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	Past Guest Feature Articles: 2008: june - Penstemons for Green Roofs in the Midwest, By Brent Horvath, Nursery President and Grower april - A green roofing resource, By James R. Kirby, AIA, NRCA associate executive director of technical communications march - An Intro to Green Walls and Green Roofs: Living Architecture at its Best, By George Irwin, Industry CEO and President 2007: december - New Stormwater Regulations Promote Green Roofing and Waterproofing - By William F. Foley, CSI, CCPR, Waterproofing and Greenroof Design Consultant november - Stormwater Runoff Issues - By Jim Lindell, Marketing Manager april/may - The Green Roof Centre - Sheffield, UK - By Jeff Sorrill, the Green Roof Centre Project Manager 2006: december - The Green Roof Stormwater Management Tool ~ a Free Community Resource - By Kelly Luckett, LEED AP, President of Green Roof Blocks october - The world’s green roofs could be Australia’s market because: There’s “green gold” across our harsh landscapes - By Geoff Wilson, President of Green Roofs for Healthy Australian Cities september - ENVISIONING A “GREENROOF” POLICY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Implementing Strategies to Encourage Alternative Stormwater Best Management Practices - By Gregory C. Long, R.L.A. august - DIY Modular Green Roof Systems - By Sandra McCullough, LEED AP july - Green Roof Industry Meets in Boston for Biggest Green Roof Conference Yet! - By Jennifer Sprout, Director, Conferences and Special Events, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities july - Compost Utilization Goes Through the Roof: Center for Green Roof Research at Penn State University uses compost in its media studies and plans to explore microbial communities - By Drew Mather, Soil Scientist may - Perlite on Green Roofs - By Jennifer Appel, ASLA, Registered Landscape Architect and Licensed Irrigator april - National Landscape Architecture Month - By Dennis Carmichael, FASLA, President, American Society of Landscape Architects 2005: november/december - The next profit frontier for green roof companies is…FOOD FROM THE ROOF - By Geoff Wilson, President of the Urban Agriculture Network – Western Pacific, and Convenor of Green Roofs for Healthy Australian Cities october - A Bold Plan for New Orleans - By Alex Wilson and the Editors of Environmental Building News september - German Ecology and a Regenerative Design Tour - By Roland Oehme, Landscape Architect august - The World Green Roof Congress & Green Roof Week, Basel, Switzerland 2005 - By Dr. Stephan Brenneisen may - Shouting from the Rooftops! Chicago’s Green Champions Share Techniques for Growing More Green Roofs on More Buildings - By Vuk Vujovic, LEED AP, and Douglas J. Ogurek, Architects april - At Night All Cows are Black, or In the Land of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King - By Patrick Carey, Architect march - The Filter, Drain, and Water Holding Components of Green Roof Design - By Allan Wingfield, AIA february - Replacing the Roof on Your Facility? How to Get What You Paid for and Avoid Unexpected Problems and Cost - By Ken Apicella, Project Manager january - Horticulture Therapy: Rooftop Garden Creates An Oasis For Wellness & Rehabilitation - By Ed Jarger, Regional Greenroof Product Manager 2004 december - Birds on a Cool Green Roof ~ Can the roof of Chicago's City Hall take urban nature to a higher level? - By Katherine Millett, Freelance Writer november - A New Independent Green Roof Organisation for the UK - By Dusty Gedge, Greenroof Consultant october - The GaLaBau 2004: 16th International Fair for Urban Green and Open Spaces in Nuremberg, Germany, September 15-18 - By Janet Faust, Environmental Horticulturalist & Greenroof Product Manager september - The Times They are A-Changing: Trends and Challenges for the Green Roof Market of the Future - By Wolfgang Ansel, DDV, IGRC august - Growing Green Roofs in the United States - By Wendy Willow Wark, Green Roof Consultant july - Don’t Call It Dirt! - By Chuck Friedrich, RLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect and Growth Media Consultant june - How to Build an Intensive Residential Green Roof - By Jennifer Appel , Registered Landscape Architect and Licensed Irrigator may - Greenroofs - From the Classroom to the Boardroom - By Janet Faust, Environmental Horticulturalist & Greenroof Product Manager april - Green Roof Demonstration and Research Center – Developing Further - By Louise Lundberg, International Green Roof Institute, Malmö, Sweden march - A Cool Roof in a Hot City: The Southeast's First Municipal Greenroof - By Benjamin Taube and Janet Ward, Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, USA february - When Mosses Recreate the Landscape on the Roof - By Michel R. Chiaffredo, MCK Environnement & BRYOTEC Technology january - 2004 Will Be A Year of Laying the Foundations for Unprecedented Growth in the Green Roof Industry - By Steven Peck, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 2003 december 2003 - The London Biodiversity Partnership, Wild Roofs: Current research into green roofs and biodiversity in London - By Dusty Gedge november 2003 - Ecoroofs Everywhere, Community Based Ecoroof Projects & Public Education - By Anthony Roy october 2003 - The Earth Pledge Foundation, Greening Gotham: The Earth Pledge Green Roofs Initiative - By Colin Cheney & Marisa Arpels august 2003 - D.C. Greenworks, Community, Environmental Sustainability and Green Roof Technology - By Dawn Gifford june 2003 - Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, Promoting Residential Greenroofs in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest - By Patrick Carey Past Student Guest Feature Articles Back to Top