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CONFERENCE PROFILE
ON THE ROOF WITH…
CITIESALIVE 2013
S
EXPLORING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LIVING
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN RESILIENCE
BY: REBECCA BLACK
ave the date! Green Roofs for
Healthy Cities will be hosting the
11th Annual CitiesAlive: Green Roof
& Wall Conference in San Francisco October
23 to 26, 2013. The timely theme for
this year’s event is ‘Securing Urban Resiliency
with Living Architecture: Food
- Water – Energy.’ At CitiesAlive 2013,
we will explore the many links between
the roofs and walls of our cities and the
critical social, environmental and economic
necessities of urban life that lead
to urban resilience. And we’ll be doing it
in one of the most innovative and exciting
cities in North America.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: AN
EXPANDING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET
From launching the 60’s counterculture
and electing the first openly gay mayor,
to spawning the likes of Apple, Ebay
and Netflix, to leading the continent in
alternative power technology implementation,
the state of California and the
San Francisco Bay Area have consistently
demonstrated the ability to lead, and create
thought and action leaders who have
built a legacy of social, economic and
ecological innovation.
Several ‘green infrastructure’ mandates
are driving the green roof and
façade business development market in
the San Francisco and Bay area. The
city’s 2010 Stormwater Management
Ordinance mandate the development
and maintenance of stormwater management
controls for developments over
5,000 square feet. Stormwater Design
Guidelines published on the San Francisco
Public Utility Commission website
explicitly feature vegetated roofs, and
advise on the use of native plant species
in stormwater swales, vegetated roofs,
constructed wetlands, and other stormwater
best management practices. Developers
are poised to take note as building
resumes across the region.
The San Francisco Urban Agriculture
Ordinance, announced by Mayor Ed Lee
in early 2012, made commercial garden
and small farm sites legal city-wide and
allows properly permitted and codeabiding
gardeners and farmers to sell any
produce they grow directly to the public
on site. New urban agriculture projects
have sprung up across San Francisco and
legislation is underway to create a city
Urban Agriculture Program. Across the
bay, Oakland boasts a vital urban farming
movement. Rooftop and vertical
gardens in a region where land is scarce
and highly valued are viable options,
providing a strong business development
market for GRHC members.
An emphasis on urban forestry and
biodiversity, a growing ‘urban parklettes’
program, dedicated funding for green
infrastructure development … add these
local initiatives to California’s greenest
building code in the USA and there’s
never been a better time to bring the
CitiesAlive: Green Roof & Wall Conference
to one of America’s most exciting and
diverse cities.
CATCH THE INNOVATIVE WEST COAST
CULTURE AT CITIESALIVE
This year’s CitiesAlive is a unique opportunity
for the green roof and wall
industry to gain insight into the leading
culture and philosophy of innovation in
the San Francisco Bay Area. Delegates
will be exposed to the Bay Area entrepreneurial
mindset and discover new and
enlightened ways of approaching their
enterprise, as well as professional and
industry development. It will be a rare
opportunity for the green roof and wall
industry to interact with San Francisco
Bay Area visionaries, activists, designers,
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9 Olive Square
Somerville, MA 02143
office: 857.209.4464
fax: 617.207.4341
info@recovergreenroofs.com
www.recovergreenroofs.com
Private Residence
Boston, MA
Rooftop Lawn
1,000 sq. ft
LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR / SUMMER 2012 / 24
Ledge Kitchen
& Drinks
Dorchester, MA
Rooftop Farm
4,500 sq. ft
Novartis Research Facility
Cambridge, MA
Outdoor Roofdeck
750 sq. ft
SUNY Orange
Community College
Newburgh, NY
Landscape Over Structure
15,000 sq. ft
http://www.recovergreenroofs.com
http://www.recovergreenroofs.com
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2013
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2013
Contents
From The Founder
Strata
On the Roof With...
Policy and Standards
Current Research
Living Architecture Meets Hurricane Sandy
How Healthy Is Your Hospital?
Leadership
Product
Plant
Conference
Project
Project
Project
New Corporate Members
Professional Calendar
GRHC Board Member Updates
GRHC Buyer’s Guide
The Lucky 7
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