other long term roof system provide towards the goal of sustainability and provide a framework for the attendee to pursue long term sustainable roof systems.

The following greenroof related companies exhibited:

Building Logics

Environmental Building News/BuildingGreen, Inc.

Environmental Design + Construction Magazine

For complete Agenda and conference information, please visit the website.

livingroofs.org logo

On June 16 and 17, 2005 livingroofs.org, in conjunction with Hochschule Wädenswil, and UK+CH offered exclusive greenroof tours entitled "Green Roofs and Biodiversity Science and Technology transfer Excursion to Switzerland." Last year livingroofs.org and a number of other partners ran the first very successful tour of greenroofs for biodiversity in Switzerland. "A number of leading architects and architectural journalists participated in the trip and we were surprised by the interest and the effect that the tour had on those that participated."

The toursl started at the Zurich airport and ended at the Basel Airport. Please contact tours@livingroofs.org for more information. Read the PDF about the 2005 Swiss Tours:

Green Roofs and Urban Biodiversity Science and Technology transfer Excursion to Switzerland on 26th / 27th May and 16th / 17th June 2005

The June 2005 monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, June 14, from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at Styvesant Cove Park on the East River with SOLAR 1 Open bar from 7-10pm. Directions to Stuyvesant Cove Park: www.cecenter.org/scdirections.php.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offered Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Courses in June on the following dates:

Vancouver, BC on Wednesday, June 1, 2005: from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the Downtown Campus of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, 555 Seymour Street (Dunsmuir and Seymour), Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

Chicago, IL on Friday, June 3, 2005: from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the Greening the Heartland 2005 Conference: The Palmer House Hilton, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL.

Victoria, BC on Monday, June 6, 2005: from 8:30 am to 5 pm in the Mews Lounge at Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Road Victoria, BC. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

Columbus, OH on Wednesday, June 15, 2005: from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), 333 West Broad St, Columbus OH. (Trainer: Patrick Carey)

For further information, please visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities or contact Dayna Goucher at 416.971.4494, ext. 228 or dgoucher@greenroofs.org.

Greening the Heartland 2005: Cost, Practice and Policy was held on May 31 - June 3, 2005 at the Palmer House Hilton, in Chicago, IL, presented by the City of Chicago and sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council's - Chicago and Regional Heartland Chapters.

According to the website, "The Chicago Standard is an important part of the City of Chicago's effort to make itself into the most environmentally friendly city in the United States. Well underway from the top down and from the bottom up, Richard M. Daley continues his re-making and re-shaping the "city that works" sustainably.

Buildings and cities will not achieve high levels of sustainability unless the businesses, transit, utilities, homeowners, industry and agriculture that support and define them are sustainable themselves. The City of Chicago has become "The Living Laboratory" where academia, business and community leaders, can integrate with government and community organizations to explore, develop and support enterprise models based on the tenets of sustainability.

The 2005 Greening the Heartland conference will focus on innovation and the ability to implement sustainability and market these practices in the region. (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.)"

The conference addressed the following track topics: Green Building; Energy; Government; Urban Design and Infrastructure; Tools; Dollars and $ense; and Existing Buildings/Operations, Cleaning & Maintenance.

Greenroofs were discussed in several sessions and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities presented their Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Course on June 3.

Visit the following greenroof related exhibitors:

American Hydrotech
Green Roof Blocks
GreenGrid
Intrinsic Landscaping
Sarnafil
JDR Enterprises

For general information on the conference program contact: Christine Gaudet, Conference Manager at 215.428.9655 or cgaudet@rdinc.net and visit the website for Agenda and complete details.

On May 26 and 27, 2005 livingroofs.org, in conjunction with Hochschule Wädenswil, and UK+CH offered exclusive greenroof tours entitled "Green Roofs and Biodiversity Science and Technology transfer Excursion to Switzerland." Last year livingroofs.org and a number of other partners ran the first very successful tour of greenroofs for biodiversity in Switzerland. "A number of leading architects and architectural journalists participated in the trip and we were surprised by the interest and the effect that the tour had on those that participated."

