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NEW AND IMPROVED GREEN ROOF TRAINING BY: JORDAN RICHIE, GRP O n July 18th in Washington, DC, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) will unveil Green Roof Design and Installation (2nd Edition)—an updated and consolidated version of our Green Roof Design 101 and Green Roof Design and Installation 201 courses. This new full-day course will replace the 101 and 201 courses as a single-source reference for design and installation best prac- SUBMIT A PROJECT TO THE 2013 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE BY: PAUL ERLICHMAN W ant to see the most leading-edge green roof and wall design work in North America? Then come to CitiesAlive: 11th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in San Francisco, where the 2013 Awards of Excellence will be presented. Since 2003, the Awards have celebrated outstanding design work in green roofs and walls, and always highlight an array of innovative projects large and small from around the continent. The Awards Luncheon will take place on October 25th at the conference hotel, the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. The Awards are selected by a seven-member, multi-disciplinary judging team. Have an innovative green roof or wall project that you think should be cel- tices. It responds to the demands of a market which has matured considerably over the past ten years by providing new information on green roof beneﬁts and technical standards. The previous course numbering system (i.e. 101, 201, 301 and 401) will be abandoned in favor of using only the descriptive names: Green Roof Design and Installation (2nd Ed.), Green Roof Waterprooﬁng and Drainage, and Green Roof Plants and Growing Media. This change in format also means that Green Roof Boot Camps are more accessible and affordable than ever before. Prospective GRPs can now complete the recommended study courses in three days as opposed to four, and reduce travel expenses and time away from work. As an added bonus, participants who attend all three courses will receive a USB drive with all of the technical papers from our past ten conferences—a veritable green roof research library! Over 50 industry experts have contributed their time and expertise to the development of both the original and second edition of these courses, and we’re conﬁdent that with this latest revision, the GRP training program contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date informationon green roof technology available in North America. ebrated? Want to have your project recognized in front of hundreds of leading green professionals and to promote your company? Submit a project! The submission deadline is June 20, 2013 at 11:55 PDT magazine have launched a high quality, peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on green roof and wall research called the Journal of Living Architecture (JOLA). The new online journal has an independent editorial review board composed of researchers and academics working in the ﬁeld. Each quarterly issue of the Living Architecture Monitor magazine will feature abstracts of these articles with links to the full papers online. The link between the academic journal and trade publication will provide a broad base for information dissemination and ﬁll the information gap that exists both within and between the academic and industry professionals working in the ﬁeld. The JOLA review board invites you to submit your living architecture research papers research papers at: http://www. livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/ journal/submit Paul Erlichman is the membership coordinator at Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. FIND OUT MORE Contact Paul Erlichman at perlichman@ greenroofs.org or visit www.greenroofs.org. JOURNALOF LIVING ARCHITECTURE CALL FOR PAPERS T his year, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Living Architecture Monitor READ THIS ISSUE ONLINE AT WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM Jordan Richie is the director of education and accreditation at Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. http://www.greenroofs.org http://www.livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/journal/submit http://www.livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/journal/submit http://www.livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/journal/submit http://www.turfdiag.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