Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Winter 2017 - 14

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

2017 AWARD WINNERS (Left to Right)

CONGRATULATIONS 2017 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS

* Janet MacKinnon, AE Design
* Arjun Viray, Portland State University
* Cathy Chung, Omni Ecosystems
* Bruce Dvorak, Texas A&M University
* Oren Mizrahi, Connect Landscape Architecture
* Tony Sanchez, Recover Green Roofs
* Lynda Wightman, Hunter Industries
* Mark Sindell, GGLO
* Rafael del Castillo, Bertschi School
* Chris Hellstern, KMD Architects
* Jeff Joslin, City of San Francisco
* Nancy Rottle, University of Washington
* Leann Andrews, University of Washington

Every year, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities organizes the Green Roof
and Wall Awards of Excellence for excellence in design, research, and
policy to be presented at the annual CitiesAlive conference. In the Fall
issue, we profiled 2017's outstanding design projects. Here we present the
individual awards, celebrating achievements in research, advertising, policy
achievements, and corporate excellence.
CATEGORY - ADVERTISING AWARD
AWARD WINNER - SIKA SARNAFIL
Sika manufactures thermoplastic (PVC), single-ply, commercial roofing
and waterproofing membranes. With more than 40 years of roofing and
waterproofing experience in locations all over the world, on buildings of
all types and in many diverse climates, Sika Sarnafil membranes have
passed the most stringent European test standards for root resistance.
CATEGORY - RESEARCH POSTER AWARD
AWARD WINNER - ARJUN VIRAY AND OLYSSA STARRY - CURRENT AND
POTENTIAL USES OF GREEN ROOFS ON HOSPITALS
Every year, CitiesAlive hosts a poster session on the trade show floor,
in which students research green infrastructure topics and present
their work to conference attendees. The winner this year is Current and
Potential Uses of Green Roofs on Hospitals from Arjun Viray and Olyssa
Starry, PhD of Portland State University. This poster examines the ways in
which green roofs currently benefit healthcare facilities.
CATEGORY - JLIV AWARD
AWARD WINNER - LEANN ANDREWS & NANCY ROTTLE -
DEPLOYING LIVING WALLS AS KINETIC FACADES
To honor the groundbreaking green infrastructure research that is being
published in the peer reviewed Journal of Living Architecture (JLIV).
The winner this year is Deploying Living Walls as Kinetic Facades by
Leann Andrews, PLA and Nancy Rottle, PLA, FASLA of the University of
Washington. This paper explores ideas for integrating moveable exterior
living walls with the facades of high-rise buildings to enhance urban
ecosystems while contributing opportunities for personal interaction with
the natural world.

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CATEGORY - RESEARCH AWARD
AWARD WINNER - BRUCE DVORAK, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Bruce Dvorak, PLA, ASLA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. In 2009, Professor Dvorak established
the Interdisciplinary Green Roof Research Group at Texas A&M to investigate green roofs and
living walls in central Texas. Bruce is a member of the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Research
Committee and an editorial board member of the Journal of Living Architecture and is working
with green roofs and walls to observe plant viability and monitoring of the micro-climates on
rooftops in central Texas.
CATEGORY - CIVIC AWARD
AWARD WINNER - JEFF JOSLIN, DIRECTOR OF CURRENT PLANNING,
SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO
Jeff Joslin is the Director of Current Planning with the city of San Francisco, and one of the
key drivers behind the adoption of San Francisco's green roof mandate. When San Francisco's
Better Roof Ordinance became effective January 1st, 2017, the City By The Bay became the
first U.S. city to mandate solar and living roofs on most new construction. This new ordinance
provides flexibility for the building designer, owner, and developer to maximize benefits.
CATEGORY - CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARD
AWARD WINNER - LYNDA WIGHTMAN, HUNTER INDUSTRIES
Lynda Wightman is the Industry Relations' Manager with Hunter Industries assisting with
the company's worldwide specification efforts; education opportunities; allied association
representation (strength being focused on water conservation and sustainable landscapes,
specification and sports turf). Her education background is in Ornamental Horticulture, Landscaping and Irrigation. She is involved in various industry associations including ASIC, STMA,
NALP, ASLA, Irrigation Foundation, IA, NIAAA, NRPA, ASBA, MNLA, and many regional chapters
of these associations. She is a strong supporter of students.
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