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Project of the Week:
St. Luke's Magic Valley Hospital by South Landscape Architecture and Tournesol Siteworks. [5.20.13]

 

 

Advertiser Press Release:

Xero Flor Green Roof System from Xero Flor America (XFA) Named a “Money-Saving Product” by BUILDINGS Magazine. [5.14.13]

 

 

Advertiser Press Release:

Green Living Technologies International (GLTi) Names 7 New Team Members. [5.13.13]

 

 

Advertiser Press Release:

US Manufacturer Brings Rooftop Gardens to China - LiveRoof. [5.8.13]

 

 

Advertiser Press Release:

Skyland USA announces Emilia Marin as the new rooflite® Fulfillment Director. [5.1.13]

 

 

Advertiser Press Release:

Providence St. Mary Medical Center Greens Up with First Green Roof in Walla Walla, WA by Tremco & Xero Flor America. [5.1.13]

 

 

Industry Update:

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to announce a 24 percent growth rate in installed green roofs in 2012 as part of the results of the Annual Green Roof Industry Survey. [5.1.13]

 


 

 

 

 
   
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Grey to Green: a Conference on the Economics of Green Infrastructure
by Tracy Jackson
Director, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
3rd International Green Roof Congress 2013 (Hamburg/Germany) Waterscapes, Landscapes, Roofscapes – Visionary Projects Presented by Award Winning Companies
3rd International Green Roof Congress - Hamburg Will Be the Showcase for Green Roofs in 2013
by Wolfgang Ansel
International Green Roof Association (IGRA)
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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to announce a 24 percent growth rate in installed green roofs in 2012 as part of the results of the Annual Green Roof Industry Survey. “On the heels of a huge 115 per cent growth rate in 2011, the green roof industry still grew by 24 per cent in 2012,” said GRHC founder & president Steven W. Peck. Green roofs are being embraced around North America, by policy makers, designers, building owners and developers because they deliver multiple proven public and private benefits. [5.1.13]

 

The U.S. EPA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Campus RainWorks Challenge. The U.S. EPA launched the Campus RainWorks Challenge in May 2012 to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners, and engineers to develop innovative green infrastructure systems that mitigate the impacts of urban stormwater while supporting sustainable communities. Student teams were invited to create an innovative green infrastructure design for a site on their campus showing how managing stormwater at its source can benefit the campus community and the environment. Winning teams earned a cash prize, as well as research funds for their faculty advisor to conduct research on green infrastructure. EPA plans to offer the competition again in the fall of 2013. [4.22.13]

 

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver. The COTE Top Ten Green Projects program, now in its 17th year, is the profession's best known recognition program for sustainable design excellence. The program celebrates projects that are the result of a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems and technology. 2013 Top Ten Award Winners with Green Roofs: The Swenson Civil Engineering Building in Duluth, Minnesota by Design Architect: Ross Barney Architects, and Architect of Record: SJA Architects and the Yin Yang House in Venice, California by Brooks + Scarpa. [4.22.13]

 

The city of Seattle and King County have agreed to make a total of $1.46 billion in sewer-system upgrades to reduce the amount of polluted water that enters Puget Sound and other waterways, under settlements reached with the federal government. The settlements resolve claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state Department of Ecology that the county and city violated the federal Clean Water Act by discharging raw sewage and other pollutants into local waters. [4.16.13]

 

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Dubai hotel exterior to be covered in 27,000 plants
ArabianBusiness.com, by Shane McGinley
Dubai, UAE.
"The Novotel hotel in Dubai’s Al Barsha is currently being covered in around 27,000 plants as part of a six storey ‘green wall’ being installed in the lower part of the building’s exterior. The green wall cover an area of 1,200 sq m and will contain around 27,000 plants, a spokesperson confirmed. The wall is designed to be a low maintenance garden and the hotel’s operator has installed an automatic irrigation system with fertiliser injection pumps to give all the required chemicals and fertilisers to the plants..." [5.20.13]

Grow your own roof: As this year's Chelsea Flower Show opens, learn how to get one of its key looks
Daily Mail UK, by Staff
London, UK.
"Green roofs have been popping up everywhere at the Chelsea Flower Show in recent years. The idea is simple: instead of using hard materials such as concrete, why not grow plants on that surface? Green roofs also help keep buildings cool in summer and warm in winter, and they have great aesthetic appeal. The RBC New Wild Garden, winner of a Silver-Gilt medal at 2011’s Chelsea Flower Show, attracted a lot of attention for its roof planted with a mixture of wildflowers, sedums, herbs and flowering perennials, all selected to enhance biodiversity..." [5.17.13]

