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2012 aWards oF exceLLence WRITTEN AND COMpILED By: pAUL ERLICHMAN At the 10th Anniversary CitiesAlive in Chicago on October 19th, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities celebrated the most outstanding examples in green roof and wall design, policy and research. The award-winning design projects provide beautiful aesthetics, innovative performance and transformative community space. We invite you to explore the following pages and learn about projects that are doing everything from growing food on restaurant roofs to providing an opportunity for green roof plant research. As with every group of Awards of Excellence winners, these projects provide the common benefits of green roofs and walls (such as energy savings and stormwater management) while also bringing something unique to the table. The judges appreciate the opportunity to select the best of the best. We hope you enjoy learning about these projects in the magazine and online at www.greenroofs.org. Congratulations to the winners for your inspiration and dedication. Judges taBLe: WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE fOLLOWING JUDGES WHO GENEROUSLy DONATED THEIR TIME AND ExpERTISE AND WITHOUT WHOM THIS AWARD pROGRAM WOULD NOT BE pOSSIBLE. Jeffrey Bruce, GRP, FASLA, principal, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company LLC and GRHC Chair* Monica Kuhn, GRP, B.E.S., B.Arch., O.A.A., Monica E. Kuhn Architect Inc. David J. Yocca, RLA, ASLA, AICP, LEED AP, principal landscape architect/planner, Conservation Design Forum and Chair of GRHC Technical Standards Committee* Terry Guen, FASLA, principal of Terry Guen Design Associates* Christopher Lyon, MBA, president of Tournesol Siteworks Marguerite Wells, owner of Motherplants Ltd. Michael Krause, president of Kandiyohi Development Partners Paul Erlichman is the membership coordinator at Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. * Previous Award Winner http://www.greenroofs.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2012

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2012
Contents
From the Founder
Letter From the Editor
The World’s First Bio-Façade Ready to Grow
Save the Dates for the Greenroofs & Walls of the World™ Virtual Summit 2013
On the Roof With…
Policy and Standards
Current Research
Leadership
Product
Plant
Project
2012 Awards of Excellence
New Corporate Members
Professional Calendar
GRHC Buyer’s Guide
On Spec

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Fall 2012