Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2011 - (Page 10)

GET THE PROFESSIONAL EDGE IN PHILADELPHIA OUR PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING ON NOVEMBER 30TH PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF LIVING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES WHILE HELPING YOU EARN CEU S FROM AIA, USGBC, ASLA, RCI, GRHC AND APLD By Jordan Richie Launched this past Spring at GRHC’s 2011 Living Architecture Regional Symposium in Washington, D.C., this course addresses one of the key longterm challenges for the green roof industry: maintenance. The course explores the reasons to invest in maintenance, the cost relationships between design attributes and maintenance, maintenance budgeting, maintenance contracting and related procedures. Andy Creath is the owner of Green Roofs of Colorado, a firm which provides green roof design, installation, maintenance and consulting. He sits on the board of the Green Infrastructure Foundation and is a founding member of GrowWest (www.growwest.org). Nathan Griswold earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University in landscape architecture, specializing in sustaining and developing a healthy environment. He has an Associate’s Degree in plant science as well as landscape and nursery development and has been with American Hydrotech for over five years, working on hundreds of green roofs. Nathan has been active in Green Roofs for Healthy Cities since its inception. ECOLOGICAL DESIGN WORKSHOP INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND SITES: CASE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED DESIGN WORKSHOP Dr. Brad Bass, University of Toronto/ Environment Canada (12:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.) (CEUs 3.5) With each passing year, we come to understand that there are enormous possibilities to design and maintain green roofs and walls in a manner that supports biodiversity. With the recent collapse of bee populations, we are slowly beginning to realize that the preservation of biodiversity is inextricably linked to the selfpreservation of our species. Ecological Design for Green Roofs is a specialized course that teaches participants how to achieve maximum biodiversity benefits from their projects and design to support native flora and fauna. Case studies illustrate fundamental principles. Dr. Brad Bass has been a leading researcher of green roofs and walls for more than a decade, recently developed a Biodiversity Research Protocol for Green Roofs to support biodiversity research with colleagues from around the world, and has conducted biodiversity research on green roofs for the City of Toronto. GREEN WALLS 101: SYSTEMS OVERVIEW AND DESIGN (2ND ED) Paul Kephart, GRP, president, Rana Creek (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon) ( 3.5 CEUs) This new workshop focuses on the economic benefits of integrated design through project case studies, presented by award-winning designer and biologist, Paul Kephart. Paul’s projects include a wide range of buildings that exemplify leading-edge practices associated with understanding the performance of living architectural systems and integrating them into designs in a manner that makes both economic and ecological sense. Projects he has consulted on include: The GAP Headquarters, Vancouver Convention Centre, California Academy of Sciences, Museum of Northern Arizona and Council District 9 City Hall. He is currently engaged in leading-edge projects such as the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, California. ADVANCED GREEN ROOF MAINTENANCE Jeffrey L. Bruce, GRP, FASLA, LEED, ASIC, president, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company and chair, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (12:30 p.m.– 4:15 pm) (3.5 CEUs) This new course complements Integrated Water Management for Buildings and Sites (being offered earlier in the day – see below for course description), providing detailed case studies from a number of different regions to explore the design, installation, maintenance, policy and economic realities of net-zero water systems. The concept of using and reusing water multiple times onsite to provide to the greatest degree possible a closed-loop system will lead to a reduction in domestic water use and minimize sewer dependency. Instructor Jeffrey L. Bruce is an award-winning designer who is pioneering new approaches to designing for net-zero water. His resume includes projects such as Millennium Park in Chicago, Citygarden and 909 Walnut Street, both in St. Louis. This course was developed in partnership with the American Society of Irrigation Consultants with support from Ewing and Jeffrey L. Bruce and Co.. 10 LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR SUMMER 2011 Andy Creath, LEED AP, president, Green Roofs of Colorado and Nathan Griswold, ASLA, GRP, senior garden roof technical sales coordinator, American Hydrotech, Inc. (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon) ( 3.5 CEUs) Randy Sharp, BCSLA, FCSLA, ASLA, LEED AP, GRP, principal, Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture (12:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.) ( 3.5 CEUs) http://www.growwest.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2011

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2011
Contents
Water Worries
Cities Re-Imagined
Design Strategies for Wild Bees
Special Section: Cities Alive 2011 Conference Guide
Thin Flats
Sky Island at the Visionaire
Welcome New Members
New Corporate Members
Professional Calendar
Seven-Year Pitch

Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2011