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Going green on top
The Kerryman,
by Staff
July 1, 2009
Kerry, Ireland. "...Simple sedum roofs can be used on existing garages and sheds whether they are roofed with corrugated iron or an asphalt/bitumen felt layer...For further information look up: www.livingroofs.org.uk, www.greenroofs.com, www.english-nature.org.uk."                               >>more


SPRI expands membership to include green roof and photovoltaic component suppliers
Building Design & Construction,
by Staff
July 1, 2009
New York, NY. "SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, recently approved a bylaw revision expanding its membership to include companies that represent Emerging Technologies...Photovoltaic and vegetative roof component suppliers were two emerg-ing technologies identified as representative of this new category..."                   >>more


Rooftop garden in Greenpoint is the stalk of the town
New York Daily News,
by Jake Pearson
June 30, 2009
New York, NY. "Ben Flanner farms about fifty different types of vegetables and plants such as turnips, mustard greens, and kale at his rooftop garden in Greenpoint, Brooklyn...The project first sprouted last fall when Flanner e-mailed Goode Green, a local green roof design and installation company, about starting a rooftop farm..."       >>more


Top 10 green U.S. cities
MNN.com,
by Staff
June 29, 2009
U.S. "Although the EPA has not established official criteria for ranking the greenness of a city, there are several key areas to measure for effectiveness in carbon footprint reduction. These include air and water quality, efficient recycling and management of waste, percentage of LEED-certified buildings, acres of land devoted to greenspace, use of renewable energy sources, and easy access to products and services that make green lifestyle choices (organic products, buying local, clean transportation methods) easy..."     >>more


Green walls: the growing success of 'vegitecture'
CNN.com,
by Staff
June 29, 2009
U.S. "Walk past the southern face of the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, and you will be greeted by a massive wall of brilliant green foliage -- an 8,600 square feet plant installation by the designer Patrick Blanc, featuring more than 170 different species... The amazing spectacle is one of the largest in a growing number of "plant walls' or 'vertical gardens'..."                        >>more


C.O.D. Goes ‘Green’ to Keep Up With Industry Demand
College of DuPage News,
by Jennifer Duda
June 28, 2009
Glen Ellyn, IL. "...College of DuPage is preparing students by offering a variety of green courses this fall...Green course offerings include a review of green roof technology and rain gardens, instruction on using sustainable materials in interior design, and a review of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification process..."                   >>more


A growing trend: Green roofs
Albany Times Union,
by Brian Nearing
June 28, 2009
Albany, NY. "It is Karen McGowan's job to keep plants growing inside malls, hotels and office buildings around the Capital Region. Now, she's getting ready to start greening up the rooftops...Composed of living plants and earth, green roofs are gradually showing up in the United States..."                   >>more


Something green sprouts up on Target Center roof
KARE11.com,
by Jeffrey DeMars
June 28, 2009
Minneapolis, MN. "From a view above the Target Center in Minneapolis, Mother Nature's canopy is all green and the roof of the Target Center will be as well. It will soon become the largest green roof space in Minnesota and the 2.5 acres will be one of the 10 largest in the nation..."         >>more


Installation work begins on Minnesota's largest green roof
Building Design & Construction,
by Staff
June 26, 2009
Minneapolis, MN. "Installation of the 2.5 acre green roof vegetation on the City-owned Target Center begins today...The green roof design team includes Leo A Daly, Kestrel Design Group, and Inspec; locally-operated Stock Roofing, a Tecta America company, is replacing all of the roofs on the Target Center and installing the extensive green roof..."                                >>more


New York City's High Line, a park built from industrial ruins
Green Right Now,
by John DeFore
June 26, 2009
New York, NY. "...A new park built upon industrial ruins, sustained by both citizens and government, and (to judge from its opening week) enjoyed by all...Those planted areas, which are feathered into and around concrete paths throughout the park, perform a valuable role when it comes to rain. The High Line 'functions essentially like the City’s largest green roof,'..."      >>more


