Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2013 - (Page A)
VOLUME 15
ISSUE 2
SUMMER 2013
INSIDE
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EMBRACING CHANGE: GREEN ROOFS AND WALLS - SOLUTIONS TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT
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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… /
ON THE ROOF WITH … ART ROSENFELD: Talking energy efficiency and green
roofs with Dr. Art Rosenfeld, a man who has left an undeniable
mark on energy efficiency
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ESTIMATING GREEN ROOF BENEFITS: A guide to attributing economic
values to public green roof policy & investment
MIND MAPPING THE BUSINESS CASE
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR INVESTING IN GREEN ROOFS IN PORTLAND: Summarizing a
cost benefit evaluation of ecoroofs in Portland, Oregon
CITIESALIVE SAN FRANCISCO PREVIEW
POLICY AND STANDARDS /
SEEING GREEN: Philadelphia is leading the way with green roof
grant and credit programs
PROFILES /
LEADERSHIP – FOR THE SAKE OF THE CLIENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Janet Faust, GRP,
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PLANT – PROFITABLE GREEN ROOF PLANTS: Coneflower and Yarrow
PROJECT – IT TAKES A VILLAGE: YMCA designs and builds green roof
through community engaged participatory process
PROJECT – WAS IT WORTH IT?: The Clients Speak!—how have award-winning
green roof and wall projects stood the test of time?
GRHC UPDATE /
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
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THE CASE FOR GREEN FAÇADES: The aesthetic, ecological and economic
case for green façades proves need for policy support
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