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September 2011

Our inaugural Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2011 was an awesome event! Thank you to our Rare Earth Sponsor, TREMCO, and our Emerald Sponsor, American Hydrotech.

We are so thrilled to have showcased expert speakers from around the world for the first ever virtual conference for our industry including Charlie Miller, Patrick Blanc, Chicago Department of Aviation Commission Rosemarie Andolino, New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., New York Congressman Tom Reed, Tom Liptan and the BES team at the City of Portland,  Dr. Nigel Dunnett, Wolfgang Ansel, Dusty Gedge, Andrew Grant, all of our contributing editors... just to name a handful!  It's a shame to leave anyone out, so check out the Agenda and read about each of the presenters on the Speakers page.  Everyone who presented is an eco-luminary!

And, you can still register through October 28 for only $49 for associate professionals or only $ 25 for students/faculty/government professionals.
Watch: Keynote addresses, featured presentations, and expert panel discussions with live Q & A participation records in the Rare Earth Auditorium - and the rest of our stellar cast of international speakers in the On Demand Auditorium.

Check out: Exhibit booths by Tremco, American Hydrotech, Andrew Grant Associates, GLTi (Green Living Technologies International), Green Roof Blocks, GreenGrid, ILD (International Leak Detection), JDR Enterprises, and Roofmeadow. In addition, the following associations and/or cities have a booth: Amena - Mexico; Chicago Department of Aviation; Environmental Services, City of Portland, OR;  CUGE/NParks - Singapore; GreenRoofs Australasia; IGRA - Germany; and IRLA - China.

See who won our second iPad 2 here.

Read the Sky Gardens Blog posts about the event here.  And watch our short Virtual Summit trailer:
Virtual Summit 2011 Trailer 
Virtual Summit 2011 Trailer

If you weren't able to join us live, we hope you will still enjoy the 32 presentations at your leisure through October 28!     

2011 Greenroofs & Walls™ of the World Calendar

 

September features the FedEx Cargo Facility in Chicago, IL. Part of the City of Chicago's O'Hare Modernization Program, the new 170,000 sf FedEx Cargo Facility extensive greenroof (2010) at O'Hare International Airport is the largest freestanding living roof in the Chicago metro area and the largest at any of the world's airports. Expected to retain 2 million gallons of stormwater annually, the un-irrigated project required utilization and coordination of the Xero Flor America uplift-resistant and rapidly executed greenroof design due to the active runway status. Installation was completed from start to finish in approximately three weeks. 

 

The Greenroofs & Walls™ of the World series combines two of our most popular destinations on Greenroofs.com: The Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database and Upcoming Events.

Projects of the Week

 
Haworth Corporate HQ
Holland, MI, USA
45,000 sf. Greenroof
 World Expo Zaragoza 2008
Zaragoza, Spain
765,000 sf. Greenroof
   
 
Mus�e du quai Branly
Green Wall
Paris, France
8,600 sf. Greenwall
 Casa Feliz Studios
San Jose, CA, USA
5,375 sf. Extensive
Greenroof

Industry News

 

According to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the City of Toronto's award winning Green Roof Bylaw has already resulted in more than 1.2 million square feet (113,300 square meters) of new green space planned on new commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential developments across the City.  

 

By the way, make sure to apply now for the City of Toronto's Eco-Roof Incentive Program at Live green Toronto - funding ends December 31, 2011. [9.30.11]  

 

For more information please visit our Industry News section of our website.  

Advertiser Press Releases

 

Laboratory Green Roof Weathers Direct Hit From Hurricane Irene - Living Roofs, Inc. [9.29.11]

LiveRoof�, LLC Selects Pepiniere Premier Plant, Inc. as its Grower and Distributor in Quebec for the LiveRoof� Hybrid Green Roof System. [9.28.11]

Metro Green Visions and Carlisle Syntec announce new partnership. [9.23.11]

Joss Growers is Newest Member of the National Network of Licensed Regional Growers for the LiveRoof� Hybrid Green Roof System. [9.20.11]

GLT International Expands to Canadian Market. [9.16.11]

Session at Greenbuild International Conference & Expo will Showcase Toronto's Most Spectacular Green Roof - LiveRoof. [9.14.11]  

 

