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LEADERSHIP PROFILE Image provided by: AD Greenroof LLC Image provided by: Higher Ground Green Roofs LLC GREEN ROOF LEADERSHIP ANGIE DURHMAN, GRP, MS MEGAN (WELSH) MEIER, GRP, LEED GA When did you become a GRP (green roof professional)?: 2009 When did you become a GRP (green roof professional)?: 2009 Were your career ambitions always environmentally driven?: Yes, I love applying my botanical and ecological knowledge in the built environment. My career allows for creativity and applying science for real world challenges. Recently AD Greenroof installed a research station to collect data on the performance of an intensive roof in St Paul, MN. We saw it as an unconventional approach to work on the project, but our results will be impactful for the community and will support future policy development. Were your career ambitions always environmentally driven?: After working on a documentary about climate change and the impact of the built environment, I made a career change from film editing to sustainable construction and green roofing. Since there were no green roof programs at Ohio State University at the time, I studied construction management and horticulture with the intent of propelling green roofs in Ohio. PRINCIPAL & OWNER, AD GREENROOF LLC, MINNEAPOLIS, MN OWNER, HIGHER GROUND GREEN ROOFS, LLC, COLUMBUS, OH What are some of the projects you've worked on since becoming a GRP?: Ohio State University green roof at Howlett What are some of the projects you've worked on since becom- Hall, Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center, Washington DC Naing a GRP?: Aside from completing over 300 installs, I most enjoy tional Zoo, Mercy West Hospital and Akron University. improving failing systems and maintaining healthy ones! MainteHow has your experience as a GRP impacted your business or nance often gets left behind, so my company is working hard to work?: As one of only six GRPs in Ohio, I have the responsibility create a budget friendly management system designed for building of educating my region on green roof technologies, advancements, owners and contractors that will work for any green roof project. maintenance requirements and best management practices. How has your experience as a GRP impacted your business What is your vision for the living architecture industry or work?: The designation brings more awareness and clout to throughout the next decade?: With the diminishment of green our industry, which is important when speaking to professionals space in urban areas, I expect that local legislature in central in other industries and government officials who are unaware of Ohio will further incentivize green roofs. I'm also hopeful that the progress we've made in the last fifteen years. advancements in the industry will make living architecture more What is your vision for the living architecture industry cost effective in the next decade. throughout the next decade?: I would love to see green roofs as a viable and economic option written into every stormwater plan across the country. We are slowly working towards that goal, making unique partnerships at the local level. To find a GRP, visit: http://goo.gl/AZ2uZh LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR / SPRING 2014 / 12 READ THIS ISSUE ONLINE AT WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM http://www.goo.gl/AZ2uZh http://WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2014

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2014
Contents
From the Founder
On the Roof With...
Policy and Standards
Research
Gap Leadership
Confessions of a Green 'Starchitect'
Sprucing Up
Green Roofs and Walls in Music City
Space in Transition
Big Box Retailers Embracing Green Roofs?
Exploring England's Green Roof and Wall Industry
New GRHC Corporate Members
GRHC Buyers Guide
Professional Calendar
Dirty Thoughts

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2014