Why Manhattan's Green Roofs Don't Work--and How to Fix Them
Scientific America, by Amy Kraft
Manhattan, NY.
"City rooftops covered with vegetation are seen as a way to reduce the urban heat-island effect and cut energy usage--but so far, the results have been unimpressive...Krista McGuire has taken sedum’s inadequacy as a challenge. The assistant professor of biological sciences at Barnard College wanted to see if a variety of native plants could survive on green roofs and how well they would deliver the desired benefits..." [5.17.13]

Which Hotels Have Solar or a Green Roof? Check Out TripAdvisor
SustainableBusiness.com, by James Anderman
US
. "If you're looking for a hotel or B&B to stay in, you might want to check out TripAdvisor's Green Leaders website, where hotels across the US are ranked on sustainable practices. You can find out if they have solar, electric car charging, a green roof and composting among many other features. Developed in partnership with the EPA's Energy Star, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the United Nations Environment Program, hotels apply to be accepted into the program. Once evaluated, they are given LEED-like ratings - Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum..." [5.16.13]

NPR Has Bees on Its Roof, but Isn’t in It for the Honey
CityDesk Blog, by Jenny Rogers
DC.
"...Urban beekeeping is just the latest piece of the sustainability movement that has for years been working its way through the District’s buildings. A green roof has already become de rigeur for many buildings in D.C., which boasts two million square feet of green roofing on more than 200 public and private properties. Michael Lucy at the Anacostia Watershed Society, which helps fund green roofs, says he’s seen a “significant uptick” in the number of private homes with green roofs—including a tiny 100-square-foot one on top of a porch, the smallest he’s aware of in D.C..." [5.15.13]
 

  contributing editors  >>more
 

 

The "Ask Ed" Plant Column
A Green Roof Day in New York

EDSNODGRASS
Co-Owner of
Emory Knoll Farms

 

 Transatlantic Spring to Vancouver and Toronto in March & April
CHRISTINETHURING
Student Editor

 

 

The Green Roof Guy
The New Face of the Green Roof Market
KELLYLUCKETT
LEED™ AP, GRP
President of Green Roof Blocks

 

 

 Perspectives from the Green Boardroom
Sustainability, Friend or Foe?

RALPHVELASQUEZ
Sustainability Champion

 

 

 

A View from the Sky Trenches
A Guide to Phytoremediation: A Symbiotic Relationship with Plants, Water & Living Architecture
PATRICKCAREY
Principal, hadj design
Architecture Editor, GRP
 

 

 Chic Sustainability
 Chic Sustainability Watch: Trends, Projects & People –
Disappearing Acts

HAVENKIERS
Design Editor
 

 

 

 

Green Roof Energy Series
Energy and Green Roofs: Beyond the Building
CHRIS
WARK
Associate
WSP Flack + Kurtz

 

The Green Walls Column
Food Factories Now At Every Scale
GEORGEIRWIN
CEO of Green Living Technologies

 

 

John Shepley of Emory Knoll Farms

 

Sustainable Business Insights
I am excited about the
Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2011

JOHN
SHEPLEY
Co-Owner of
Emory Knoll Farms
Green Business Editor

 

Photo Reflections of the CitiesAlive Chicago Green Roofs “Purple Line Tour,” Oct. 2012
CAROLINEMENETRE
Collaborator

 

 

Tropical Green Roofs
Intro to Tropical Green Roofs
KEVIN
SONGER
J.D., ISA Certified Arborist & Municipal Specialist, LEED AP BD+C

 

The Green Roof Patroller
Cool Roofs are not
Green Roofs

JORGBREUNING
Owner, Principal
Green Roof Service, LLC

 

 

Editor & Publisher
Greenroof Project of the Week for April 29, 2013: Aqua
LINDAVELAZQUEZ
ASLA Associate, GRP,
LEED™ AP

 

 

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May 20-24:

2013 APGA Conference - The Garden Evolution, Phoenix, AZ


May 21-22:

Grey to Green - The Economics of Green Infrastructure, Toronto, Canada


May 21-25:

RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London


May 24-26:

ROOF INDIA 2013, Chennai, India


May 29 - June 1:

CNU 21 - Living Community, Salt Lake City, UT


May 31 - June 2:

Resilient Cities 2013 - World Congress on Cities & Adaptation to Climate Change, Bonn, Germany


June 5:

World Environment Day


June 9-12:

Western Roofing Expo 2013, Reno, NV


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