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Present: Submit Greenroof/Greenwall Project Profiles to Greenroofs.com's international project database Present: Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy, online course for CEU's May 10: 2008 North Shore Greenscapes Program, “Soaking Up the Rain,” Peabody, MA May 11-13: National Association of Home Builders National Green Building Conference, New Orleans, LA May 13: Ecoroof Technical Workshops, Portland, OR May 15–17: AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition, Boston, MA May 17-18: Chicago Green Festival, Chicago, IL, USA May 19: Spring Energy Symposium: How Valuable is Your Roof? Florham Park, NJ
news links Smith + Gill Tapped for Ultra-Green Abu Dhabi Project New Natomas school roof is green - and growing GDL08: Living Roofs - Joe Swift Women's Giving Circle Awards $60000 to Campus Projects Energy conservation hits the roof SUNY Ulster Campus-Wide Energy Rain or shine, the answer to climate change can be found on your roof Chattanooga: Green roofing makes a comeback Fort Worth looks for ways to go green Greensburg showing way for Wichita Guest column: Tikkun olam Take the long view, say fans of green buildings Grant money and volunteers move ‘Tabor Commons’ project forward Green-Collar Blues Rooftop gardens soar as high-level green space Sewage pump station plan raises stink in Sellwood Urban planning needs green rethink: Viewpoint Green walls of China First Place On Green List Boosts Chicago 2016 Sri Lanka an important hub port for M&S; Thurulie the world’s first lean and green manufacturing factory Subtle nuances may distinguish new sustainable roofing systems Change of plans by developer Devimco Chicago Ranks No. 1 For Green Roofs Editor's Picks: Go Green or Go Solar? Lawrence Tech building earns silver LEED certification 4.30.08: Greenroofs.com Announces the “2008 Top Ten List of Hot Greenroof Design Trends” 1.14.08: Participate in our 2008 Greenroof Design Trends Survey 12.18.07: Introducing our new 2008 Greenroofs of the World™ 12 - Month Wall Calendar 8.31.07: Complimentary Organization and Government Standard Listings in The Greenroof Directory | May 4, 2008
Inaugural Column for The Green Roof Guy Same Guy, New Editor Name, Renewed Focus Hello once again green roof fans, Inaugural Sustainable Roofing Technologies Column
Dear Readers,
So what is sustainable roof design and why write about it in this forum? Perhaps a little history will help give context. I have been in the roofing industry since 1978, having been mentored by great roofing professionals whose careers reached back into 1940’s. I even had the pleasure of meeting our company’s founder who started my current company (Tremco) back in 1928. Some of what I remember from those early days... >>more Exclusive Feature
A memorial service was held for the late David J. Beattie, retired Associate Professor of Horticulture on April 5, 2008 at New Covenant Baptist Church in State College, PA. Pastor Gary Finn, Berean Baptist Church officiated. Photos from friends and colleagues:
See more photos and read commentary from the Greenroofs.com Editors >>more Advertisement: industry news: company/organization/ aia 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 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston. Half of the 2008 Top Ten Green Projects list includes living roofs: Garthwaite Center for Science & Art, Weston, MA. The partial green roof manages stormwater, lowers heating and cooling loads, and shades the building from solar heat gain with overhangs. And the Honorable Mention 2008 Top Ten Green Project: american hydrotech American Hydrotech is offering a free online continuing education course on green roofs for the architectural community: Green Roofs: A Sustainable Strategy. Presented by Steve Skinner, Garden Roof Program Manager, the course allows architects to earn one AIA/CES Learning Unit, including one hour of health, safety and welfare credit. In addition to AIA, the following organizations, among others, have also certified this course and will give their members credit upon completion: CSI, ASLA, RCI. asla Also, the ASLA Green Roof Project page has been updated and now includes a listing of press coverage for the green roof, and an observation log on plant growth. See the ASLA HQ greenroof profile here. bsr/ashrae/usgbc/iesna Comments on Proposed Standard to Prohibit Irrigation on Green Roofs were due on April 7, 2008: BSR/ASHRAE/USGBC/IESNA Standard 189.1P, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, specifically: city of honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and his Energy and Sustainability Task Force worked collaboratively to produce a sustainability plan which is "the practical “nuts and bolts” application of the principals outlined by the Mayor’s Vision for the 21st Century Ahupua`a. The goal is a Honolulu that is more self-sufficient and sustainable in terms of its infrastructure and operations and one that is more in harmony with our island environment."
