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Along with thousands of others across the globe,
we
have signed on with
Earth Hour
to make a stand against global warming. You can
sign-up, too. Make sure you turn off your lights for one
hour tonight, Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.,
your local time!
Greening
Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference,
Awards & Trade Show: We're pleased to support
Green Roofs for Healthy
Cities for the 6th year in a row and are once again
a
media partner. Make sure to attend Publisher Linda
S. Velazquez and Design Editor Haven Kiers' "Top Ten
List of Hot Trends in Greenroof Design 2008"
session, and be sure to stop by our Booth #108 to say
Hello!
Greenroof Video of the week:
GreenroofsTV
is the place to download greenroof and green wall
videos from YouTube and others. Every week we
highlight a new one for you, so send us a link to yours,
too.
Speaking of green walls, as you may know
our newest
Guest Contributing Editor is George Irwin, the Green
Wall Editor. We now have a Forum specially
dedicated to the subject - post your comments and
questions here in Forums!
Keep up with the latest buzz specifically about
Green Walls in all their forms - from Green Façades to
Living Walls - moderated by our Green Wall Editor.
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Liquid Plastics: Welcome to
our newest Elite Listing Advertiser in The Greenroof
Directory, Liquid Plastics! "Located in Middletown, CT,
Liquid Plastics has over 40 years of in-house
research and development and provides highly
engineered quality Green Roof Systems which are
well designed, easy to install and economically
feasible."
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Have you ordered your
2008 Greenroofs of the World 12-Month
Wall Calendar? Do so for only $12.95 each,
including S&H (within the contiguous U.S.) or get
volume discounts. Stay up to date with international
green building events in our 11" x 18" full-color glossy
Calendar featuring beautiful living roofs from around
the world, each with a link to its profile in The
Greenroof Projects Database.
March features the "Cook+Fox Architects LLP" Corporate
Offices in New York, NY. The 8th story penthouse was
awarded Platinum LEED for Commercial Interiors,
and the modular greenroof uses 800+ Green Paks
from Green Roof Blocks sprouting eight types of
sedum and talinum.
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Travelers Insurance: The Commercial
Property Division of Travelers, one of the largest
providers of property and casualty insurance products
in the United States, has launched Green Building
Coverage Enhancements, covering the additional cost
and restoration time for green building alternatives,
expenses related to green building reengineering and
recertification, and greenroofs. Read Travelers Expands Property Coverage to
Support Green Building.
GreenerBuildings reporting. [03.18.08]
American Hydrotech: American Hydrotech is offering a free
online continuing education course on greenroofs for
the architectural community. "Green Roofs: A
Sustainable Strategy" will provide CEU's for AIA, CSI,
ASLA, and RCI, among others. Read more. [03.18.08]
The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
and the Center for Environmental Innovation in
Roofing (CEIR): The NRCA has
established
CEIR, a separate 501(c)(6) organization to
promote
the development and use of environmentally
responsible, high-performance roof systems.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the center's core
purpose is to establish a forum that will draw together
the entire roofing industry into the common cause of
promoting and increasing the knowledge base of
environmentally friendly roof systems. Read the NRCA
Press Release here. [02.08]
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Chicago, IL
Lights dim, but photosynthesis thrives on
Chicago skyline
Thousands of Chicagoland residents and more than
500 companies across the metropolitan area are
expected to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday,
March 29, 2008, from 8-9 p.m. local time. Not
surprising, says Ian Munro of The Age, since Chicago
is a leader in greenroofs. [03.29.08]
Hong Kong, China
HSBC's first green credit card to hit Hong Kong
market in April
A press release from The Asian Banker says Hong
Kong will "have its first "green" credit card in early April
2008. HSBC's green credit card will enable
customers to contribute to environmental protection
as they spend, as well as donate to a unique
programme to build green roofs at selected
schools." HSBC will donate an equivalent sum of
0.1%
of cardholder spending to the HSBC Green Roof for
Schools program. [03.24.08]
Europe and North America
Fight climate change by turning roof
green
The International Herald Tribune's Kimberly Conniff
Taber reports on climate change and the urban
condition and and how cities around the world are
seeking better ways to manage water. Two rising
stars are greenroofs and rainwater collection, neither
of
which are lost on London Mayor Ken Livingstone. "The
new policy will transform London and will have a
ripple effect throughout the U.K.," says Dusty Gedge,
the founder of Livingroofs.org. "This is not a passing
fad. It's the future." [03.19.08]
Indialantic, FL
Florida DEP, UCF & Students Complete Green
Roof at Florida's Showcase Green
Envirohome
Florida's Showcase Green Enviro-home (FSGE) is
slated to be the world's most environmentally home.
