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Read Ralph Velasquez' last column as our Sustainable Roofing Technologies editor - Change, the only Real Constant!

 

Tremco Roofing Appoints Velasquez To Lead Sustainability Effort.

 

Our Project of the Week - KSU Seaton Hall Test & Research Green Roof in Manhattan, KS.

 

Check out the latest “The Week in Review” Video on GreenroofsTV, hosted by Anjuli Velazquez!

 

Proposed Vegetative Roofing System Standard Being Developed by ASTM Roofing and Waterproofing Committee.

 

Urban Garden is looking for a Manager of Design/Build in Toronto, Canada.

 

Two Additional American Hydrotech Associates Accredited as Green Roof Professionals.

 

Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance Aligns With Market Growth Opportunities.

 

Bronx Students Earn “Living Wages” by Building Green Roofs with Green Living Technologies.

 

See our latest guest feature article, Green Roofs for a Changing Climate - The 2nd London World Green Roof Congress by Dusty Gedge, Director of Livingroofs.org.

  

Read Chris Wark's 4th installment of his Green Roof Energy Series: Keeping Drought-Resistant Plants Cool!
  

See our guest feature article, Coupling Rainwater Collection with Living Roofs: A Water Quality Review, by David Williams and Jon Kinder, Prairie Designs LLC.

 

 
latest videos

 

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guest feature articles
 

Green Roofs for a Changing Climate - The 2nd London World Green Roof Congress
By Dusty Gedge, Director, Livingroofs.org
President, European Federation of Green Roof Associations

Coupling Rainwater Collection with Living Roofs: A Water Quality Review
By David Williams and Jon Kinder
Prairie Designs LLC

 
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Green Roofs at
Boston GreenFest 2010

By Demetria Spinrad
Foundation for a Green Future, Inc.

     
newslinks >>more

Blackdown Green Roof Chosen For England's First "Passivhaus/BREEAM Excellent" Building
Build.co.uk, by Staff
UK.
"An extensive green roof system from specialists Blackdown Horticultural Consultants of Somerset, has been installed at the new Centre for Disability Studies in Essex, helping the pioneering eco-building to become England’s first ever construction to achieve both Passivhaus and BREEAM 'Excellent' ratings..." [9.2.10]

'Green skins' grow in the Emerald City‎
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, by Danielle L. Pierce
Seattle, WA.
"Vegetated roofs, walls and land together make a “green skin,” a system that integrates the built with the natural environment...In Seattle, vegetated or green roofs of all types are being installed for a variety of purposes, such as stormwater management and urban farm space. From plaza-covered parking garages to rooftop terraces, the creative design of green roofs has lent itself to making some wonderful places to visit..." [9.2.10]

CU Faculty Develop New 'Living Wall' Concept to Slash Energy Use
CU Boulder News & Events, by John Zhai and Carol Rowe
Boulder, CO.
"A multidisciplinary team of University of Colorado faculty has been awarded $1.97 million by the National Science Foundation to develop a "living wall" system based on biomimicry, or the imitation of nature, to slash energy use in buildings. The novel living wall concept takes its inspiration from the thermal regulation systems in the human body, which can efficiently adapt to changes in the surrounding environment through sophisticated heat transfer processes and metabolic adjustments..." [9.1.10]

Green roofs redefine cooling plant‎
environmentalresearchweb, by Andy Extance
New York, NY.
"Researchers at Columbia University, US, have demonstrated that a layer of plants and earth can cut the rate of heat absorption through the roof of a building in summer by 84%...Perhaps the greatest overall benefit of green roofs comes in tackling the "urban heat island" effect, which Gaffin suggests is responsible for two-thirds of New York's localized warming over the last century..." [9.1.10]

 
contributing editors  >>more

 

The Green Roof Guy
VF-1 Fire Standard Finally Accepted for Green Roofs
KELLYLUCKETT
LEED™ AP, GRP
President of Green Roof Blocks
 

Students on green roofs
A Drop in the Bucket
CHRISTINETHURING
Student Editor

 

 

 

 

The Green Walls Column
Technology, Liabilities, and Growing Media: Change is Good
GEORGEIRWIN
CEO of Green Living Technologies
 

Sustainable Roofing Technologies Column
Change, the only Real Constant!
RALPHVELASQUEZ
Director, Sustainable Technologies Group, Tremco Inc

 

 

 

The "Ask Ed" Plant Column
Do You Speak "Green Roofs" with an Accent?

