We hope you’ll join us for our 2017 Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit: Connecting the Planet + Living Architecture. Highlighting excellence and lessons learned in green living architecture, the 4th biennial web-based Virtual Summit is being held from April 9 through December 31, 2017.

We’ll have a variety of live events scheduled though December 2017 – all with the backdrop of our fantastic speaker videos you can watch on demand from across the globe.  But up first is the Long Earth Day Weekend this Friday, Saturday and Sunday – don’t miss watching these videos in time for their Q & As!

Watch Architects, Designers & Landscape Architects at the 2017 Virtual Summit!

For Earth Week we’re highlighting these awesome colleagues and practitioners and their engrossing videos:

Keynote Emilio Ambasz, Emilio Ambasz & Associates Founder & Principal, Architect, and Author:

“The Green Over the Gray“

Keynote Patrick Blanc, PhD, Vertical Garden (Mur Végétal) Inventor and Designer, Botanist, Researcher, and Author:

“Field Trip with Patrick Blanc in West Sumatra“

Patrick Carey, GRP, Hadj Design Principal, and Admiral at the Lake Green Roof Maintenance & Groundskeeper:

“Green Tea 4 Two with Patrick Carey & Jörg Breuning” – a talk along with green infrastructure specialist Jörg Breuning

Lance Davis, AIA, LEED Fellow, U.S. General Services Administration Sustainability Architect:

“Expanded Use for the Green Roof (a US Government Perspective)“

 Chris DeVolder, AIA, LEED AP, HOK Sustainable Design Leader, Sport + Recreation + Entertainment | Vice President, Architect:

“Building Healthy Communities through Green Roofs and Walls“

Laura Gatti, Studio Laura Gatti Landscape Consultants Principal, Agronomist and Landscape Designer:

“Greening the Vertical City – the Bosco Verticale and a Look into the Future of Urban Living“

Laura Hansplant, RLA, LEED AP, Roofmeadow Director of Design and Landscape architect:

“The Second City – Elevated, Grounded, Inspired” along with green infrastructure specialist Charlie Miller, PE

Aslan Jonoubi, Khato & Safhe Founder, Architect and Chief Director; and IGIN President:

“Elevated Greenery in Mega Projects“

Meg Needle, AIA, GRP, LEED AP B+C, CDT, Lord, Aeck & Sargent architect:

“WHY Green Roofs – An Architect’s Perspective“

Linda S. Velazquez, ASLA, GRP, LEED AP, Greenroofs.com Founder/Publisher & Sky Gardens Design Consultant:

“Top 10 Green Infrastructure Eco-Agents in a Climate-Changing World“

Diana Wiesner, Diana Wiesner Arquitectura y Paisaje EU – (Ecología Urbana) – Architecture & Landscape Architecture Urban Ecology, Principal:

“From Planning to Action, Design and Social Commitment“

John L. Wong, FASLA, FAAR, SWA Managing Principal, Chairman, and Landscape Architect:

“The Design of Green Roofs in the Urban Public Realm“

See the entire Agenda.

Speaker Q & As this Long Earth Day Weekend

Don’t miss our upcoming first live event over the Long Earth Day Weekend for Speaker Q & As – see the Agenda for dates and times.

FREE Global Social Media Event

This is a FREE global Social Media Event!  Connect with your favorite speakers and we’ll see you online soon!

Thank you to our Partners, and please contact Aramis if you’re interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor at aramis@greenroofs.com:

By Linda S. Velazquez, ASLA, LEED AP, GRP
Greenroofs.com Publisher & Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit Host

Register now and join us online for our 2017 Virtual Summit with live events over the Long Earth Day Weekend: April 21, 22, & 23 – and through December, 2017!