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More Than 300 GRPs Now in the Marketplace - Press Release |
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GRHC Media Release: May 17, 2010
More than 300 GRPs Now in the Marketplace
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities announces the latest recipients of the Green Roof Professional (GRP) designation!
Toronto, Canada – May 17, 2010 – Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) – the North American industry association promoting green roofs and walls products and services – has been committed to the development of a Professional Accreditation Program since the launch of the first successful green roof conference in Chicago in 2003. With the completion of the latest exam, GRHC is pleased to announce that there are now 328 accredited Green Roof Professionals (GRPs) conducting business in the marketplace since the first exam was launched in June 2009. Hazel Farley, Director of Training and Accreditation noted “These individuals have successfully completed a multi-disciplinary exam encompassing five areas of concentration including pre-design, design, contract management, quality assurance and support, and maintenance. GRP accreditation verifies that the individual has attained the level of interdisciplinary knowledge of best practices associated with the successful design, installation and maintenance of green roof systems. We are delighted with the response that we have received from the industry in embracing this accreditation.” Additionally, Ms. Farley added that “the GRP designation provides a potential client with an easy reference point and all of our GRPs are listed on our website at www.greenroofs.org.”
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Integrated Water Management |
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 Integrated Water Management
By Steven Peck
In response to water scarcity in many regions of the United States, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) assembled a group of member experts under the early leadership of Chris Peck, to begin to look at holistic approaches to conserve, produce, harvest, store and utilize a variety of water sources in order to be able to provide irrigation water for green roofs and walls in arid climates such as Southern California and Nevada.
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New Fire Design Standard Approved for Green Roofs |
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 GRHC Media Release: February 24, 2010
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.
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Integrated Water Management Course Launched |
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GRHC Media Release: February 11, 2010
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
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Call For Papers - Press Release |
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 GRHC Media Release: February 9, 2010
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.
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See Also:
landscapedesignnews.com - Green roofs conference calls for papers - By Stephanie McDonald
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