Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Best Wishes in the New Year from the Greenroofs.com Family to Yours!
It was wonderful seeing many of you in Philadelphia at the beginning of the month at CitiesAlive! Once again, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities put on a great conference and trade show - look for Linda's upcoming blog post soon about our experiences.
Our gorgeous new 2012 Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ - 12 Month Wall Calendar is available for purchase and will make a great present for the New Year!!
We'd like to welcome our new Greenroof Directory advertisers: Compost Supply in Glen Ellyn, IL, Eco-Roofs out of Berrien Springs, MI, and R&S Landscaping from Midland Park, NJ! You, too, can still take advantage of our special discount through December 31:
And don't forget to watch our weekly TWIR: This Week in Review videos to stay up to date in the greenroof world! In fact, look for our This Year in Review video coming soon.
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2011 Greenroofs & Walls™ of the World Calendar
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 December features the Aqua building in Chicago, IL. The Aqua is an 82-story tower overlooking Harbor Park on the shores of Lake Michigan (2009). Each floor plate is uniquely different, designed to remind viewers of the limestone outcroppings along the Great Lakes. The landscaped roof is a swirling 80,000 sf botanic garden atop the podium, using a drip irrigation system for nourishing the large collection of low evergreen and deciduous plantings that creates a geometric naturalism. Waterproofing and a continuous drainage layer from Barrett Company allow excess water to flow under soil, gravel and concrete walls to drains and pipes.
The Greenroofs & Walls™ of the World Calendar series combines two of our most popular destinations on Greenroofs.com: The Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database and Upcoming Events.
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UBC researchers try to improve the green footprints of green roofs
Vancouver Sun, by Gordon Hoekstra
Vancouver, Canada. "Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus are trying to green up an already green idea. Professor Kasun Hewage and master's student Fabricio Bianchini, both engineers, are investigating whether they can improve the environmental footprint of green roofs...Green roofs have been used for decades in Europe, and have more recently caught on in North America. There are examples of green roofs in downtown Vancouver, including at the Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Convention Centre..." [12.27.11]
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ph.D. student quantifies benefits of green roofs
Chicago Sun-Times, by Melissa Eddy
Chicago, IL. "For Najwa Obeid, there's money in green roofs. A 30-year-old Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Obeid has been working to quantify the financial, environmental and social benefits of green roofs in Chicago by applying economic theory to her findings. By putting hard, measurable and comparable numbers behind the benefits of such roofs, Obeid hopes green technology will become more than just an ecological thing to do but also an economic one because of the potential savings generated..." [12.23.11]
More green terraces in Beijing soon
ChinaDaily.com.cn, by Zheng Xin
Beijing, China. "The Beijing government is encouraging greening of the city's rooftops. The idea is to reduce air pollution and improve urban ecology. According to the Beijing municipal bureau of landscape and forestry, the city will build terrace gardens atop public buildings below 12 stories. However, the subsidy amount remains undecided, although it won't be lower than 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) a year, according to Tan Tianying, president of the Beijing Roof Afforestation Association...The green roofs can better serve a building as well as benefit the residents, said a publicity official with the landscape and forestry bureau..." [12.21.11]
3 Things You Can Do To Combat Climate Change
Co.Design, by Diana Balmori
World. "...Any one of us can plant a Freedom Lawn, thereby eliminating chemicals and reducing runoff. Any one of us can start a green roof, making the city cooler, cleaning the air, and stemming runoff. With a few allies, we can go further, reaching out to neighborhoods and entire cities, and constructing ways for nature and humanity to thrive and co-exist in a better, sustainable world..." [12.5.11]
For more News, please visit Newslinks section of our website.
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Upcoming Events
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January 8-9: 2012 National Green Centre Trade Show by the Western Nursery & Landscape Association, Kansas City, MO
January 10-12: 8th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
January 10-12: Landscape Ontario Congress 2012, Toronto, Canada
January 13-15: SPRI Conference and Annual Business Meeting, Ft. Myers, FL
January 16-19: WORLD FUTURE Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 17-20: US Composting Council Conference & Trade Show, Austin, TX
January 18-20: 2012 Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
January 19: Green Roof Systems Project Mid-term 1 Day Workshop, Sheffield, UK
January 19-20: CRCA - Chicago Roofing Contractors Association Trade Show, Chicago, IL
For a complete listing of 2012 Events, visit Upcoming Events and Educational Courses.
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Read what we've been blogging about in our latest Sky Gardens posts:
GPW: Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central
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Greenroofs.com's "This Week in Review" on GreenroofsTV: December 16, 2011
GPW: Cranberry Street Green Wall
Greenroofs.com's "This Week in Review" on GreenroofsTV: December 2, 2011
GPW: Martha's Vineyard Hospital Rooftop Healing Gardens
Greenroofs.com's "This Week in Review" on GreenroofsTV: November 18, 2011
Greenroofs.com's "This Week in Review" on GreenroofsTV: November 11, 2011
GPW: Master Builders Association Durban, Westville
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays From Greenroofs.com!
Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2011 Episode 3: Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino, Chicago Department of Aviation
Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2011 Episode 2: The Hot Top 10 List by Linda Velazquez and Haven Kiers
Order Your 2012 Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Calendar Now!
Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2011 Episode 1: Charlie Miller
See all the Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2011 Videos on greenroofs.tv!
Contributing Editor Posts:
 Read Christine Thuring's latest blog post, Current Green Roof Trends in Germany (2011) . [12.17.11]
 Learn what The Green Roof Guy has to say in his new column The New Face of the Green Roof Market - all about how our green roof industry has grown up, by Kelly Luckett. [12.29.11]
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JobLinks
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Prides Corner Farms (a LiveRoof ® Licensed Grower) is looking for a Green Roof Sales Specialist in the Metro NY area. [12.20.11]
Columbia-Green is looking for a Sales Manager based in the Midwest or East Coast, USA. [12.8.11]
The Horticultural Society of New York (The Hort) is seeking a Greenroof Research Intern in New York, NY, USA. [12.5.11]
Furbish Company is looking for a Site Supervisor in Brooklyn, MD, USA. [2.10.11]
See other Jobs Available and Positions Wanted in our Joblinks page.
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