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THIS PAGE: Staten Island Courthouse parking structure green facade before & after Sandy (top, before / bottom, after) Image provided by: greenscreen® OPPOSITE PAGE: NYC Parks & Recreation’s administrative office building green roof before & after Sandy (top, before / bottom, after) Image provided by: Green Roof Technology Introducing The Sun-RootTM AVRS tray system with 5.25” of growing media, and a pre-vegetated sedum mat. No visible impacts from the storm were observed despite sustained winds estimated at 60 mph and gusts estimated at 75 mph. A detailed report on these observations will follow. the construction process. The photo (above) showing the facade after Hurricane Sandy reveals that plants were scrubbed of their foliage and have entered a dormant state that is typical for this season. The frangible nature of vines is part of the engineering computations for how vertical green facade systems are designed. The static 18,850 square foot green facade structure provided by greenscreen® did not suffer any damage during Hurricane Sandy and with prescribed maintenance, plant recovery is expected. ROBERT LITTLETON, COLUMBIA GREEN Columbia Green Technologies (CGT) provides both tray and built up green roof technologies, of which many are installed around the Eastern Seaboard. Visual observations were made of CGT green roof installations in the path of Hurricane Sandy. One installation, located in Woodbine, NJ was completed just four days prior to the storm. This project consists of the CGT AMY FALDER, NEW YORK GREEN ROOFS At the time the storm was expected, our crews were working on a penthouse level project in TriBeCa. The green roof build up involved 120 blocks of light weight geo foam, all of which were sitting exposed on the roof. All of our quart and gallon-sized plants were also sitting loose on the roof. Staff spent time making sure all of our materials were ballasted down and that the plants were protected. It worked. A week after the storm, we were able to get back to the site. Because of our preparedness, our materials were all still sitting where we left them and we were able to pick up where we left off. Post Sandy, our staff spent weeks arranging access and checking on each of our sites. As we suspected, our projects remained in tact. We think this speaks volumes about preparedness and team efforts in the industry. We learned how to design and build green roofs from industry leaders and, with this in mind, continue to train our staff in the intricacies of careful process. Although the green roof industry in the US is relatively young, successful installations and long term maintenances that weather natural disasters will continue to build our profession and act as a catalyst for change to affect the good of the whole. FIND OUT MORE READ THIS ISSUE ONLINE AT WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM System! America’s First Integrated Green Roof + Solar System No Roof Penetrations Increases Energy Output Lightweight Recycled Material Maximum LEEDTM Visit http://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/ index.php/extras-extended-articles/extrasextended-articles for more photos. +1 443 345 1578 GreenRoofTechnology.com Credits http://www.GreenRoofTechnology.com http://www.greenrooftechnology.com/Solar_PV_Greenroofs http://www.livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/extras-extended-articles/extras-extended-articles http://www.livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/extras-extended-articles/extras-extended-articles http://www.livingarchitecturemonitor.com/index.php/extras-extended-articles/extras-extended-articles http://www.GreenRoofTechnology.com http://WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2013

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2013
Contents
From The Founder
Strata
On the Roof With...
Policy and Standards
Current Research
Living Architecture Meets Hurricane Sandy
How Healthy Is Your Hospital?
Leadership
Product
Plant
Conference
Project
Project
Project
New Corporate Members
Professional Calendar
GRHC Board Member Updates
GRHC Buyer’s Guide
The Lucky 7

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2013