First Community Bank Goes Green With New I-45/Beltway 8 Headquarters Building
MarketWatch,
Press Release
June 26, 2009‎
Houston, TX. "FC Holdings, Inc., parent company of First Community Bank, N.A., broke ground today on a new 24,000 square foot headquarters building...The roof of tomorrow, today 12,000 SF, 9" deep, Green roof to keep things cool..."              >>more


Putting stimulus funds to work on roof repairs
GovPro Media,
by Michael Keating
June 25, 2009
Louisville, KY. "...city officials will use federal stimulus funds to pay for a green roof on a new transit maintenance and training hub facility. The transit hub project, valued at $5.5 million, will include the installation of solar panels..."         >>more


Small Biz in Brooklyn Going Green? Panel Explores Business Solutions
Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
by Sarah Tobol
June 25, 2009
Brooklyn, NY. "Mankiewicz, as director of the Gaia Institute, works with the relationship between humans and the environment, developing soil for green roofs and increasing the number of community gardens and trees in the city. While new green technologies, such as green roofs and solar panels, are pricey right now, he said, the horizon is good. The technology is just getting there...the more we build, the better off we are..."                         >>more


Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center Opens
Chicago Press Release Services,
Press Release
June 25, 2009‎
Chicago, IL. "...The 16,000 square-foot green roof garden will be accessible to the public via a grand staircase and features an overlook with interpretive panels educating visitors about all aspects of rooftop gardens. The south side of the.."    >>more


IC Green Container Dwellings Sprout Up in California
Inhabitat,
by Haily Zaki
June 25, 2009
Los Angeles, CA. "...All models come with water conservation measures such as rainwater collection systems, grey-water systems, green roofs, and dual flush toilets. Materials used include FSC certified wood products, VOC free paint, and metal products with high recycled..."        >>more


Bobo Hosts Green Roof Fundraiser, We Win Tequila
Village Voice,
by Chantal Martineau
June 25, 2009
New York, NY. "...The event's aim was to raise money for neighbor PS 41's green roof project, which has become a pet cause for owner Carlos Suarez...The GELL project is a 20,000-square-foot learning lab planned for the roof of PS 41, where kids can conduct experiments and grow fresh produce...."                                   >>more


Lofty 'green' renovation for Sears Tower, adds hotel
Chicago Sun-Times,
by David Roeder
June 25, 2009
Chicago, IL. "...Sears Tower is "going green" while keeping its attire of basic black. The tower's owners are planning a rooftop-to-plaza renovation to conserve energy and power up its financial performance... initiatives such as green roofs and advanced lighting controls will trim energy usage..."                                       >>more


For rooftop gardens, the sky's the limit
Times Herald-Record,
by Adam Bosch
June 25, 2009
Kingston, NY. "...The media center will soon be home to Ulster County's first commercial rooftop garden, replete with vegetables, shrubs and benches where workers from the various businesses inside can chill out with their laptops..."     >>more



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Reporting on the 2nd International Green Roof Congress 2009 – Bringing Nature Back to Town

By Christine Thüring

Flying high above the North Shore of Lake Constance; Photo by Christine Thüring.

From May 25 – 28th 2009, representatives from five continents came together to celebrate and discuss green roof technology in the municipality of Nürtingen (~30 km south of Stuttgart).  The 2nd International Green Roof Congress 2009 was jointly hosted by the International Green Roof Association (IGRA) and the German Roof Gardener Association (DDV), with patronage from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs.

