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POLICY & STANDARDS ON THE ROOF WITH… SEEING GREEN P.O. Box 748 • St. Charles, IL 60174 847-742-1790 • Fax 847-742-2655 www.midwestgroundcovers.com Expert Propagators, Growers and Wholesalers Sedum mix Chicago City Hall The Lurie Garden of Millennium Park, Chicago Specializing in Rooftop Growing media 48w805 Rte. 64 • Virgil, IL 60151 630-365-1990 • Fax 630-365-3818 w w w. mi dw est- tra di n g . c o m PHILADELPHIA IS LEADING THE WAY WITH GREEN ROOF GRANT AND CREDIT PROGRAMS BY: JOANNE DAHME AND ALEX DEWS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES PROGRAM The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation launched the Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) grant program in January 2012. SMIP is designed to be a catalyst for transforming large, commercial impervious properties that generate high volumes of stormwater runoff and burden the city’s sewer system and waterways into properties that build and maintain green stormwater management practices. These practices include rain gardens, vegetated inﬁltration basins, porous asphalt and green roofs. “This grant program is a winwin for the Water Department and for our business customers who have been impacted by an increase in stormwater fees resulting from our parcel based fee for stormwater,” said Water Commissioner Howard Neukrug. “We can transform pockets of our combined sewer areas into green acres in a cost effective way. This is the best example of a public/private partnership.” The SMIP grant is an important component of PWD’s Green City, Clean Waters Plan which includes an ambitious goal to convert 9,500 impervious acres to “green acres” that capture and manage the ﬁrst one-inch of stormwater runoff to achieve beautiful, ﬁshable, clean and healthy rivers and streams. The grant will also allow businesses, non-proﬁt organizations and other non-residential customers to reduce their stormwater rates by providing funding for the design and implementation of green infrastructure projects. Projects are evaluated based on a variety of criteria with cost-effective green acres bearing the highest percentage of points. From 45 applications received in the ﬁrst round of the grant period, eight applications met the primary criteria in addition to offering innovative and inspiring green stormwater management solutions that can demonstrate similar opportunities on other sites. The total investment was $3.2 million in grants. The eight projects together result in the creation of 65.5 green acres. One green acre will manage at least the ﬁrst inch of rainfall over an acre that drains to a common stormwater management practice. Visit www. phillywatersheds.org for more information. GREEN ROOF TAX CREDIT The City of Philadelphia’s Green Roof Tax Credit, which was signed into law in 2007, offers a rebate of up to 25 percent of the cost of qualifying green roof projects. The credit is of- http://www.midwestgroundcovers.com http://www.midwestgroundcovers.com http://www.phillywatersheds.org http://www.phillywatersheds.org http://www.midwest-trading.com http://www.midwest-trading.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2013

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2013
Contents
From the Founder
Green Roof Installation Raises Value of Boston Apartment by $2.4 Million
Green Roof Industry Grows by 24 Percent in 2012 & Washington Dc Is #1
Burgeoning Green Roofs and Green Walls Market to Be Worth $7.7 Billion in 2017
Green Roofs Designated as Certified Wildlife Habitats by National Wildlife Federation
On the Roof With … Art Rosenfeld
Estimating Green Roof Benefits
Mind Mapping the Business Case
The Business Case for Investing in Green Roofs in Portland
CITIESALIVE San Francisco Preview
Policy and Standards
Leadership – for the Sake of the Client and the Environment:
Plant – Profitable Green Roof Plants
Project – It Takes a Village: YMCA
Project – Was It Worth It?
New Corporate Members
Professional Calendar
New and Improved Green Roof Training
Submit a Project to the 2013 Awards of Excellence
Journal of Living Architecture Call for Papers
Great Community Resiliency Project Contest
GRHC Buyers Guide
The Case for Green Façades

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2013