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GRHC UPDATE NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS GREEN ROOF PLANTS greenroofplants.com Emory Knoll Farms is the only nursery in the U.S. dedicated solely to the propagation of plants for the green roof industry. Their wholesale nursery that has been in operation since 1998, and their green roof plant business became incorporated in 2004. The current selection of plants is the end product of many years of solid experience, both in greenhouses and on green roofs. They have supplied plants for more than six hundred green roof projects across the US and in Canada, as well as overseas. They are active in plant Research and Development regionally and internationally and keep several test plots on site. The nursery regularly acquires and tests new varieties of plants, and work with educational institutions around the globe, supporting various green roof research projects. DIALOG DESIGN dialogdesign.ca Healing patients with fewer staff; improving passenger experiences while reducing airport carbon footprints; revitalizing abandoned urban neighbourhoods; Dialog's interdisciplinary approach to design embraces complex challenges and dances in the intersection of art and science. From education and healthcare to office and residential, their commitment to doing great work, and enjoying the journey that comes along with it, helps create lasting success for all their clients. In these environments of constant change they design balanced, beautiful responses that are never the same, but always make a difference. Dialog is a fully integrated multi-disciplinary design firm incorporating architecture, engineering, interior design, urban design and landscape architecture. DECAGON DEVICES decagon.com Decagon Devices designs, manufactures, and supports an extensive line of products to measure water movement through the soil-plantatmosphere continuum in rural and urban applications. Our sensors easily connect to data loggers for long-term monitoring of site properties, without programming. This technology can provide accurate measurement of stormwater retention/runoff and the health of green infrastructure. Many professionals are already using this technology to monitor performance of their sites, conduct research, and optimize water use and retention. We provide tools to accelerate research, improve design, monitor infrastructure performance, providing solutions to get the most out of green infrastructure initiatives around the world. TRAINING DATES Upcoming Training and GRP CEU Opportunities - Online and In-Person GREEN ROOF PROFESSIONAL (GRP) TRAINING * Washington, DC: July 14th to 16th * Online: July 25th to October 2nd * New York: September 15th to 17th * Toronto: September 29th to October 1st * San Francisco: November 17th to 19th Become a GRP: greenroofs.org/GRP Find a GRP: greenroofs.org/findaGRP READ THIS ISSUE ONLINE AT LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM NET ZERO WATER FOR BUILDINGS AND SITES * Toronto: June 24th (in partnership with Canadian Water Summit) - 7.5 CEUs * Online: September 12th to November 6th - 12 CEUs ADVANCED GREEN ROOF MAINTENANCE * Toronto: June 1st (in conjunction with Grey to Green Conference) * Washington, DC: November 1st (in conjunction with CitiesAlive Conference) LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR / SUMMER 2016 / 33 http://www.greenroofplants.com/ http://www.dialogdesign.ca http://www.decagon.com http://www.greenroofs.org/grp http://www.greenroofs.org/findagrp http://www.LIVINGARCHITECTUREMONITOR.COM

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