Compared to the first event in 2004, this second congress featured speakers from 10 countries and drew 270 delegates from 40 countries.  Simply walking the exhibition or meandering through a coffee break was akin to moving through an international airport.  While English was the primary language, countless accents were undeniably present and many original languages rang out in communicative chorus.  When recalling the diversity of professions in attendance (architects, roofers, botanists, developers, academics, planners, etc.), and combining this with the internationality of the assembly, one gains a sense of how exciting and significant green roof technology has become, if only in cross-linking boundaries and cultures and overlapping...                   >>more


guest feature article

The Eco-villa at Soneva Kiri

By Louis Thompson, Six Senses Permaculturist
Photos Courtesy Louis Thompson

An eco-resort greenroof on a tropical island off the coast of Thailand using native ferns.

The eco-villa is a prototype zero carbon emissions Six Senses hotel suite we just completed building at Soneva Kiri and Six Senses Spa on the island of Ko Kood, Thailand, as a forerunner to our forthcoming Zero emissions brand.  It is essentially an experimental showcase of a range of environmental technologies incorporated into a bio-climatically designed luxury pool villa made from locally sourced building materials.

The structure has been erected by a team of Thai craftsmen, including mud brick experts, terracotta potters, master carpenters, and stonemasons.  We have designed and built this structure to demonstrate that it is already possible to provide the same levels of service and comfort as a five-star luxury hotel room using modern building techniques and state of the art, zero carbon emissions, renewable energy technology combined with indigenous skills and knowledge, even in the remotest areas.  The construction, landscaping and operation are based on permaculture design principals to ensure that waste is minimized or...   >>more


Kelly Luckett

The Green Roof Guy

Green Roof Wind Uplift Challenges:
Paranoia, Turn a Blind Eye, or How About We Work Together?

By Kelly Luckett, LEED™ AP

Hello once again green roof fans,

A while back I received an invitation to attend a wintertime meeting in Dallas to discuss wind uplift and fire resistance characteristics of green roof systems. Though people who live in St. Louis don’t typically need much of a reason to head south for a few days when there is snow on the ground in the Midwest, I was particularly interested in taking part in these discussions

I had just completed a green roof installation in Orlando, Florida, perhaps one of the more stringent code enforcement environments in the United States, and I never even heard mention of the building code or the building inspector. The last time I had worked in Florida was just after Hurricane Andrew (August, 1992). The building code and the building inspectors dominated the conversation across the roofing industry. Yet here I was back in the land of wind uplift paranoia and not a single mention of how the green roof complied with wind uplift requirements in the building code...     >>more
         


industry news: company/organization/
government/university

aia and the city of san francisco

To celebrate San Francisco, the host city of the American Institute of Architects’ 2009 Convention, and its commitment to sustainable design, the AIA has partnered with Mayor Gavin Newsom to select the city's ‘greenest’ buildings. San Francisco’s Greenest program celebrates projects that make a positive contribution to their communities and reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as reuse of existing structures, energy and water conservation and the use of sustainable or renewable construction materials. The announcement comes on the heels of Mayor Newsom’s signing of a ground-breaking green building ordinance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions there.

The list includes buildings that are certified by the U.S. EPA's Energy Star Program as well as LEED.  Projects with living roofs include 355 Eleventh Street, The California Academy of Sciences, and La Casa Verde.  Read more.


american hydrotech

American Hydrotech is offering a free online continuing education course on green roofs for the architectural commu-nity:  Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy.  The course allows architects to earn one AIA/CES Learning Unit, including one hour of health, safety and welfare credit.  In addition, CSI, ASLA, and RCI among others, have also certified this course.  Read more from the American Hydrotech web page for complete information. 


city of portland

Two new important updates: City of Portland to Offer Ecoroof Incentives - $300,000 will be spent on grants in this fiscal year, and will make grant funds available over the next five years, and:

Ecoroof Plant Report Now Available -
The ecoroof plant report presents information about the most sustainable ecoroof plants in Portland, Oregon and gives guidance on the plant selection for various ecoroof site conditions.  Read more under Industry Support.


 city of toronto

Toronto City Council Adopts Mandatory Green Roof Requirements: the City of Toronto passed a new green roof by-law with overwhelming support on May 26, 2009. The green roof by-law consists of a green roof construction standard and a mandatory requirement for green roofs on all classes of new buildings. The by-law requires up to 50 per cent green roof coverage on multi-unit residential dwellings over six stories, schools, non-profit housing, commercial and industrial buildings. Larger residential projects require greater green roof coverage, ranging anywhere from 20 to 50 per cent of the roof area. Read more here.