Advertisers Press Releases 

NewsLinks


Onondaga County's Oncenter goes green with rain-absorbing roof made of plants
Syracuse.com, Emily Kulkus
Syracuse, NY.
"To help prevent excess rainwater from flooding Syracuse's sewer system, Onondaga County is going back to its roots, literally. A team of engineers and landscapers completed one of New York state's biggest "green roofs" on top of the Oncenter's Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center... Greenroofs.com, whose motto is "love the Earth, plant a roof," has tracked green roof and wall projects around the world for 10 years. It compiled a database of more than 1,200 sites, including 134 in New York. The website's publisher and editor, Linda Velazquez, said the database likely contains only a fraction of green roof and wall construction..." [9.29.11] 

 

Can Your Green Roof Survive a Hurricane?
Triple Pundit, by Tina Casey
US. "This season's devastating hurricanes may have raised some red flags for property owners who are considering installing a green roof. But the experience of New York City electric utility Con Edison suggests that a well plannedgreen roof is no more vulnerable to high winds and heavy rains than any other...Wind can be a concern for green roofs, especially since higher elevations are generally exposed to higher winds..." [9.26.11] 

 

You can still catch the Panel Session Wind. Water. Heat. Grow. Greenroofs. with Dr. Bill Retzlaff, David Aponte, Kevin Songer, and Joe Webb by registering in the Virtual Summit 2011

 

Chicago Department of Aviation publishes sustainability report
Airport World Online, by Dominic Welling
Chicago, IL. "The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has launched its 2011 Sustainability Report for O'Hare and Midway airports, highlighting the gateways' efforts to be as green as possible...Rosemarie Andolino, CDA Commissioner, said: Chicago is on the cutting edge of national efforts to make airports greener...Some of these projects include the installation of vegetated green roofs..." [9.8.11] 

 

You can still watch Rosemarie's presentation CDA Leads the Way for Incorporating Green Roof Space in an Airport Environment by registering in the Virtual Summit 2011.   

   

 

For more News, please visit Newslinks section of our website.

 

Upcoming Events

  

October 4-7: Greenbuild 2011, Toronto, Canada
                        [Don't miss exhibits from many of our Advertisers]  


October 17-18: Green California Community Colleges Summit & Green California Schools Summit, Pasadena, CA 


October 17-21: Solar Power International 2011, Dallas, TX 


October 26-28: Midwest Roofing Contractors Association Conference, Rosemont, IL 


October 26-29: Eco Expo Asia 2011 - International Trade Fair on Environmental Protection, Hong Kong, China 

  

October 30 - November 2: ASLA 2011 Annual Meeting & EXPO, San Diego, CA  

  

Live Days 9/27 & 28 - Archived Content until 10/28/11: Greenroofs & Walls of the World Virtual Summit 2011 - Connecting the Planet + Living Architecture: People, Projects & Design 

 

You can still register to access all the Content!

   

November 30 - December 3: CitiesAlive, Philadelphia, PA 

 

For a complete listing, visit Upcoming Events and Educational Courses.
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Read what we've been blogging about in our latest Sky Gardens posts:

 

Linda Velazquez

Editor & Publisher, GR

GPW: Mus�e du quai Branly

GPW: World Expo Zaragoza 2008/Zentro Expo Zaragoza

Remembering and Rebuilding: Ten Years After 9/11

Greenroofs.com's "This Week in Review" on GreenroofsTV: September 9, 2011

GPW: Haworth Corporate Headquarters

Greenroofs.com's "This Week in Review" on GreenroofsTV: August 26 & September 2, 2011

GPW: 8 House (8 Tallet)  

 

Contributing Editors:

 

Read George Irwin's latest article "Green Wall Deception, Death of a Green Wall..." about the need for an adjustment in order to bring this industry back to a beneficial level of reality.   

 

Read Caroline Menetre and Linda Velazquez' wonderful adventure in Chicago earlier this month when they travelled to interview The Vertical Garden creator, Patrick Blanc in "Notre Voyage Fantastique: Chicago & Patrick Blanc."  

JobLinks

 

Furbish Company is looking for a Maintenance Project Manager and Site Supervisors in Brooklyn, MD, USA. [2.10.11] 

 

See other Jobs Available and Positions Wanted in our Joblinks page. 

 

BookStore

 

 

Shanghai Expo Vertical Greening, by Wang Xianmin

 

The New American Landscape: Leading Voices on the Future of Sustainable Gardening, Hardcover (April 2011) by various authors.


Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient: Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return, by Leanne Tobias, [Article by Ralph Velasquez], 2010


A Selection of Plants for Green Roofs in Singapore, by Puay Yok Tan and Angelia Sia, 2008


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