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Image provided by: Janet Faust LEADERSHIP PROFILE FOR THE SAKE OF THE CLIENT AND ENVIRONMENT JANET FAUST, GRP, LEED AP BY: ELERI DAVIES A s a green roof product manager at JDR Enterprises, Janet Faust has led an exciting 10-year career in green roof development and education. From researching green roof applications to providing educational seminars for local colleges, universities and professional events, Faust has become well-versed in the green roof industry. Faust ﬁrst discovered green roof re- search while completing her diploma in environmental horticulture at the North Metro Technical College. What she ﬁrst saw as a fascinating topic soon led her to a career which allowed her to combine her “experience in environmental horticulture with her Bachelor of Science in Housing degree.” As a researcher of green roof application techniques and an environmental hor- ticulture specialist, Faust is highly involved in the education of designers, architects and students—a part of the job which she says to be the most rewarding. To date, Faust says her most notable accomplishment was the opportunity to enhance JDR’s client base and expand the market while educating other professionals in best practice methods of green roof installation and development. For the sake of the client and the environment, Janet hopes that green roofs will become more available to the everyday consumer through a reduction in green roof prices. Faust was part of the ﬁrst class of GRPs (green roof professional) in 2009; a credential she says has helped her work and reputation. Faust believes that when green roof sales professionals have a GRP designation, it shows customers, architects, and speciﬁcally manufacturers, that they aren’t all about money and making a sale—they care about green roofs and the environment too. Eleri Davies is an intern at Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and will be studying ecological restoration at the British Columbia Institute of Technology this fall. ENGINEERED SOIL HAS OFFICIALLY MET ITS MATCH The MP Rotator provides the perfect solution for engineered green roof soils. Multi-trajectory rotary streams cut through wind and slowly apply water to the growing medium. This provides optimal plant water use while using up to 30% less than other overhead spray systems. Featured: The MP Rotator is the most efficient and effective choice for overhead green roof irrigation. RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL IRRIGATION | Built on Innovation Learn more. Visit hunterindustries.com/greenroofs http://www.hunterindustries.com/greenroofs http://www.hunterindustries.com/greenroofs

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