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Have you participated in our new Forums page yet? Read and post items in the following areas: General Greenroof Discussion, Design/Build, Projects, Research, Students, News & Conferences and Policy. Forums replaces our old Discussion Board, which was popular but not very user-friendly. Everyone is invited to participate, and the greenroof community looks forward to your thoughts!

Greenroofs.com is a key outreach partner of West Coast Green, the first and largest residentially- focused green building conference in the country, and we are offering you 20% Off Full Registration, held in San Francisco, Sept 28-30. Make sure you enter "Promo Code groof2" during online registration.

Have you taken advantage of the greenroof Books on Sale from Amazon.com yet? Get titles such as Roof Gardens: History, Design, and Construction; Green Roofs: Ecological Design & Construction; Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls and more at discount rates now!

The "Greenroof Directory Category of the Month" features different sub-categories and highlights the Premium Listing companies advertised there with rotating logo banners. Professionals and companies signing up in the featured category will a receive 10% discount in The Greenroof Directory.

We have a new local phone #: 770.772.7334. Our toll-free number, 888.477.1326, remains the same.

This landmark event is coming to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, September 28-30, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. West Coast Green will showcase over 250 exhibitors and 120 speakers, including keynotes by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Sarah Susanka (author of "The Not So Big House"), and industry leaders Ed Mazria, Peter Yost, Mark LaLiberte, and Paul Kephart of Rana Creek. More than 12,000 industry professionals and homeowners (on the final day) will convene from all over the country to gain the tips and tools for building sustainably and successfully. In honor of this momentous event, The City of San Francisco has proclaimed the week of September 25th "Green Week."

Make sure you enter "Promo Code groof2" during online registration.

Greenroofs.com is pleased to once again be a Media Partner with Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and reminds you that the Call for Papers – 2007 Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference in Minneapolis, MN is soon approaching!

Abstracts are due by September 29, 2006, final papers by January 5, 2007. Submission requirements: A 300-word abstract and 50-word biography by September 29, 2006. Visit here for more details.

Ask Ed has new commentary entitled "Hello Heat and Drought Stress on Green Roofs." Gain some great insight and tips from the co-author (with Lucie Snodgrass) of the new "Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide." You can pre-order their book from Timber Press to be guaranteed early receipt this month for $29.95 + s/h or save some money and order it from Amazon.com at the discounted price of only $18.87 with a release date of Oct 15, 2006.

The Roving Exhibitor just came back from China again, and talks about this summer's 138th AIA National Convention in L.A. and G.R.E.E.N.'s first Green Roof Symposium in Edwardsville, IL.

New Kolkata, India
Stress on green building concept
Kolkata Newsline/Express News Service reports on a day-long conference on “Green Building Meet for a sustainable future” which was inaugurated by the state minister for the environment. The chairman of the Indian Green Building Council explained how the green building movement should reach new heights with the phenomenal growth in the construction industry. Green building concepts including high performance glass, energy efficient chillers and roof gardens were discussed. [9.07.06]

Orleans, LA
Celeb Selections for Rebuilding in NOLA
WorldChanging's Sarah Rich writes that Global Green USA has announced the winners of the design competition to rebuild New Orleans neighborhoods sustainably - one pair, Andrew Kotchen and Matthew Berman of Workshop/APD, is focusing on true neighborhood design: GREENOLA is a 12 unit multi-family housing building with six single family residences and a community center in the Holy Cross neighborhood of the 9th Ward, one of the hardest hit and most poorly served areas of New Orleans. An accessible greenroof will provide refuge as well as perform ecologically. [9.06.06]

Berlin, Germany and U.S.
ufaFabrik and the Power of Intentional Communities
Another post from WorldChanging: Alex Steffen shares his thoughts about how the the visionary 30-year old arts, community and sustainability center has become a trigger for innovation - previously the pre-war UFA studios, ufaFabrik now features a theater, dance studio, natural food store, bakery, cafe, guesthouse, the largest solar installation in Berlin, rainwater harvesting systems, 4,000 square meters of green roofs and much more. [9.04.06]

Los Angeles, CA
L.A. City Council Explores Green Roof Concept
cbs2.com reports that the Los Angeles City Council is exploring how greenroofs can help improve the environment, approving plans for a greenroof in a new neighborhood city hall in Downtown and South Central Los Angeles. [9.02.06]
Publisher's Note: See Industry Support to link to the L.A. EAD green roof website.

Denver, CO
Earth-Friendly Design: Preserving the environment can also cut costs
Green architecture and greenroofs have entered the spiritual realm of religion: Thomas G. Dolan from ChristianityToday.com writes that not only do they offer environmental benefits, but many ministers use the extra outdoor roofspace for teaching. For example, one planted greenery that is mentioned in the Bible and used the rooftop garden as a teaching laboratory. [7/8.06]

U.S.
Clinton Foundation Promises to Lower Cost of Green Technologies
Architectural Record says the Clinton Climate Initiative (Bill Clinton’s charitable foundation) will combat global warming by providing technologies that will help reduce carbon emissions in the world’s largest cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles. "The Climate Initiative will organize purchasing consortiums to bring down the costs of efficient technologies, which will likely include architectural components such as photovoltaic panels and green roofing materials." Alan G. Brake reporting. [8.23.06]

The City of Toronto is implementing a new 2-year Green Roof Pilot Program program to encourage greenroof construction in Toronto. Subsidies of $10 (Canadian) per square meter and up to a maximum of $20,000 are available to private property owners for new and retrofit green roof projects. The Grant Application Deadline is October 15, 2006.

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology (CAGRT) is offering three new green roof interdisciplinary courses for this Fall - hurry, classes start this week!