Have you checked out our new Greenroofs.TV yet? We are using the embedded player from YouTube on our new TV channel to increase the greenroof market and viewership! We are also encouraging a loose network of Greenroof "Videographers" to submit their videos. Share your own experience and increase your exposure by sharing your interviews, tours, project visits, etc., here, and send us feedback!

Greenroofs of the World 2008: Our 12-Month Wall Calendar Featuring Living Roofs from the Greenroofs.com Greenroof Projects Database is coming in December! Send us your 2008 Upcoming Events by name, date, and location notices for inclusion for free! Want your project featured? Learn more here.

We have revamped our advertising opportunities on Greenroofs.com and now offer our most prominent level: Sponsorship. Or upgrade your Premium Listing to the Elite Listing. Read more.

The Greenroof Directory: We've added a new category in The Greenroof Directory - Green Living Walls - to include this vertical market (no pun intended!) of product and service providers which enhance the living roofs market. Speaking of which, if you're not listed, take advantage of our end of the year offer of 10% off through October 31. Rates will increase in 2008.

Fall and Winter: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Design 101, 201, 301 and Green Walls 101 Courses, North America

Fall and Winter: ZinCo Seminar "Introduction to Green Roof Design," U.S.

October 12-14: 1st International Congress on Biological Architecture and Sustainable Design, Mexico City, Mexico

October 13: Small-Scale & DIY Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens Conference, Sheffield, England

October 17: Building Envelope Council's Low- Slope Roofing Workshop, Atlanta, GA

October 17-18: 4th Annual Fall Green Building Conference & Trade Show, Bellingham, WA

October 25: D.C. Greenworks' Green Tie Gala, Washington, D.C.

October 31: Call for papers for Greenprints 2008, Sustainable Communities by Design Conference and Green Tradeshow, Atlanta, GA

More Dates

Birmingham Green Roof Mosaic Project:
A groundbreaking partnership has piloted green roofs designed to recreate a threatened wildlife habitat on two key sites in Birmingham city centre (UK). These will provide educational resources and inspiration to community groups while acting as the benchmark for sustainable developers, planners, practitioners and decision-makers to inspire them to create similar sustainable projects around the city and further afield. [9.28.07]

New Greenroof Related Books:
CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association) has just published Building Greener. Guidance on the use of green roofs, green walls and complementary features on buildings, 2007, by Paul Early; John Newton; Dusty Gedge; and Steve Wilson. Publisher Linda will be reviewing this one shortly.

Rain Gardens: Bringing Water to Life in the Designed Landscape, Timber Press, 2007, by Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden. Only $23.07 through Amazon.com, read Linda's Review, coming soon!

Green Roof: A Case Study: Design by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates for the Headquarters of American Society of Landscape Architects, Princeton Architectural Press, 2007, by Christian Werthmann. Only $29.70 through Amazon.com. On Linda's To-Review list.