2010 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Courses   Click here to see their new 2010 course calendar in PDF format.  For course descriptions, locations, registration, cancellation policy, and to verify scheduling dates, visit Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

GRHC - GRP Accreditation Exams
March 5: Toronto, ON, Canada: Registration deadline Feb. 18
March 26: Tampa, FL: Registration deadline March 11
April 30: New York, NY: Registration deadline April 15
June 18: Chicago, IL: Registration deadline June 3

GRHC - Green Roof Boot Camps
March 25-28: New York City Green Roof Boot Camp
May 13-16: San Francisco Boot Camp

GRHC - Green Roof Design 101
June 1: Washington Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference and Training, Washington, D.C.
June 20: Western Roofing Expo, Las Vegas, NV

GRHC - Design & Installation 201
June 1: Washington Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference and Training, Washington, D.C.
June 21: Western Roofing Expo, Las Vegas, NV

GRHC - Green Roof Waterproofing and Drainage 301
June 1: Washington Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference and Training, Washington, D.C.

GRHC - Green Roof Plants and Growing Medium 401
June 1: Washington Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference and Training, Washington, D.C.

GRHC - Green Wall 101: Introduction to Green Wall Design
June 1: Washington Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference and Training, Washington, D.C.

GRHC - Integrated Site & Building Water Management Systems (half day course)
June 1: Washington Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference and Training, Washington, D.C.

MARCH 2010

March 11-12: ASLA Texas Chapter - Regional Conference & Expo, San Antonio, TX
http://www.texasasla.org/content/annual-conference

March 12: Call for papers due for the World Green Roof Congress, London, U.K.
http://www.worldgreenroofcongress.com/callforpapers.html

March 12-13: Ecoroof Portland, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland, OR

The City of Portland is sponsoring Ecoroof Portland, taking place March 12-13, 2010. Come learn how ecoroofs work, why they're important, and what's next for Portland's rooftops and skyline. With nearly 200 ecoroofs in Portland and an incentive available to help with the costs, it’s the perfect time to get an ecoroof of your own. If you own property in Portland, manage or own development projects, aspire to work in the ecoroof industry, or simply support sustainable development, Ecoroof Portland is the event to get involved with this alternative roofing approach. Activities will include Portland ecoroof tours, live ecoroof installations, presentations by local and national experts, and workshops to help you get started on your own project. Fair attendance is free. Vendors can reserve booth space for $250 - applications for display space are available here. Fees will be waived for non-profit organizations or educational institutions that are moving the ecoroof industry forward.
http://www.portlandonline.com/BES/index.cfm?c=51717&

We'll be there: In addition to Dr. David Sailor of Portland State University and others, Plant Editor Ed Snodgrass and Architecture Editor Patrick Carey will be speaking along with Linda Velazquez. Linda will do a live presentation on Friday demonstrating the numerous search capabilities of the 1,020 + case studies in the Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database, and showcase hot trends and innovative designs on Saturday.

March 13-17: 2010 Congressional City Conference, Washington, DC
http://www.nlc.org/CONFERENCES___EVENTS/congressional_city_conference/index.aspx

March 15: GRHC - Abstract submissions due for the CitiesAlive! 8th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada
GRHC issues Call for Papers & Posters for the CitiesAlive! 8th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference on Nov. 30, Dec. 1 & 2, 2010 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Conference streams fall under Policy, Design & Case Studies, and Research and GRHC is particularly interested in presentations that emphasize the themes of integration and climate change. Of interest also are projects that reflect the unique climate based challenges of the Pacific coast. Submission requirements: Completion of the submission form, a 300-word abstract and 50-100 word biography by March 15, 2010. Download the form or for more information visit the website.

