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GRHC UPDATE THE ADVANCED GREEN ROOF MAINTENANCE COURSE TO LAUNCH FROM BUDGETS TO WARRANTIES, NEW MAINTENANCE TRAINING COURSE WILL DEBUT AT CITIESALIVE! IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA By Nathan D. Griswold s the green roof industry continues to strengthen there is a growing interest in the importance of proper maintenance. Green roofs can, in some cases, depending on type, be considered “low maintenance,” but should never be considered to be “maintenance free,” no matter how great the design. Having a maintenance program in place will ensure the long-term success of the initial investment made by the owners of the green roof. As such, the basics of maintaining a green roof are something every industry professional should fully understand. Towards this end, Green Roof for Healthy Cities invited industry experts to develop a continuing education course focused on main- A tenance. This course, “Advanced Green Roof Maintenance,” will debut during GRHC’s CitiesAlive! conference and tradeshow from November 30th to December 3rd, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new course covers a lot of ground including why maintenance is needed and how to design, plan and budget, along with other important topics such as how to understand warranties. Nathan D. Griswold, ASLA, GRP, is senior garden technical sales coordinator for American Hydrotech, Inc. based in Chicago. He is also co-chair of the group of industry experts that developed the Advanced Green Roof Maintenance course, along with Andy Creath, Green Roofs of Colorado. LEARN MORE Nathan D. Griswold will be sharing insights from the trenches of the development of the exciting green roof at New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on December 2, 2010 during GRHC’s CitiesAlive! conference. See www.greenroofs.org to register and learn more about the full conference agenda, Green Roof Boot Camps, green roof tours and other conference-related activities. http://www.jakob-usa.com http://www.greenroofs.org http://www.jakob-usa.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010
Contents
From the Founder
Strata
On the Roof With...
What is Integrated Design?
How Do We Move the Practice of Integrated Design Forward?
West Coast Integrated Design
Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs
Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels?
An Invitation to CitiesAlive! in Vancouver this Fall
GHRC Professional Development Calendar
Roof to Plate
Research Showing Early Promises
Advanced Green to Roof Maintenance Course to Launch
New GRPS
New Online Tools
New Corporate Members
Making Government Programs Work Harder

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Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Contents (Page Cover2a)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Contents (Page Cover2b)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - From the Founder (Page 1)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Strata (Page 2)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Strata (Page 3)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 4)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 5)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 6)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - On the Roof With... (Page 7)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - What is Integrated Design? (Page 8)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - How Do We Move the Practice of Integrated Design Forward? (Page 9)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 10)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 11)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 12)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 13)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 14)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 15)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 16)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - West Coast Integrated Design (Page 17)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 18)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 19)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 20)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 21)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 22)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Integrated Design for Solar & Green Roofs (Page 23)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 24)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 25)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 26)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Do Green Roofs Improve the Efficiency of PV Panels? (Page 27)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - An Invitation to CitiesAlive! in Vancouver this Fall (Page 28)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - An Invitation to CitiesAlive! in Vancouver this Fall (Page 29)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Roof to Plate (Page 30)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Research Showing Early Promises (Page 31)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Advanced Green to Roof Maintenance Course to Launch (Page 32)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - New Corporate Members (Page 33)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Making Government Programs Work Harder (Page 34)
Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2010 - Making Government Programs Work Harder (Page 35)
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