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It's been a slow month for blogging, but we have increased the International Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database to 1,054 profiles equaling 21,256,230 ft² (1,974,811 m²)! And literally hundreds more are coming - look for increasing numbers and more photos, very soon. Your input is always welcomed and appreciated!
We've also started sending out a weekly notice of our new Greenroof or Greenwall Project of the Week (see sample), which has been very favorably received. These notices are sent out to all our opt-in subscribers (~10,000), and also posted to all our social media sites    . In fact, we've added new projects from stakeholders hoping their project will be selected in the future - remember, we feature projects that have lots of descriptive text and graphics, and each profile can hold up to 11 photos and/or graphics. Submit Your Projects by clicking here!
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 The 2010 Greenroofs of the World™ 12-Month Wall Calendar - June features the Menards Home Improvement Store in Chicago, IL., a 104,556 sf. Commercial Extensive Greenroof by GreenGrid. Located on the northwest side of Chicago, the new Menards was completed in May of 2009. Pre-planted with five varieties of Sedum including Sedum 'Bailey's Gold', S. kamtschaticum, S. reflexum, S. sexangular, and S. spurium 'Fuldaglut,' this home improvement warehouse represents one of the largest modular green roofs in the world. Construction delays created a very short window before the grand opening, but Weston and Local Roofing were able to deliver and place the GreenGrid roof in just 10 days.
Do you want your project included in the upcoming 2011 Greenroofs of the World™
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| Industry News |
 New ANSI Wind Design Standards RP-14 Approved: Two and a half years in the making, the new Wind Design Standards, RP-14 have been approved by the American National Standards Institute. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Single Ply Roofing Industry partnered under the leadership of Kelly Luckett and Mike Ennis to develop the standards. To download a free copy of the document please see the Design Standards menu item at www.greenroofs.org. [6.24.10]
 Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Introduces New Green Insurance Endorsements to Broaden Coverage for Policyholders:
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the first property and casualty insurance company to offer green insurance to the U.S. commercial marketplace, introduces the next generation of green insurance endorsements that broadens coverage and allows policyholders to tailor solutions to better meet their needs. In the case of a loss, Fireman's Fund protects the customer's green investment with broad coverage including, for example, green power generating equipment, alternative water systems, and vegetated roofs. Vegetated roof coverage extended to vegetated swales and other vegetation that reduces heat island effect, including vegetated walls. [6.23.10]
 Green roof ambitions in Copenhagen: It's now mandatory in the City of Copenhagen that all new flat roofs at or under a 30 degree-pitch, both private and public, have to be vegetated. If old roofs have to be retrofitted, the building owner may be able to receive public financial support for a greenroof. Read more in Industry Support. [6.11.10]
 New Appraisal Institute book teaches how to appraise "green" homes: A new book published by the Appraisal Institute helps shed some light for appraisers on how to estimate values for popular "green" home features, such as energy-efficient appliances, toxin-free flooring and insulation and vegetated roofs. In An Introduction to Green Homes, author Alan Simmons, SRPA, LEED AP, provides an overview of the programs, organizations and products fueling the current surge in environmentally responsible building and remodeling. [6.2.10]
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Healdsburg's green hotel
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, by Meg McConahey
The uber-green boutique hotel has eco-friendly features such as a living roof and ultra-low water use, as well as a radical design. The water and ecology themes thread through the design as well. The living roof with its watery wave was designed by American Hydrotech (which designed the roof of the new California Academy of Sciences) and installed by Bertotti Landscaping in Petaluma. It captures rainwater to reduce runoff into the creek and stores it in a tank to feed the Kahn water sculpture, a centerpiece of the hotel's hip Spoonbar Restaurant. [6.26.10]
Building Toronto city hall green roof posed host of challenges
Daily Commercial News, by Saul Chernos
City Hall is both a modern building and a heritage site, aesthetic and historic needs raised technical challenges. Shortly into the project, crews discovered the existing roof was built without a slope, contrary to information designers had been provided. This led to complications, including drainage. Gardens in the Sky, a unit of Flynn Canada that builds living roofs, did much of the installation work. Manager Terry McGlade says the roof's large size and the fact that adjacent areas remained operative made it tough to co-ordinate the various activities. [6.25.10]
More companies create tools for rooftop gardening
The Associated Press, David Runk
Rooftop gardens provide environmental benefits similar to traditional green roofs, in which plants are used to reduce storm water runoff, filter pollutants, and cut heating and cooling costs. GreenGrid, which is owned by Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Weston Solutions Inc., makes rooftop gardening systems that can be used on smaller private homes as well as businesses. It began using plants planted in recycled plastic bins for green roofs and later began offering deeper containers for growing vegetables. [6.18.10]
Meet & Eat: Lisa Goode, of Goode Green Designs
Serious NY Eats, by Leah Douglas
As the nation becomes increasingly aware of our need for environmental sustainability and agricultural self-reliance, we begin to look for new ways to incorporate greenery into our lives. Lisa and Chris Goode run Goode Green, a green-roof design firm to suit this precise need. They started out with greening roofs with plants and other small vegetation, but have been looking towards a more agricultural approach as demand increases. [6.8.10]
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June 30: Deadline for the Call for Papers for NRCA's 2011 International Symposium, Washington, DC
July 10-13: 2010 OFA (Association of Horticulture Professionals) Short Course, Columbus, OH
July 15-22: Singapore Garden Festival Expo, Singapore
July 15-16: Bioretention Summit: Ask the Researcher, University of Maryland, Annapolis, MD
July 15-18 GRHC - Green Roof Boot Camp in Toronto, Canada
July 18-24: 2010 Perennial Plant Symposium - Portland, OR
July 27: Registration deadline for the GRP Exam in Toronto on 8/12/10
August 1-5: StormCon - The North American Surface Water Quality Conference, San Antonio, TX
August 1-6: 95th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA
August 12: GRHC - Green Roof Professional (GRP) Accreditation Exam in Toronto, Canada
August 15-18: GovEnergy 2010 - The Premier Energy Training Workshop & Trade Show, Dallas, TX
August 17-19: Ag Progress Days, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Rock Springs, PA
August 19-21: Boston GreenFest 2010, Boston, MA
August 26-28: Farwest Show, Portland, OR
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| Exclusives |  | Linda S. Velazquez
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Read what I've been blogging about in my latest Sky Gardens posts:
Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square Podium Green Roof Opens! A year's worth of planning, designing and hard work has resulted in a beautiful new greenroof at Toronto City Hall. Kees Govers of LiveRoof Ontario shares his photos from the grand opening ceremony during Doors Open Toronto 2010, where 22,000 people visited on May 29 and 30!
Pedalpalooza and Ecoroof Bike Tour The City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services took part in this yearly Portland, Oregon event with a very creative Ecoroof Bike Tour with stops at North and Northeast Portland residential greenroofs.
Contributing Editor:
Chris Wark, the Energy Editor, has a new column. Read part 2 of his Green Roof Energy Series highlighting evapo-transpiration, just one of the ways in which vegetation deals with excess heat energy. He'll also explain why a sedum-covered extensive green roof in Boston performs differently from an alfalfa field in Kansas! Make sure to peruse his Cooler than Cool Roofs: How Heat Doesn't Move Through a Green Roof Part 2: Evapo-transpiration.
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Position Available for a Sales Rep with Tremco Roofing Division in Baltimore, MD or DC area.
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