EDSNODGRASS
Co-Owner of Emory Knoll Farms
 

Green Roof Energy Series
 Part 3: Keeping Drought-Resistant Plants Cool
CHRIS
WARK
Senior Energy Analyst
Viridian Energy & Environmental

 

 

 

Editor & Publisher
International Skyrise Greenery Conference: Early Bird Discount Ends August 27

LINDAVELAZQUEZ
ASLA Associate, GRP, LEED™ AP

 

 






 

upcoming events >>more

September 1-3: Greenbuilding Brasil - Conferencia Internacional & Expo, Brazil
September 8: Submission Forms for Awards of Excellence Available – Deadline
September 10-13: ASLA 2010 Annual Meeting & EXPO, Washington, D.C.
September 13-16: World Green Building Council International Congress, Singapore

September 15-16: World Green Roof Congress 2010, London, UK
 
September 15-17: ARE GREEN 2010 – Alternate Renewable Energy & Green Industries, Washington, DC
September 15-17: 21st Century Building Expo & Conference, Charlotte, NC
September 16-19: PeruFlora 2010 - 3rd International Flower Fair, Miraflores, Peru
September 16-19: GRHC - Green Roof Boot Camp in New York, NY
September 22: Extensive Green Roof Professional Meeting, Rochefort/Mer, France
September 22-25: Green Building Festival, Toronto, Canada
September 24-25: Good Earth Living Lab Open House, San Diego, CA
September 25-26: Mother Earth News Fair, Seven Springs, PA
Sep. 27 – Oct. 2: APLD International Landscape Design Conference, Dallas, TX
Sep. 30 – Oct. 2: West Coast Green, San Francisco, CA
Sept. 30 - Oct. 3: GRHC - Green Roof Boot Camp in Washington, DC
October 6–9:

Green Building Congress 2010, Chennai, India


October 7-9: World Green Roof Congress 2010, Mexico City, Mexico

October 12-13:

Green California Community College Summit, Pasadena, CA

October 12-14:

Solar Power International 2010, Los Angeles, CA

October 13-15:

PARJAP Peru 2010 - Iberoamerican Parks & Gardens Congress, Miraflores, Peru


October 21-22:

China Green Building Forum 2010, Shanghai, China


November 1-3: International Skyrise Greenery Conference 2010, Singapore

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2: 2010 Green Roof and Green Wall Conference – CitiesAlive!, Vancouver, Canada

advertiser press releases >>more

Tremco
Tremco Roofing Appoints Velasquez To Lead Sustainability Effort - 8.30.10

ASTM International
Proposed Vegetative Roofing System Standard Being Developed by ASTM Roofing and Waterproofing Committee - 8.24.10

American Hydrotech, Inc.
Two Additional American Hydrotech Associates Accredited as Green Roof Professionals - 8.11.10

Tremco
Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance Aligns With Market Growth Opportunities - 8.7.10

Green Living™ Technologies - GLT
Bronx Students Earn “Living Wages” by Building Green Roofs - 4.26.10

Tremco
Tremco Roofing Acquires BioTray Vegetated Roof Modular System - 8.5.10

Skyland USA
Rooflite Blender Network Grows Bigger With Production Location in Texas - 7.29.10
 


joblinks >>more

Urban Garden is looking for a Manager of Design/Build in Toronto, Canada.

LiveRoof has a position for a Grower in Spring Lake, MI.

Positions Wanted:
 
■ Position in metro-Boston or Central Massachusetts
■ Position in New York or Philadelphia
■ Position in New York
■ Green Roof Project Managing position in Philadelphia, PA
 

 

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