Following initial funding approval in 2007, Toronto City Hall is offering greater subsidies to businesses pursuing green renovations, including greenroofs. The latest move will provide cash incentives to commercial, industrial and institutional (ICI) property owners to install eco-roofs. Currently, the City is willing to provide incentives of $50 (Canadian) per square meter up to $100,000 for building owners who install greenroofs, on a one-year pilot basis.  The Fall Session Application dead-line is October 16, 2009.  Read more here.


dc greenworks

The DDOE Pilot Green Roof Subsidy, administered by DC Greenworks, is back and bigger than before. The subsidy will fund $5.00 a square foot up to $20,000.00 per project subsidizing green roofs up to 4000 square feet of vegetative space. Read the 6.02.09 Press Release "DC Greenworks Applauds Record Expansion of Washington DC Green Roof Subsidy Program."  Visit www.dcgreenworks.org  and click on the DDOE Green Roof Pilot Subsidy link to learn more about this incredible opportunity and how to begin the application process.

In the last year DC Greenworks has moved offices twice, built a new staff, more than doubled annual operations, and have been hard at work launching new initiatives!


green roofs for healthy cities

Did you take the Accredited Green Roof Professional (GRP) exam in Atlanta? The green roof industry in North America is rapidly expanding and the need for trained professionals who are familiar with green roof benefits, design, implementation, and technology has never been greater! As an accredited Green Roof Professional, you will be able to distinguish yourself in the marketplace with knowledge of the special requirements and challenges of green roofs from design through to maintenance.  Sign up for more U.S. and Canada dates and for more information visit the Accreditation FAQ page.

Registration for their 2009 education program is open. See here for more course dates and locations and to register.


groundwork sheffield

After successfully delivering their ‘Introduction to Green Roofs’ course to hundreds, Groundwork Sheffield is expanding its green roof training repertoire. The new training programme sees leading experts in the field delivering more advanced courses in specialist areas. “We have always received positive feedback on our green roof introductory course,” said Anna Cooper, Green Roof Development Officer, Groundwork Sheffield, “More recently delegates have been asking us to signpost them to more advanced training in specialised areas, such as whole life costing and green roof planting regimes. We realised there was nothing comparable out there, so have developed this training programme to meet that need.”

Among other practitioners, reigning green roof champion Dusty Gedge from Livingroofs.org delivers an in-depth workshop focusing on biodiversity, and how planning requirements can be met through the incorporation of ecological design principles. Read the Press Release here.


nyc department of buildings

The Department has launched a new process for Green Roofs and Solar Electric Generating Systems tax abatements. This process will involve new job filing and abatement application filing procedures in the New York City boroughs for 2010 thru 2013.

For prompt and current updates about this, and other department initiatives, visit  Industry Support where you'll also learn about the following topics that will assist you with the new process and answer many questions you may have: Fact Sheet, Tax Abatement Forms, Frequently Asked Questions, NYS Legislation for Green Roof, NYS Legislation for Solar Electric Gener-ating System, Department of Buildings Rule, and Department of Buildings Construction Codes.


usgbc

The 2nd public comment period is now closed for LEED for Neighborhood Development. The LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green building into the first national rating system for neighborhood design.  The program is the result of a collaboration among USGBC, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.  See the updated rating system draft and submit your comments.


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Sustainable Roofing Technologies Column

Integrated Thinking
By Ralph Velasquez

In this column I want to tackle the issue of roofing as it relates to Photovoltaic installations.  Better known as PV or solar, these installations have taken on new importance as the new administration has settled in.  Legislation and economics around the country have begun to make these types of sustainable options more economical.  This column will not focus on whether this makes sense or it doesn’t but will focus on the less glamorous side of the house, dealing with issues related to roofing in solar applications.