Florida State Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) and UCF have joined forces to complete
Florida's first innovative, integrated water reuse
system at FSGE to include stormwater reuse and
also "whole house" graywater reuse. Dr. Marty
Wanielista of the University of Central Florida's
Stormwater Management Academy, and UCF
students completed the installation of the five 100%
native greenroofs on site. Mark Baker, LLC, Press
Release. [03.17.08]
North America
Promote green buildings for biggest, easiest
cuts in North American CO2 emissions: CEC
report
The press release issued by the trinational
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
states that promoting the green design, construction,
renovation and operation of buildings could cut North
American greenhouse gas emissions more deeply,
quickly and cheaply than any other available measure,
and green building features can include green roofs.
[03.13.08]
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For a complete listing, visit Upcoming Events and the Calendar inside
our Forums
section.
March 28-30: Better Living Show, Portland,
OR
March 31: Deadline to submit papers to
the 2008 World Green Roof Congress Call for Papers,
London, England
March 31-April 2: The International Conference on
Intelligent, Green and Energy-efficient Building & New
Technologies and Products Expo, Beijing,
China
April 3-6: CNU XVI, Austin, TX
April 6-9: April ASTM 2008 Committee Week,
Anaheim, CA
April 12-13: Seattle Green Festival, Seattle,
WA
April 21-26: Pre-Conference Event & Ecocity World
Summit 2008, San Francisco, CA
April 22: Earth Day, The World
April 27-May 1: 2008 APA National Planning Conference,
Las Vegas, NV
April 30-May 2: Greening Rooftops for Sustainable
Communities Conference Awards and Trade Show,
Baltimore, MD
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We're gearing up for the Greening Rooftops for
Sustainable Communities, Conference, Awards &
Trade Show on April 30-May 2, are you? Come
visit
Greenroofs.com at Booth #108. Learn more and
register at Green Roofs for
Healthy Cities today!
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Read Linda's Recommended Readings review of
"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 EPG.
JobLinks: See the new postings for Positions
and
Internships Available here from TectaGreen/Magco,
Roofscapes, Inc. and American Hydrotech.
Ralph Velasquez, our former ASTM
Editor, has
expanded his horizons and will now contribute as the
Sustainable Roofing Technologies Editor! What's
that, you ask? Look for his new column in early
April.
Did you read the Green Wall column from George
Irwin, entitled "An Intro to Green Walls and Green Roofs:
Living Architecture at its Best? " George
writes, "Since
the days of Babylon, vegetation has been growing on,
in or around both the horizontal and vertical planes of
buildings, more specifically the roofs and walls." The
greenroof movement has naturally evolved to include
green walls, and George shows us how "the green
roof has now literally climbed over the parapet and
down, or up the walls."
Exclusive Feature:
Commemorating a True Greenroof Pioneer, Leader,
and Friend in Dr. David Beattie. We
were very sorry to report on the passing of well
respected and beloved Dr. Dave Beattie; read
comments from some of our contributing editors
here.
Christine Thuring, our student Editor and Dr.
Dave's
former Penn State student says, "If you have any
anecdotes or memories about David Beattie that you
would like to share, a special Forums page on which
to commemorate Dave has been created. Follow this
link, and you'll find the thread under General
Greenroof Discussion." Readers have been sending
in their photos of Dave, so send us yours, too, for
posting.
Speaking of Christine, take a quick Survey:
This fall 2008, Green Roof Safari, organized by Jörg
Breuning and Christine Thuring, 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, and
they want just a few minutes of your time. Fill out
the "European Green Roof Tours Survey" and
help Green Roof Safari fulfill your interests and
needs!
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