March 15-17: Green California Summit, Sacramento, CA
http://www.green-technology.org/gcsummit

March 18: 3rd Annual Sustainable Architecture Symposium, Vancouver, Canada
http://www.intercoastsales.ca/page.php?id=56

March 23-24: Albuquerque Area Green Infrastructure & Low Impact Development Workshop - Innovative stormwater management in an arid environment, Rotunda at UNM Science & Technology Park, Albuquerque, NM
Workshop Details - Low Impact Development (LID) and Green Infrastructure (GI) are innovative and decentralized approaches to stormwater management that have been gaining in popularity over the past 20 years. This goal of this workshop is to educate participants on the approaches and principles of LID and GI, while at the same time examining them in a local context for our climate and region. This workshop is the first of its kind for the Albuquerque area, and we hope that you will attend. For information on attending this workshop, please visit www.aridlid.org.

March 24-25: GLOBALCON, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.globalconevent.com/

March 24-26: GLOBE 2010 International Conference & Trade Fair on the Business of the Environment, Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.businessethicscanada.ca/dialogue/events/e407.html

March 24-28: San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, San Mateo, CA
http://www.sfgardenshow.com 

March 25-30: 25th annual RCI International Convention and Trade Show, Orlando, FL
Architects, engineers, specifiers, roofing consultants, contractors, facility managers and building owners will want to attend RCI's annual International Convention & Trade Show to learn more about the latest in industry trends and advancements in sustainable building practices. Read the Press Release.
http://rci-online.org/international-convention-events.html

Session topics include:

• Roof Aggregate Blow-Offs - recent code changes and how it affects proper design specs and installation techniques

• Vegetated Roof Systems - obstacles and opportunities, fire and wind-resistant standards

• Use of Rooftop Energy Production Systems - (e.g., wind turbines and rooftop solar panels)

• Key life issue in Roof Design - examples of major fire losses, wind damage and roof collapses

• US Dept. of Energy Update - Improving energy use by utilizing natural day-light on building ventilation and lighting

Support Greenroofs.com's advertisers by visiting these who will be on the Trade Show floor this year:

American Hydrotech - Booth #322
Barrett Company - Booth #901
Bison Deck Supports - Booth #526
CETCO Building Materials Group - Booth #201
LiveRoof LLC - Booth #804
Sika Sarnafil, A Division of Sika Corporation - Booth #501
Tecta America Corp - Booth #222
Tremco Inc - Booth #215

March 26-27: 3rd Annual Good Earth Open House, San Diego, CA
For those of you who came to our Open House in March 2009, there are so many new things to see! And for those who couldn't make it, you're going to love checking out the different plants we're testing, and you may even find a strawberry or two growing on our living wall (that's IF we don't eat them first)!
http://www.greenscapedbuildings.com/Articles.asp?ID=138

March 26-28: 2^nd Guangzhou International Greening Fair, Guangzhou, China
http://www.pjzwexpo.com/download_e.asp

March 26–28: Better Living Show, Portland, OR
http://www.betterlivingshow.org/

March 27: Earth Hour
http://www.earthhour.org

APRIL 2010

April 10-13: APA National Planning Conference, New Orleans, LA
http://www.planning.org/conference/

April 14-17: Infrastructure Asia 2010 Exhibition & Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia
http://www.infrastructureasia.com

April 18-21: ASTM Performance of Buildings Meeting, St. Louis, MO
http://www.astm.org

April 19-21: Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference, Dallas, TX
http://www.dbia.org/conferences/waterww/default.htm

April 21-22: BUILDEX Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
BUILDEX Vancouver is one of Canada's largest trade expositions and the largest event at the Vancouver Convention Centre, welcoming over twelve thousand Design, Construction and Real Estate Management professionals each year. Over 600 exhibits and more than 50 educational seminars impact THREE distinct professional markets, all under one roof: Interior design and architecture, Property and real estate management, & Construction and renovation. Andrea Martinello, Marketing Manager for N.A.T.S. Nursery, who will be presenting on the green roof at the Vancouver Convention Centre, which at six acres is currently the largest green roof in Canada. Don't miss this informative and fascinating topic.
http://www.buildexvancouver.com

April 23-25: ROOF INDIA 2010, Chennai, India
http://www.roofindia.com/

April 27-29: CHINA EPTEE SHOW for Water, Air, Waste, Energy and Recycling, Shanghai, China            http://www.eptee.com/en/index/index.asp