This fall 2008, Green Roof Safari will visit a kaleidoscope of green roofs from Frankfurt to Zürich — institutional, commercial & residential, Hundertwasser, biodiversity, solar panel integrations, alternative materials, old and new installations: we will visit them all. The tour will interface with local professionals who have contributed to green roof policies and designs in their city or region, and will take in eco-socio-cultural jaunts along the way. For questions or comments, please contact Christine Thüring at: christine.thuring@gmail.com. green roofs for healthy cities Green Roof & Wall Design Awards Announced on May 7, 2008: Stunning green roof on the new California Academy of Sciences building and Vancouver Aquarium green wall among this year’s winners of GRHC’s Awards of Excellence design awards. GRHC is pleased to announce the seven project design winners of its annual Awards of Excellence - a program showcasing the extraordinary vision and leadership of forward-thinking green roof and wall project design teams. The Green Roof News Spring 2008 - Policy & Planning Living Architecture Monitor features: More GRHC Press Releases: igra The International Green Roof Association (IGRA) releases their current issue of "Green Roofs News" featuring the ‘Meydan’ shopping centre in Istanbul/Turkey and the FiftyTwoDegrees office building in Nijmegen/ Netherlands. Other topics include Setting a good example: Waitakere City Council Green Roof in New Zealand; Practical considerations for rubble/brown/ biodiverse living roofs; About to go: Green Roof Policies in the UK; A free international community resource: The Greenroof Projects Database; A Reminder: World Green Roof Congress 2008 in London, and a Preview of upcoming IGRA newsletter topics. Download the IGRA 2008 Green Roof News Spring newsletter here. new york state department of environmental conservation Applications are now being accepted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for approximately $900,000 to support urban forestry projects across the state (Commissioner Pete Grannis). DEC is seeking proposals for Urban and Community Forestry projects that will enhance New York's urban landscapes with healthy trees and provide environmental, health, and economic benefits. Grants will be available to municipalities, public benefit corporations, public authorities, school districts and not-for-profit organizations that have a public ownership interest in the property or are acting on behalf of a public property owner, and will range from $2,500 to $75,000, depending on municipal population, with a 50/50 match requirement. Eligible projects include green infrastructure projects including greenroofs and rain gardens. Deadline is June 4, 2008 - for more info see the Press Release of 4.14.08. nrca/ceir With an understanding that the built environment faces long-term, irreversible market trends that demand a focus on environmental stewardship, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has established the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (CEIR)-a separate 501(c)(6) organization to promote the development and use of environmentally responsible, high-performance roof systems. werf The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) is requesting proposals for research that will provide education, outreach, and training on decentralized stormwater management techniques to critical target audiences. WERF will provide $112,000 for the development of innovative tools and training that lead to greater awareness, understanding, and use of decentralized stormwater management techniques; appropriate implementation for stormwater management; improved water quality; energy savings; and other benefits (e.g. aesthetics). Read the whole story.
Send us your updates We just came back from Baltimore from the GRSC Conference, and are creating a page just to share comments and photos. We always raffle a free one year Premium Listing in the Greenroof Directory, a $599 value - and this year's drawing goes to: Congratulations, Sky Vegetables! If you want to learn more about them, please come back in a few days when we'll have all the information needed to create their full page color brochure. |
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The G.R.E.E.N. Research Report
By Dr. Bill Retzlaff, the G.R.E.E.N. Editor ...The primary goal of G.R.E.E.N. is to address issues of concern to the green roof industry in the Midwest and at other green roof locations nationwide using scientific (hypothesis-driven) research evaluations. Relevant to this article, most of our research projects are right on the SIUE campus while some are at locations further away (like the project in Chicago in this article). Our ancillary goal is to educate students (potential future industry leaders) about this emerging environmental technology by engaging them in green roof research. It is rare that classroom education is coupled with practical, hands-on experience with an emerging technology – our students hear and learn about green roof technologies in the classroom, then develop and implement their green roof experiments on the roof and in the field. In addition, each student’s research discoveries and outcomes help guide future research and industry directions in the development of green roofs. In my first Greenroofs.com research reports, I described our fully replicated green roof storm water trials and reported in depth about our research results. In this report, I’d like to talk to you about a commercial installation that became a “research” project – with an interesting outcome and valuable insights regarding seasonal placement of green roofs... >>more
