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How did you celebrate Earth Week? Did you
find a
way to honor the earth, oceans or sky? Speaking of
the wide blue open, we're excited to start our new
blog, Sky Gardens ~ where cool green meets lofty
blue, a blog about greenroofs, the living roofs
community, and awesome sustainable design in
general. Look for our impending launch!
Welcome to our Student Intern, Caroline Menetre from
North Metro Tech here in the Atlanta area! Read a little
about her here,
and she'll be at the Conference, too, so say hello.
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Come by our booth #108 and pick up a free 2008
Greenroofs of the World 12-Month
Wall Calendar! 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.
April features the "Vancouver Public Library" in B.C., Canada.
Designed by renown architect Moshe Safdie with
landscape architecture by Cornelia Oberlander, the
21-story building American Hydrotech greenroof
features sweeping curves of blue and green fescues,
kinnickinnick and more.
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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities: See the
2007 GRHC Corporate Members 30% Greenroof
Growth Survey Results, how Toronto Makes No. 1 on
Top 10 list of Best Canadian Cities for Green Roofs, a
sampling of the 2008 Green Roof Award winners, and
more. [04.22.08 +]
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation: If you live in New York you can
apply for a DEC grant. [04.14.08]
BSR/A
SHRAE/USGBC/ IESNA : Potential trouble
brewing? You bet. Read commentary about the
ASHRAE Proposed Standard to Prohibit Irrigation on
Green Roofs. [04.07.08]
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Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka an important hub port for M&S;
Thurulie the world's first lean and green
manufacturing factory
The Daily Mirror's Damayanthi Hewamanna writes
about the world's first ever eco-factory of lingerie
manufacturing goods. Vegetative roofs are
incorporated as cooling measures. [04.26.08]
Chicago, IL
Chicago Ranks No. 1 For Green
Roofs
For the fourth year in a row, Chicago has topped the
list of U.S.cities with the greatest amount of space
devoted to greenroofs, having installed about 517,633
new sf in 2007. Mayor Daley says his city has more
than 400 constructed or in planning covering more
than 4 million sf, including new buildings planned at
O'Hare Airport. CBS2 Chicago staff reporting.
[04.24.08]
U.S.
The
American Institute of Architects Announces the 2008
COTE Top Ten Green Projects
The AIA's press release reveals that half of this year's
2008 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects have living
roofs, including Garthwaite Center for Science & Art,
Macallen Building Condominiums, Nueva School
Hillside Learning Complex, Queens Botanical Garden
Visitor Center, Yale University Sculpture Building and
Gallery, and the Honorable Mention IRS Kansas City
Campus.[04.22.08]
The World
Green Roof News Spring 2008
The International Green Roof Association Newsletter
covers:
Showcase for a new generation of shopping centres:
The 'Meydan' Project in Istanbul, FiftyTwoDegress
Nijmegen: Sustainable stormwater management in
The Netherlands; 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; and Reminder: World Green Roof
Congress 2008 in London. [04.22.08]
North America
Spring 2008 - Policy & Planning Living Architecture
Monitor
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities' magazine features:
Remembering David Beattie, New GRHC Book
Showcases Award-Winning Projects, A Cathedral to
Green Roof Design, Major green wall project for
METRO light rail system in Phoenix, a scalloped green
roof in California, the CIA's smart move in Northern
Virginia, plus info about the conference and much
more. [Spring.08]
New York
Governor Paterson and MTA Announce
Sustainability Initiatives
NY Governor David A. Paterson joined the MTA
Executive Director and Chairman to announce a
series of sustainability initiatives to further reduce its
impact on the environment. Among the more than 20
recommendations and projects identified in the
interim report, the MTA has commitmentted to develop
green design standards for transit facilities based on
LEED. The MTA is planning high-performance roofs at
many facilities, including vegetated green roofs at the
Metro-North Railroad's Harmon Yard Support Shop,
the MTA Bus Far Rockaway Depot, and the B&T
Queens Midtown Tunnel Service Building Annex.
[04.14.08]
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Introducing North America's first guided tours of the
European green roof industry! Join
Green Roof Safari
this September with tours to Frankfurt, Stuttgart,
Basel, Rigi Kaltbad and Zurich. By taking participants
to exceptional projects and arranging conversations
with local experts, our mission is to provide
participants with the knowledge, tools, and resources
to confidently introduce green roof technology to their
jurisdictions.
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Green Roof Blocks introduces our newest
green roof innovation, Green
Paks, the easiest and most affordable way to own
a green roof. These knitted polyethylene green roof
modules are pre-filled with lightweight engineered
soil. Simply cover the roof area with Green Paks,
insert the plants of your choice, and start enjoying your
green roof. Green Paks are fast, easy, and affordable
and carry a twenty year limited warranty.
Click here for the full page color brochure in
The Greenroof Directory
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Kelly Luckett has a new editorial name: The
Green Roof Guy. Learn about the continued
trials and tribulations of the wind and fire guidelines
that were headed for International Code Council (ICC)
acceptance.
Read Ralph Velasquez's inaugural
Sustainable Roofing column! Formerly the ASTM
Editor, the "Sustainable Roofing Technologies"
Editor introduces the subject
which include vegetative roofs, building integrated
solar membranes, bio-based roofing materials,
increased recycled content, increased concepts of
material re-use, among others.
See Dr. Bill Retzlaff's new G.R.E.E.N. Report, where he
talks about a commercial installation in Chicago that
became a "research" project - with an interesting
outcome and valuable insights regarding seasonal
placement of green roofs.
George Irwin has a new Green Walls column -
see "Green Walls: Outer Beauty, Inner Function".
He explores green walls as expressions of surprise,
delight, and art - yet also as elements of organic,
sustainable design which can work to a company's
advantage as a marketing tool, as well.
Christine Thuring has a new Student Forum
Ramblings Newsletter - read her Spring "Green
Roofs on the Curve" where she discusses her
involvement
on this week's Conference panel discussion, "Future
Directions for Green Roof Research." Based on her
observations of spontaneous moss greenroofs in the
Vancouver, B.C. area, she suggests a rethinking of
our perception of these sometimes unwanted
plants.
Have you read Jim Kirby, AIA's April Guest
Feature/Recommended Readings article yet?
See "A green roofing resource"
and learn all about the The NRCA Green Roof
Systems Manual-2007 Edition. The manual provides
in-depth information about green roof system projects.
Developed by NRCA member contractors, the advice
applies to roofing contractors, designers,
manufacturers, and third-party individuals involved
with green roof system design and installation.
Did you 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?
Exclusive Feature:
Commemorating a True Greenroof Pioneer, Leader,
and
Friend in Dr. David Beattie. Our
readers keep submitting new photos, so visit to
remember Dr. Dave, and you can still send in your
own. And continue to post your anecdotes or
memories about David Beattie on our special Forums
thread under General Greenroof Discussion.
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