April 28-29: CIWEM's Annual Conference 2010 - Water & The Global Environment, London            http://www.ciwem.org/events/annual_conference/

April 28-30: Australian Council for New Urbanism Congress 2010, Adelaide, Australia
http://acnu.org/display/forthcoming_events.html#adelaide

MAY 2010

May 1 - October 31: The 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai, China
http://en.expo2010.cn/

May 5-7: Living Future – The UNconference for Deep Green Professionals, Seattle, WA            http://cascadiagbc.org/living-future/10

May 5-7: 4th International Exhibition & Conference on Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Architecture, Verona, Italy
http://english.expomenu.ru/expo/greenbuilding__*2010.html 

May 7-10: World Green Roofs Development Conference (WGRDC) at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai, China
The theme of Shanghai World Expo is Better City, Better Life. World Green Roof Conference will be held at World Expo Park which is located in the waterfront area near the beautiful Huangpu River in Shanghai, and more than 200 countries have set their venues that are currently under fast construction. All venues have given great emphasis on green roofs, green walls, indoor greening, energy-saving and emissions, and new energy uses. It is expected that, once completed, the whole park will become a gorgeous tridimensional greening and environmental protection world fair.  Download the conference introduction.
http://www.greenrooftops.cn/WRG/en/971.html

May 8: International Green Roof Summit at the World Green Roofs Development Conference at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai, China

May 10-12: eeGlobal2010 - Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition, Washington, DC            http://ase.org/section/_audience/events1/eeglobal

May 10-13: CIB World Building Congress 2010 - Building a better world, Manchester, England
http://www.cib2010.com/

May 12-14: CONSTRUCT2010/The TFM Show/CSI Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.constructshow.com/ind/landing-page.aspx

May 16-18: National Green Building Conference, Raleigh, NC
http://www.nahb.org/conference_details.aspx?conferenceID=59&sectionID=121

May 18-22: Urban Biodiversity & Design Conference URBBIO 2010, Nagoya, Japan
http://www.jilac.jp/URBIO2010/doku.php

May 19-22: Greening the Heartland 2010, Minneapolis, MN
http://www.greeningtheheartland.org/ & http://chapters.usgbc.org/usgbcmn/

May 19-21: 6th European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference, Dunkerque, France            http://www.agencehappyday.com/dk2010/engl.htm

May 19-22: CNU 18 - New Urbanism: Rx for Healthy Places, Atlanta, GA
http://www.cnu.org/cnu18

May 28-29: National Green Builders Products Expo, Las Vegas, NV
http://www.ngbpe.com/ & http://www.edcmag.com/Articles/Industry_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000612033

May 28-30: Resilient Cities 2010 - 1st World Congress on Cities & Adaptation to Climate Change, Bonn, Germany
http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=10242

May 28-30: 47^th IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) World Congress, Suzhou, China
http://www.iflaonline.org and http://www.ifla2010.cn/news/IFLA/Index.shtml

JUNE 2010

June 1-5: 2010 APGA Conference, Atlanta, GA
http://www.publicgardens.org/conferencehome.aspx

June 2: Washington Regional Green Roofs & Walls Conference and Training, Washington DC
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities will be presenting the first regional conference and training session in Washington, DC at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.  The conference is designed to provide an opportunity for the manufacturers , suppliers and distributors of green roof and green wall systems to network with the consumer – specifically, the government consumer – through an extensive trade show.  Conversely, session speakers have been selected to provide the government consumer with technical information on making the case for green roofs/walls;  how to make green roofs/walls pay, and how to procure funds for green roofs/walls.
http://wdc.greenroofs.org/

June 3-5: China Eco Expo, Beijing, China
http://www.ecoexpo.com/EcoExpo2009/

June 7-10: Sustainable Brands 2010, Monterey, CA
http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/events/sb10

