The symposium is cohosted jointly by Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Denver as the Colorado Living Architecture Regional Academic Center of Excellence.
The Denver Mile High Green Roof Symposium will feature regionally appropriate green roof design projects and the latest research for the semiarid west. The keynote speaker is professor Bruce Dvorak, MLA, speaking on the topic of selecting appropriate green roof plants from his recent book Ecoregional Green Roofs. The City of Denver will give an update on the Green Building Ordinance. Local design and green infrastructure professionals will feature their local projects.
Join us on Friday, July 29 at the Terra Building at the Colorado State University Spur campus in Denver, Colorado. Lunch and green roof tours will be available!
Approved for 6 GRP CEUS, 6 AIA LU|HSW CEUS, 7 LA CES CEUS
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SPEAKERS
Jennifer Bousselot
Ph.D., GRP, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Colorado State University
Opening Remarks
8:30 am MT
Keynote
Bruce Dvorak
Associate Professor, MLA Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University
8:45 am MT
Green roofs can make cities more livable and sustainable for people, plants, and animals. Green roofs reduce urban flooding, conserve energy use in buildings, sequester carbon, protect waterproofing from hail damage and extend the life of the roof. This talk explores ways that native landscapes have become a source of inspiration for a new generation of green roofs that make habitats for pollinators, migratory birds, and more. Case studies from Ecoregional Green Roofs will be presented to shed light on how green roofs with native plants play an integral role in making buildings that meet the Living Building Challenge, LEED Certification, and other measures of sustainability. Case studies will cover sustainable living roofs along the Front Range Urban Corridor and the western US.
Q & A
9:45 am MT
Christy Collins
Green Building Projects Specialist, City and County of Denver Community Planning and Development
10:00 am MT
Supporting the Vision of Denver Residents with the Green Buildings Ordinance and Additional Regulatory Provisions
In November 2018, in collaboration with the residents of Denver, the City team introduced the Green Buildings Ordinance. After several years of use, it’s possible now to reflect on how development, site, and building project teams in Denver have integrated priorities of this ordinance with those of the market sectors they serve. The Green Buildings Ordinance serves as a beneficial bridge between public and private sector partners, empowering a stronger dialogue and collaboration as we build Denver’s neighborhoods together.
In our rapidly growing community, residents clearly expressed through the Green Buildings Ordinance that quality of urban environment for every citizen is an essential goal. Responding to a changing climate and fragile resources in the region, City teams are continuing to build out from the vision of this ordinance through related initiatives like the Denver Green Code. Denver residents’ Comprehensive Plan 2040 vision is the foundation for work being pursued at the City. We’re excited to discuss what’s been achieved to date with the Green Buildings Ordinance, and some additional complementary initiatives underway.
Leila Tolderlund & Martin Egan
Green Roofs Ability to Mitigate Hail Damage on Roofs
Associate Professor (CTT) University of Colorado, Denver & Project Manager with the Denver Zoological Foundation
10:45 am MT
Jennifer Bousselot & Michael Guidi
Ph.D., GRP, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Colorado State University
11:30 am MT
Jennifer and Graduate student Micheal study green roof plant-pollinator interactions, green roof system stormwater capture, rooftop agriculture, and the integration of solar panels on green roofs, also known as rooftop agrivoltaics. A central focus will be the research going on at the CSU Spur campus where the symposium is being held.
Lunch & Exhibitors
12: 15 pm MT
Panel Discussion
1:00 pm MT
Stacy Passmore, Senior Partner/Co-Founder of Superbloom - Populus
Jeff Stoecklein, Senior Associate - Landscape Architect of Davis Partnerships - Project: One River North
JC Culwell, Senior Associate of Wenk - Project: 1900 Lawrence
Break
2:30 pm MT
Sponsors
2:45 pm MT
Amber Clark, Principle from Hydrosytems
Andy Creath Founder and President, Green Roofs of Colorado
Jeff Spalding, Mountain Regional Sales Manager, American Hydrotech, Inc.
Green Roof Tour
3:30 pm MT
Happy Hour
4:00 pm MT