The tours started at the Zurich airport and ended at the Basel Airport. Contact tours@livingroofs.org for additional information. Read the PDF about the 2005 Swiss Tours:

Green Roofs and Urban Biodiversity Science and Technology transfer Excursion to Switzerland –
26th / 27th May and 16th / 17th June 2005

The May 2005 monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks was held on Tuesday, May 10 from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm at “Café Charbon,” 168-170 Orchard Street @ Stanton tel: 212.420.7520; see website: www.cafecharbonny.com.

***SPECIAL*** At this month's Green Drinks, we officially launched green-links, a new online resource for New York City's environmental community. Please see below for complete details.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and The Government of the District of Columbia were pleased to host the third annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show May 4-6, 2005 in Washington, D.C. This event brought together experts from diverse fields across North America and around the world. The conference raised awareness of the many benefits of green roofs, shared new research findings and provided information on the latest designs, implementation techniques and products.

43 expert speakers from 13 different countries presented the three conference tracks: Programs and Policies to Support Green Roof Infrastructure, Green Roof Design and Implementation, and Research/Technical Papers on Green Roof Performance.

Keynote Speaker for Friday, May 6, 2005: Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management and Budget at the Department of the Interior. She was joined by 45 other presenters including industry professionals, researchers, and policy makers during the two-day conference.

Area greenroof tours and the Green Roofs Design 101: Introductory Training Class were offered again this year; pre-registration was required and space was limited.

Greenroofs.com exhibited again at Booth # 607, and we took a lot of photos! We'll have them posted soon. Publisher Linda Velazquez presented her paper, with contributions from former City of Atlanta Environmental Manager Benjamin Taube, entitled "European Airport Greenroofs: A Potential Model for North America."

For additional information about the Conference including how to purchase the CD of all the presenters' papers, please contact Green Roofs for Healthy Cities at: phone 416.971.4494; fax: 416.971.9844; or visit www.greenroofs.org.

The Green Design Solutions Conference was held on May 4-6, 2005 at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, IL presented by Environmental Design + Construction and endorsed by the Chicago Chapter of the USGBC, AIA Chicago and the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council. The Green Design Solutions: Education For A Green Today for hospitals and schools was an innovative conference designed especially for the green building professional. Valuable insight and knowledge was gained into the design, building and maintenance of environmental healthcare and educational facilities from key industry leaders.

This event focused on green design efficiencies, LEED for hospitals and schools, specific green building tools, sustainable products, and more, packed into two-and-a-half days of exciting keynote sessions, educational seminars, networking opportunities and green building tours. Greenroofs were discussed throughout the Agenda but specifically in the following events:

Friday, May 6: City of Chicago’s Green Initiatives Keynote Address by N. Marcia Jiménez, Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Environment; "Environmental/Green Roofing and Waterproofing Technologies" by John D’Annunzio, President of Paragon Roofing Technology Inc.; Green Roof tours of the Chicago Center of Green Technology and the Schwab Rehabilitation Center.

Read all about the tours here, and see the Agenda here: For Additional Information - Contact:
Keri Wrobel, Event Director, Environmental Design + Construction; Phone: 248.890.3319; Fax: 248.786.1420; wrobelk@bnpmedia.com

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offered Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Courses in the following cities in April 2005:

Sacramento, CA on April 29; Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, April 27; Montreal, QC on April 15; Ottawa, ON on April 6; Toronto, ON on April 1.

For further information, please visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities or contact Alex Johnston at 416-971-4494, ext. 221 or ajohnston@greenroofs.org.

and Earth Day New York

WHAT: A special Green Drinks Event to celebrate Earth Day 2005. There is a lot going on both in and around Grand Central Station! In celebration, we decided to join in the fun and are having a green drinks together with the EarthFair festivities!

See their website for details on Earth Day New York : www.earthdayny.org

WHEN: Friday, April 22, 2005 7pm – 11pm (but from 12 noon-7pm the EarthFair is happening at Vanderbilt Avenue between 42nd – 44th Streets New York City – in the alley right next to Grand Central Station)

WHERE: After the EarthFair, meet up at 7pm at “Metrazur Bar and Restaurant” for the Earth Day slide show in Grand Central.

“Metrazur” is on the upper level up the stairs inside the station, and the slide show goes until 8pm, so come early!

