Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Spring 2014 - (Page A)
VOLUME 16
ISSUE 1
SPRING 2014
INSIDE
FROM THE FOUNDER /
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REVITALIZING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH LIVING ARCHITECTURE
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ON THE ROOF WITH ... COMMUNITY LEADERS:: How green roof and wall
projects contribute to community revitalization
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NYC'S GREEN PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: Key changes and ongoing
considerations for New York City's Green Roof Tax
Abatement program
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JOURNAL OF LIVING ARCHITECTURE: Issue 2
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GRP LEADERSHIP - Megan (Welsh) Meier and Angie Durhman
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DESIGN LEADERSHIP - CONFESSIONS OF A GREEN 'STARCHITECT': Award-winning
green architect Emilio Ambasz asks himself the questions
nobody else has dared to
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PLANT - SPRUCING UP: Two plants to help revitalize your aging
green roof: Carex and Packera paupercula
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CONFERENCE - GREEN ROOFS AND WALLS IN MUSIC CITY: 10 compelling reasons
to attend CitiesAlive in Nashville this November
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PROJECT - SPACE IN TRANSITION: Ryerson University's first green roof
gets an urban agriculture facelift
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PROJECT - BIG BOX RETAILERS EMBRACING GREEN ROOFS?: The Client
Speaks!-Walmart opens up about their green roof life
cycle cost-benefit analysis, the importance of supportive
policy and more
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INTERNATIONAL - EXPLORING ENGLAND'S GREEN ROOF AND WALL INDUSTRY: Living
architecture research, policy and market development in
the UK's largest country
ON THE ROOF WITH... /
POLICY AND STANDARDS /
RESEARCH /
PROFILES /
GRHC UPDATE /
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NEW GRHC CORPORATE MEMBERS
GRHC BUYERS GUIDE
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
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DIRTY THOUGHTS: The critical components of green roof growing
media specification and production
ON SPEC /
ON THE COVER: Park or building? Award-winning architect
Emilio Ambasz's Fukuoka building in Japan.
Image provided by: Hiromi Watanbe
LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR / SPRING 2014 / C
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