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Last Chance for the CitiesAlive 2015 in NYC Early Bird Discount Plus the Exclusive Hotel Rate!
Hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) for the 13th time, the 2015 CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference in Brooklyn is just around the corner! Have you finalized all of your plans yet? Most importantly, have you registered?
Don’t forget to:
Register before September 18th for the Last Early Bird Discount + Special Hotel Rate!
That’s this Friday!
As usual, CitiesAlive is going to be a great event with tons of activities, learning, networking, and just plain fun. And you can’t get a better city than New York to accommodate it all!
GRHC has done a great job in putting all of this together. Join over 60 expert speakers in the field of sustainability examining themes of resilience including:
| BILL BROWNING Terrapin partner and co-founder Bill Browning has received this year’s Design for Humanity Award, presented by the American Society for Interior Designers.Bill Browning will be featured at CitiesAlive as a keynote speaker. His address will inform you about the science of biophilic design and how living architecture contributes to productivity, health, and happiness. |
BIRGIT SIBER Birgit Siber is a principal at Diamond Schmitt Architects where sustainable design is central to her work. She incorporated the first large scale living wall biofilter at the University of Guelph-Humber.Along with Alan Darlington, Founder and Vice President of Nedlaw Living Walls, Birgit will explore the design, functionality, and return on investment of living wall biofilters. |
BRUCE FOWLE Bruce Fowle co-founded FXFOWLE in 1978 and has guided the firm to international recognition for excellence in design, pioneering socially and environmentally responsible architecture and planning.Using the renovation and expansion of the Javits Center as a case study, Bruce will discuss the complexity of choreographing the updating of the building systems. |
I would be pretty amiss if I also didn’t say to please come and see our Design Editor Haven Kiers and my presentation at CitiesAlive – our annual Top 10 List of Hot Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design for 2015 . We’ll be releasing the Greenroofs.com 2015 Top 10 List Press Release soon, so stay tuned for that, too:
| LINDA S. VELAZQUEZ Linda Velazquez, ASLA, GRP, LEED AP, is the founder and publisher of Greenroofs.com (1999) and the principal of Sky Gardens Design. Greenroofs.com publishes The Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database, The Greenroof & Greenwall Directory, and the GreenroofsTV channel on YouTube. Greenroofs.com produces the biennial Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summits (2015, 2013, 2011). |
HAVEN KIERS Haven Kiers, MLA, LEED AP, GRP, designs and presents nationally about greenroofs and is a founding partner of GreenSwell Design and Planning. She is a trainer with Green Roofs for Healthy Cities where she facilitates the Green Roof 101, 201, & 401 Courses. Haven also teaches courses at the University of California, Davis. Haven is the Design Editor on Greenroofs.com (2005). |
Other activities at CitiesAlive include:
A la carte Registration to fit your schedule
Attend exclusive networking Events like a rooftop dinner and a networking cruise
Receive a special discounted rate for On-Site Accommodations
Discover products and people at the Trade Show
Cutting-edge Training opportunities
Full show Program available for details.
And, check out just some of these awesome CitiesAlive tours on Wednesday, October 7:
L – R Photos: Mark Morrison; Art Elmers; David Sundberg.
| Visionaire Rooftop Wednesday October 7th 3pm – 5pm: $29 |
1 Hotel Central Park Wednesday October 7th 3pm – 5pm: $29 |
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Roof Wednesday October 7th 3pm – 5pm: $29 |
| Attend this unique tour of a roof terrace designed by Mark K. Morrison Landscape Architecture, located on the 35th floor of a LEED Platinum-certified condominium in lower Manhattan. This project features a large potager vegetable garden with vertical screens for climbing vegetables and a fruit orchard with dwarf trees as well as a cold frame for year round harvest, an herb garden in a knot design, and a patch for berries. | Visit this new green hotel on Sixth Avenue just one block from Central Park in the heart of Manhattan and explore the inner workings of the efficiency irrigation and fertilization system installed by Netafim that supports a three-story exterior living wall. Other eco-friendly design features, including the use of reclaimed and natural materials throughout the hotel, reflect 1 Hotel’s commitment to sustainability. |
Visit the Javits Convention Center, home to the second largest green roof on a single, free-standing building in the USA installed by Xeroflor. This 292,000 square foot rooftop has been transformed into an energy-saving green haven using sedum grown on a farm in Upstate New York. A recent study found that the roof has attracted nearly a dozen different species of birds who are using the green roof for nesting and breeding. |
And these tours on Thursday, October 8:
L – R Photos: Greensulate; Sun Works Center for Environmental Studies; Barbara Norman.
| Regis High School Thursday October 8th 3pm – 5pm: $29 |
Sun Works Center for Environmental Studies Thursday October 8th 3pm – 5pm: $29 |
PS41 – The Greenwich Village School Green Roof, Thursday October 8th, 3pm – 5pm: $29 |
| Explore one of New York City’s largest green roofs with this exclusive tour of Regis High School’s rooftop gardens. Tucked away above Regis’ stately, landmark designated facade, this mini-ecosystem includes native grasses, solar panels, an observatory, apiaries, and herb gardens that supply the school’s cafeteria. Joining us to discuss the design and the environmental benefits of the green roof will be Alexander Roth, Greensulate’s lead landscape designer. The Tour will conclude with a small wine reception. | The Sun Works Center for Environmental Studies at P.S. 333, The Manhattan School for Children, is a rooftop environmental education greenhouse, producing hydroponically grown vegetables on the Upper West Side. The project was designed by NY Sun Works, a non-profit organization that builds hydroponic science labs in urban schools. It provides science and sustainability education for approximately 150 K-8th grade students every day. | The GELL Project Greenroof Environmental Literacy Laboratory is the first green roof installed by the New York City Department of School Construction Authority (SCA). A 15,000 sq. ft. LiveRoof system covers the building with a wide variety of sedums and New York native plants. The tour will be led by science teacher and project founder Vicki Sando, who will discuss navigating the design process, funding, and construction of this $2 million-dollar project along with how the green roof is integrated into the curriculum. |
See all of the tour descriptions at CitiesAlive here.
And, don’t miss the Closing Dinner on Wednesday October 5th which is sure to be an outstanding event, courtesy of Rooflite, on the Brooklyn Grange Roof Farm #1.
CHECK OUT THE FULL PROGRAM ONLINE AT http://citiesalive.org/.
We here at Greenroofs.com hope to see you next month at CitiesAlive 2015!
~ Linda V.