WHO: Anyone working on environmental issues, thinking green, likes networking and being social – open to all!

WHY: Fun, contacts, info, gossip, inspiration, business and pleasure AND because its Earth Week and we should take some time to celebrate! Mix and mingle with other green people in the city and get a good view of the slide show!

For more info see website www.earthdayny.org

NEW: Just go up to someone and say “are you green?”, and you’ll be made welcome.

REMINDER: To get on this email circulation list, send an email to: nyc@green-links.org.

STATUS: Informal, self-organising network. Every month since July 2001. Average attendance: 100.

INFO: www.green-links.org - Green Drinks will still have its regular meeting time – 2nd Tuesday of every month.

green-links
new york's environmental community resource
www.green-links.org

EnvironDesign9 - Powerful ideas. Vigorous actions. Compelling visions - was held on April 20 - 22, 2005 at the Marriott Marquis in New York, NY. Produced by Interiors & Sources and green@work magazines, EnvironDesign9 asks: Do you know what ideas will best shape sustainable design and business practices in the future? What actions will most effectively place environmental stewardship and sustainable development front and center in mainstream America? Want to get better connected to the leaders and visionaries who are making it happen?

EnvironDesign9 combines unparalleled education with unlimited networking opportunities to explore how environmental stewardship is the creative and critical force driving contemporary design and product innovation. A well-respected tradition, EnvironDesign is where you need to be to learn what’s new in this explosive movement—and to forge strategic connections with the key players helping make it happen.

In addition to inspiring keynote presentations, workshops, the Third Annual Trash to Treasure Competition/Silent Auction and an expanded Product Learning Center, new elements added to the 2005 event included “Conversations that Matter” and “Celebrating a Sustainable You.” Keynote speakers included William McDonough and Michael Braungart who presented Design for the Circular Economy: Cradle-to-Cradle in China and Europe. Greenroof related events included the following pre-conference workshop, keynote address and post-conference tours:

Workshop: Green Roofs for Design and Building Professionals

Wednesday, April 20 at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

How-To-Instructions; Case Studies; Resources

Keynote: Greening the New York City Skyscape:
A Conversation with Leslie Hoffman and Robert Fox

Friday, April 22 at 8 a.m.
Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director, Earth Pledge
Robert Fox, Co-founder and Partner, Cook + Fox Architects

Tour: New York City’s Green Roofs
Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon
Explore some of New York's most innovative green rooftops during this three-hour tour, conducted by representatives of Earth Pledge's Green Roof Initiative. Green roofs provide a sensible, beautiful and architecturally appealing way to address some of the most urgent ecological issues facing urban centers today. This tour illustrates first-hand how appealing and relevant green rooftops are to helping solve some unique environmental problems.

Tour: The Solaire
Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon
Spend the morning exploring this 27-story, glass-and-brick residential tower in Battery Park City, directly adjacent to the site of the former World Trade Center, which meets both the recently enacted New York State Green Building Tax Credit and Gold LEED certification. Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects designed the 357,000-square-foot, 293-unit building to consume 35 percent less energy, reduce peak demand for electricity by 65 percent, require 50 percent less potable water, and provide a healthy indoor environment. The tour will conclude with a visit to the rooftop’s garden area.

Download the Conference Agenda here, and visit the website, www.environdesign.com for more information.

Bennett & Brosseau Roofing presented three educational seminars in the Chicago, IL area: "Garden Roof Technology Seminar" and Why You Should Consider a Garden Roof on April 19 in Chicago; "How to Spot Roof Problems & What to Do About Them Seminar," and "The Why & How: Manage Your Roof as an Asset Seminar," in Indianhead, IL on April 21.

See the register here, and for more info contact: Sue A. Patterson, Business Development Director, Bennett & Brosseau Roofing, Inc.; 630.759.9933 direct; 630.759.0009 main; 630.759.2288 fax; www.bennettandbrosseau.com

The April 2005 monthly social meeting of New York Green Drinks were held on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm at “ Pioneer Bar,” 281 Bowery between Prince and Spring Streets, near the N, R, 6, F and V trains. tel: 212.334.0484. See website for directions: www.pioneerbar.com.