As most of you know, this site is all about green roofs, those beautiful vegetative rooftops that have so many benefits for the building, the community and the individual person.  Many of you know that I have written about solar or photovoltaic roof options in this column and have extolled the virtues of sustainability in general.  Today, I want us to think more holistically, more integrated; hence the title of integrated thinking...                         >>more


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The "Ask Ed" Plant Column

Ed Snodgrass

How to Secede on Green Roofs Without Really Trying
By Ed Snodgrass
All Photos Courtesy Ask Ed unless noted

What happens on a green roof without intervention?  Ecological succession is at work in all climates at all times turning areas scrubbed clean from fires or lava flows into meadows then shrub lands to primary forests to secondary forests to climax forests.  All human-designed gardening and agriculture fights this natural succession to keep the intended plants from being replaced.

Aerial View Prior to Succession; Photo Courtesy Adnams Brewery.

What does this have to do with extensive green roofs?  This question come to mind last year when I visited the Adnams Brewery warehouse facility in Southwold, England.  I had heard about this green roof from more than one friend.  John Lea-Cox, part of the green roof research team at the University of Maryland, is related to the owners and had told me of his recent visit to the brewery last year, and Dusty Gedge of London green roof fame spoke of the roof as well.

Vegetated with pregrown sedum blankets in 2006, Dusty lamented the missed opportunity to have made the roof more biologically...     >>more  


The Green Walls Column

Green Wall Research, Full Steam Ahead!
By George Irwin
Updated April 26, 2009

All Photos Courtesy George Irwin

The reduction of urban heat islands, usage of fossil fuels, increased storm water retention……..sound familiar?  If you’re a green roof fan you will recognize these are some of the benefits of green roofs.  Green roof data has a long history.  What about green walls?  Some of the earliest research depicts the use of green façades as a means to cool buildings by shading.

In reality it was the grape that was planted close to the building.  The vine produced more fruit faster, it ripened with added sweetness and produced an excellent wine with high alcohol content. With a long history of facades, where is the modern data?  More scientific research is being done as I write.  For example, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities announced a formal research fund at the 2008 Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show in Baltimore.  I know of a few others that are more specific to individual manufacturers.  With all the available data on green roofs, green walls are lacking...                >>more


advertiser press releases

Intrinsic Landscaping Inc. - 6.22.09
Intrinsic Landscaping Installs 600 sf Living Wall in Chicago, IL

DC Greenworks - 6.02.09
DC Greenworks Applauds Record Expansion of Washington DC Green Roof Subsidy Program

LiveRoof - 6.02.09
LiveRoof, LLC Announces New LiveRoof Distributor in Dubai

GreenGrid® - 4.20.09
Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center Continues Sustainability Focus With Installation of Second Green Roof

GreenGrid® - 3.30.09
Weston Partners with Rebecca Cole Design Promoting Green Roof Gardens in Urban Settings

Alumasc -
3.30.09
Award Winning Performance from Alumasc at Bishopsgate

Apex Green Roofs - 3.26.09
Apex Green Roofs, Inc. Announces Their New Green Roof Maintenance Division

Green Living™ Technologies - 3.20.09
Local Green Technologies Company Grows Tomatoes for Campbell's Iconic Tomato Soup.....on the Wall

LiveRoof - 3.03.09
LiveRoof, LLC Announces New LiveRoof Grower Distributor in Montana

GreenGrid® - 3.02.09
Weston Recognized with Two Environmental Business Journal Achievement Awards

Green Roof Safari - 3.01.09
European Green Roof Tours Now Open for Registration

Greensulate - 2.11.09
Greensulate LLC Opens Office in San Francisco, CA

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Professional Senior Gardener Position Available with Halsted Welles Associates - New York, NY

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