Several displays featured a brewing trend that brings plant life to urban environments — planted walls. ...Show sponsor PNC Bank had an artistic replica of its actual 2,300-square-foot green wall that adorns its Pittsburgh headquarters.
As a final reminder, those of you wishing to present in London, UK, this September 15-16, 2010 at the World Green Roof Congress, you need to submit your abstracts by this Friday, March 12! Abstracts are invited for submission on a range of topics.
Anyone interested in installing an ecoroof, a vegetated roof that absorbs rain and reduces stormwater runoff, can find all the information and resources they need at the free, city-sponsored Ecoroof Portland 2010 fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Leftbank Annex, 101 N. Weidler St.
You are invited to attend an intensive full day workshop featuring recognized experts in Building Science. The Symposium will examine the latest technologies for sustainable architectural design using advanced building envelope technologies including a focus on Green Roof technologies.
Milestone – VF-1 To Help Eliminate Minor Risk of Fire On Green Roofs
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reen Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) and SPRI, Inc., the trade association representing the manufacturers of commercial roofing systems and component suppliers, are pleased to announce that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has accepted their VF-1, Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs as an American National Standard. This document was created to provide a design and installation reference for roofing professionals to help eliminate the risk of fire on vegetative / green roofs.
New Practices Hold Key To The Future of Urban Greening
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reen Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is very pleased to announce a new professional course on integrated water management principles and technologies to be launched on June 1, 2010 at its Regional Green Roof and Wall Conference in Washington DC.
Working in close partnership with the American Society of Irrigation Consultants, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has assembled a diverse number of subject matter experts to advance the state of knowledge and practice on how to capture, treat, store and utilize
Vancouver to Host International Green Roof and Wall Conference
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Brings the Conference to Canada for the first time!
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reen Roofs for Healthy Cities, the North American green roof industry association and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (academic co-host) are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 2010 Green Roof and Green Wall Conference – CitiesAlive! in Vancouver. Now in its eighth year, the November 30 – December 3 Conference marks the first time this international conference will be held outside of the United States. It is expected to bring over 1000 delegates to Vancouver from around the world to discuss the latest research, policy and technical advances in the rapidly growing green roof and green wall industries.
Green Roof Courses approved for LEED education credits
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reen Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to announce that its Green Roof Professional (GRP) training courses have been approved as high-quality green building education by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This is good news for LEED Professionals who can use GRHC training courses to satisfy their Credentialing Maintenance Program requirements from the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
reen Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to congratulate the British Columbia Institute of Technology Centre for Architectural Ecology on their successful application to conduct leading edge Green Wall research, and to announce that BCIT will be the official Academic Co-Host for Cities Alive, the 8th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference to be held in Canada for the first time in Vancouver from November 30 to December 2, 2010.
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GRHC Media Release: January 15, 2010 
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