student forum ramblings Green Roofs on the Curve Hello green roof enthusiasts! If you’re coming to Baltimore, for the 6th annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show, please stop by the Greenroofs.com booth (#108) to say hello! In the meantime, I’d like to share with you a little bit about what I’ve been up to and what this conference holds. I’ve been very busy the last few months organizing North American’s first green roof tours to Europe: Green Roof Safari! This 6 day tour runs from Frankfurt to Zürich and features a diversity of green roof projects and conversations with local policy-makers, designers and researchers. Offered from Sept. 8 – 13 and Sept. 21 – 28th, the tours sandwich the World Green Roof Congress (Sept. 17 – 18) in London UK. Visit www.greenroofsafari.com. At the GRHC trade show, you can find postcards and brochures about Green Roof Safari at the Greenroofs.com booth (#108). My colleague and co-founder of the tours, Jörg Breuning, can tell you more, too, at the Green Roof Service booth (#318)... >>more The Green Walls Column
As a child I was mesmerized by the bean seeds starting to poke up over the rim of old cafeteria milk carton that had the top cut off. I clearly remember my teacher lining up the milk cartons, mostly chocolate, along the window sill. As the week went on the mass of bean seeds look like a single carpet - I thought that was neat. And as a teenager I always admired the clean cut and straight lines of a professionally manicured lawn. Seeing the dark and light striped green color variations of the outfield grass I would ask myself how they did that - and I thought that was cool. As a young landscape entrepreneur the site of mass annual plantings, over grown trellises and displays of natural wild flowers would make me stop and look, and that too, was pretty awesome. These are all very specific things that caught my attention. These visual experiences are all related to color, shape, texture and presentation; the point is it was eye catching. You don’t need to be a psychologist to realize that visual affects are an attractant and at times stimulating. Of course there is more to just visual attractants than plants; in fact, anything can be a visual attractant depending on what it is and who it is perceived by - but green walls are different, and I haven’t met anyone yet who didn’t think a green wall wasn’t “cool.” Here we will discuss the use of green walls as visual attractants, artistic expressions, marketing campaigns and one of a kind pieces of art. Although most will find the green wall itself a work of art, you have to look beyond the initial beauty to see that there is also environmental and economic... >>more
guest feature article/ recommended readings A green roofing resource
With the proliferation of the sustainability movement within the construction industry, green roofing is touted as one of the ways to make roof systems more environmentally friendly. Recognizing this trend, NRCA began developing a green roofing manual in 2004. And in 2007, NRCA published The NRCA Green Roof Systems Manual—2007 Edition. The manual
By Linda S. Velazquez,
BUILDING GREENer - Guidance on the use of green roofs, green walls and complementary features on buildings (C644), by Paul Early, Dusty Gedge, John Newton, and Steve Wilson, 2007 from CIRIA, London, England. Once again from the United Kingdom comes another must-have advice and guide book to be added to our green building reference arsenal. Published by CIRIA, the Construction Industry Research and Information Association - a not for profit UK organization which "manages collaborative research and produces information aimed at providing best practice solutions to industry problems" - the book is written by well known and respected environmental design leaders. John Newton hails from Ecology Consultancy, Dusty Gedge and Paul Early from Livingroofs.org, and Steve Wilson from the Environmental Protection Group (EPG). Condensed Research A View from the Sky Trenches By Patrick Carey
I have never ceased to be surprised at the ingenuity and zeal of people determined to discover a solution to a problem. With green roofs, living walls, and other biophilic building elements, some of the biggest challenges are the collecting and analyzing of data. Every approach has its shortcomings. If a manufacturer of a product or provider of a service offers research data, there is always the possibility of conflict of interest. If an academic institution offers research data, the implications of the results may be highly limited to the micro-climates of the test apparatus. If a layman does research, there is always the possibility of lack of scientific rigor in designing the experiment, collecting the data, and analyzing it... >>more advertiser press releases American Hydrotech - 03.13.08 GreenGrid® - 03.05.08 Liquid Plastics - 02.21.08 Greenroof Directory and Banner Ad customers may send project press releases GreenGrid® - 4.17.08
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Professional Senior Gardener Position Available with Halsted Welles Associates - New York, NY Vegetated Roof Summer Internships Internship Available with TectaGreen/Magco - MD, D.C. area Project Specialist Position Available with Roofscapes, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA Position Wanted in plant selection and biodiversity/performance evaluation for green roof projects Position Wanted in civil/environmental engineering working on sustainable design Green Roof Consultant Position Available with Earth Pledge - New York, NY Position Wanted to develop and promote green-based projects, policies, products, and services >>more
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