June 10-12: AIA 2010 National Convention and Design Exposition, Miami, FL            http://www.aiaconvention.com/live/61/

June 15-16:  West Coast Energy Management Congress 2010 / EMC, Seattle, WA            https://www.aeecenter.org/store/detail.cfm?id=771&category_id=3

June 16-17: GreenBuildingsNY 2010, New York, NY
http://www.greenbuildingsny.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=4550&appname=100573

June 21-24: The 4th International Congress of NanoBiotechnology & Nanomedicine, San Francisco, CA            http://ianano.org/

JULY 2010

July 15-22: Singapore Garden Festival Expo, Singapore
http://www.singaporegardenfestival.com/

AUGUST 2010

August 1-5: StormCon – The North American Surface Water Quality Conference, San Antonio, TX
http://www.stormcon.com/

August 1-6: 95th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.esa.org/pittsburgh/

August 16-19: GovEnergy 2010, Dallas, TX
http://www.govenergy.com/planningcommittee.php

August 17-19: Ag Progress Days, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Rock Springs, PA
http://apd.psu.edu/

August 20-21: Boston GreenFest 2010, Boston, MA
http://www.bostongreenfest.org/

SEPTEMBER 2010

September 10-13: ASLA 2010 Annual Meeting & EXPO, Washington, D.C.
http://www.asla.org

September 15-16: World Green Roof Congress 2010, London, UK
http://www.worldgreenroofcongress.com

September 15-17: ARE GREEN 2010 – Alternate Renewable Energy & Green Industries, Washington, DC            http://www.aregreenexpo.com/en/2010/index.php

September 15-17: 21^st Century Building Expo & Conference, Charlotte, NC
http://www.21buildingexpo.com/

September 26 – October 2: APLD International Landscape Design Conference, Dallas, TX
http://www.apld.com/index_main.asp

September 29 - October 1: West Coast Green, San Francisco, CA
http://www.westcoastgreen.com

OCTOBER 2010

October 6–9: 8th Green Building Congress 2010, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India
http://www.greenroofs.com/pdfs/up-India-GB_Congress_2010_brochure.pdf

October 7-9: World Green Roof Congress - WGRIN, Mexico City, Mexico
http://www.worldgreenroof.org/other-congresses.html

October 10-13: ASTM Performance of Buildings Meeting, San Antonio, TX
http://www.astm.org

October 11-13: Green California Community College Summit, Pasadena, CA
http://www.green-technology.org/ccsummit

October 12-14: Solar Power International 2010, Los Angeles, CA
http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/sepa/sepa2009/public/Content.aspx?ID=254&sortMenu=101002

NOVEMBER 2010

November 1-3: IGRA - Skyrise Greenery Conference 2010, Singapore
http://www.skyrisegreenery.com/conference/

November 6 – April 25, 2011: 2010 Taipei International Gardening & Horticulture Exposition, Taipei, Taiwan            http://www.2010taipeiexpo.tw/mp.asp?mp=4         

November 16-19: Greenbuild 2010, Chicago, IL
http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/

November 30 - December 2: Waterproof Membranes 2010 - International business and technology conference on waterproofing in roofing and geomembrane liners, Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany
http://www2.amiplastics.com/Events/Event.aspx?code=C354&sec=1004

November 30 - December 2: 2010 Green Roof and Green Wall Conference – CitiesAlive! Conference, Vancouver, Canada
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the North American green roof industry association and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (academic co-host) are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 2010 Green Roof and Green Wall Conference – CitiesAlive! in Vancouver. Now in its eighth year, the November 30 – December 3 Conference marks the first time this international conference will be held outside of the United States. It is expected to bring over 1000 delegates to Vancouver from around the world to discuss the latest research, policy and technical advances in the rapidly growing green roof and green wall industries
http://www.greenroofs.org

DECEMBER 2010

December 7-10: Ecobuild Fall & AEC-ST Fall, Washington, D.C.
http://www.aececobuild.com/

December 8-10: Green California Schools Summit, Pasadena, CA
http://www.green-technology.org/gcschools

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