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GRHC UPDATE GREAT COMMUNITY RESILIENCY PROJECT CONTEST I n 2011, the United States experienced a record of 14 extreme weather related disasters, each causing in excess of $1 billion in damages and many more on a smaller scale. Recently, Hurricane Sandy pummelled the U.S. so hard that the economic impact GRHC BUYERS GUIDE ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON N2L3G1 www.alternativesjournal.ca AMERICAN HYDROTECH INC 303 E. Ohio St. #270, Chicago, IL 60611 www.hydrotechusa.com CARLISLE SYNTEC 1285 Ritner Highway, Carlisle, PA 17013 www.carlislesyntec.com CARL STAHL DECORCABLE 660 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60661-2114 www.decorcable.com CETCO 2870 Forbs Ave., Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 www.cetco.com CONSTRUCTION CONTROL INC. 70 Haist Ave., Woodbridge, ON L4L5V4 www.constructioncontrol.com will likely top $60 billion. Natural disasters have an enormous impact on our infrastructure, ecosystems and on the health and livelihood of those affected. We are far from fully understanding the hidden potential of how living architecture systems can help our communities cope when various disasters strike. Submit your ideas of how living architecture can create more resilient communities in face of climate change, resource shortages, natural disasters and environmental degradation. Submit your ideas in one of the following formats to the editor, Jennifer Foden Wilson, jfodenwilson@greenroofs.org by Wednesday August 28, 2013. The editor’s top picks will be published in the November (Winter 2013/2014) issue of the Living Architecture Monitor: editorial (max. 75 words), video (max. 1 minute), audio (max. 1 minute), 1 drawing or photo (high-resolution) with caption. The editor’s top picks will also be published on GRHC’s Facebook and (new!) Pinterest pages, where the ideas will be voted on. The idea with the most votes, will win a VIP delegate pass to CitiesAlive: 11th Annual Green Roof & Wall Conference in San Francisco from October 23-26, 2013 ($800 value). “A Resilient City is one that has developed capacities to help absorb future shocks and stresses to its social, economic, and technical systems and infrastructures so as to still be able to maintain essentially the same functions, structures, systems, and identity.” – ResilientCity.org At CitiesAlive in San Francisco, we will explore how living architecture technologies, like green roofs and walls, can contribute to resilient buildings and communities. ETERA 14113 River Bend, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 www.etera.com MIDWEST GROUNDCOVERS / MIDWEST TRADING 6N800 Illinois 25, St. Charles, IL 60174 www.midwestgroundcovers.com SEMPERGREEN 17416 Germanna Highway, Culpeper, VA 22701 www.moeringsusa.com GREENSCREEN® 1743 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035-4650 www.greenscreen.com HUNTER INDUSTRIES 1940 Diamond St., San Marcos, CA 92078 www.hunterindustries.com INTERNATIONAL LEAK DETECTION 375 Finley Ave. #203, Ajax, ON L1S2E2 www.leak-detection.com JAKOB 955 NW 17th Ave, Unit B, Delray Beach, FL 33445 www.jakob-usa.com JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS 125 Chenoweth Ln. #301, Louisville, KY 40207 www.jelitto.com LIVEROOF LLC PO Box 533, Spring Lake, MI 49456 www.liveroof.com LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR / SUMMER 2013 / 34 MOTHERPLANTS 863 Hayts Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850 www.motherplants.net PERMALOC GEOEDGE 13505 Barry St., Holland, MI 49424 www.permaloc.com RECOVER GREEN ROOFS, LLC 9 Olive Square, Somerville, MA 02143 www.recovergreenroofs.com RENEW CANADA 218 Adelaide St. W., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON M5H1W7 www.renewcanada.net ROOFLITE (SKYLAND USA) P.O Box 640, Avondale, PA 19311 www.rooﬂitesoil.com SIKA SARNAFIL 100 Dan Rd., Canton, MA 02021 www.sustainabilitythatpays.com STANCILLS/SKYGARDEN 499 Mountain Hill Rd, Perryville, MD 21903 www.stancills.com/skygarden TECTA AMERICA 9540 W. Bryn Mawr #500, Rosemont, IL 60018 www.tectaamerica.com TURF DIAGNOSTICS & DESIGN 613 E. 1st St, Linwood, KS 66052 www.turfdiag.com VITAROOFS 1087 Meyerside Dr. Unit 7-8, Mississauga, ON L5T1M5 www.vitaroofs.com SAB MAGAZINE 81 Leduc St., Gatineau, QC J8X3A7 www.sabmagazine.com READ THIS ISSUE ONLINE AT WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM http://www.ResilientCity.org http://www.moeringsusa.com http://www.etera.com http://www.midwestgroundcovers.com http://www.sustainabilitythatpays.com http://www.greenscreen.com http://www.motherplants.net http://www.alternativesjournal.ca http://www.stancills.com/skygarden http://www.hunterindustries.com http://www.permaloc.com http://www.hydrotechusa.com http://www.tectaamerica.com http://www.leak-detection.com http://www.recovergreenroofs.com http://www.carlislesyntec.com http://www.turfdiag.com http://www.jakob-usa.com http://www.renewcanada.net http://www.decorcable.com http://www.vitaroofs.com http://www.jelitto.com http://www.rooflitesoil.com http://www.cetco.com http://www.liveroof.com http://www.sabmagazine.com http://www.constructioncontrol.com http://WWW.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM

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

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2013
Contents
From the Founder
Green Roof Installation Raises Value of Boston Apartment by $2.4 Million
Green Roof Industry Grows by 24 Percent in 2012 & Washington Dc Is #1
Burgeoning Green Roofs and Green Walls Market to Be Worth $7.7 Billion in 2017
Green Roofs Designated as Certified Wildlife Habitats by National Wildlife Federation
On the Roof With … Art Rosenfeld
Estimating Green Roof Benefits
Mind Mapping the Business Case
The Business Case for Investing in Green Roofs in Portland
CITIESALIVE San Francisco Preview
Policy and Standards
Leadership – for the Sake of the Client and the Environment:
Plant – Profitable Green Roof Plants
Project – It Takes a Village: YMCA
Project – Was It Worth It?
New Corporate Members
Professional Calendar
New and Improved Green Roof Training
Submit a Project to the 2013 Awards of Excellence
Journal of Living Architecture Call for Papers
Great Community Resiliency Project Contest
GRHC Buyers Guide
The Case for Green Façades

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2013