Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - (Page 30) POLICY ON TARGET BEHIND THE SCENES OF OF A THREE ACRE EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF IN MINNEAPOLIS MN By Michael Krause he City of Minneapolis is set to construct one of the largest green roof installations in North America on the Target Center, a sports arena in Minneapolis that is home to the nba Timberwolves and other sports and music events. At the bid opening this Fall, there will likely be proposals for up to 144,000-square-feet of extensive green roof space in the heart of the downtown business district. Bids are currently being considered by the City with construction anticipated to begin in April 2009. T Target Center will be another high-profile green roof project in downtown Minneapolis joining the Central Public Library, Brit’s Pub lawn-bowling roof and a new green roof on City Hall. The City Hall green roof features a large cistern that collects water from the roofs above and utilizes it for irrigation purposes for the courtyard green roof. The courtyard green roof is visible from the three floors above and features over 20 species of native plants. Target Center is also just a baseball’s throw away from a new Major League Baseball stadium for the Minnesota Twins that has made a commit- 30 LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR FALL
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 Contents From the Founder: A Robust Economy Letters Strata - People, Products & Projects: Austin's Hotspot for Habitat & Baltimore Hilton Goes Green A Green Roof for a County Courthouse Research Grant for Design Tool On the Roof With... A New Vue on Downtown Open Space Sound Transmission Loss of Extensive Green Roofs On Target Optimizing for Sustainability First GRHC Green Roof Symposium in Florida Welcome New Corporate Members Professional Calendar Experts Reflect on the Value of the GRP Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 (Page Cover1) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 (Page Cover2) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 1) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - From the Founder: A Robust Economy (Page 3) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - From the Founder: A Robust Economy (Page 4) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - From the Founder: A Robust Economy (Page 5) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Letters (Page 6) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Letters (Page 7) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Strata - People, Products & Projects: Austin's Hotspot for Habitat & Baltimore Hilton Goes Green (Page 8) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Strata - People, Products & Projects: Austin's Hotspot for Habitat & Baltimore Hilton Goes Green (Page 9) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - A Green Roof for a County Courthouse (Page 10) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - A Green Roof for a County Courthouse (Page 11) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Research Grant for Design Tool (Page 12) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - Research Grant for Design Tool (Page 13) Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2008 - On the Roof With... 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