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WELCOME ADDRESS MAYOR MICHAEL A. NUTTER, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Michael Nutter is the 98th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. Through the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Mayor Nutter has launched Greenworks Philadelphia, ambitiously pursuing 15 sustainable targets in the areas of energy, environment, equity, economy, and engagement with the goal to make Philadelphia the greenest city in America by 2015. Moving forward with this opens opportunities to train Philadelphians in green collar jobs and reduce the city’s carbon footprint. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PROMISE OF RESTORATIVE WATERS Steven Peck, GRP, Honorary ASLA, Founder and President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Steven W. Peck has invested more than a decade in the development of the North American green roof and wall industry. Over the past four years he has worked to strengthen the international green roof industry as co-founder of the World Green Roof Infrastructure Network. He is currently in the process of developing a Green Infrastructure Strategy for the Province of Ontario, having co-founded the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition in 2010, to lobby for a massive increase in green infrastructure investment. For more than 25 years he has volunteered to restore the Don River. DREW BECHER, PRESIDENT, PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Drew Becher has been the president of Philadelphia Horticultural Society (PHS) since June of 2010 making him PHS’s 36th president. Before joining PHS, Mr. Becher was the Executive Director of the New York Restoration Project, partnering with NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg launching MillionTreesNYC which has led to more than 375,000 trees in New York City’s five boroughs. He has also served as Deputy Director of Washington D.C.’s Office of Planning where he led the creation of the Department of the Environment. THE FUTURE OF GREEN BUILDINGS – PERSPECTIVES FROM GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Kevin Kampschroer, Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, US General Services Administration Kevin Kampschroer has created the framework for which GSA responds to the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s mandate to move GSA’s Federal building inventory toward high-performance green buildings. Mr. Kampschroer was the Project Manager for the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, and he has lectured at various universities such as MIT, Harvard and Yale. 6:15 – 9:00 PM CITIESALIVE - TRADE SHOW OPENS – COCKTAIL RECEPTION THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 – CITIESALIVE TECHNICAL SESSIONS, TRADE SHOW AND RECEPTION There are four concurrent sessions featuring expert speakers on policy, design and research topics. The “On the Roof With” sessions provide an opportunity to learn from expert panelists and discuss emerging issues and opportunities with experts. All of the sessions will be audio recorded and made available for purchase with technical papers through the Living Architecture Academy. Conference delegates receive a discount on CitiesAlive Conference proceedings. See detailed agenda at citiesalive.org for more information. 8:30 AM TO 10:00 AM - SESSION 1 POLICY (P) 1P – The Emerging Green Transformation of Philadelphia How to Invest More Than $2 Billion in Green Infrastructure and Transform A City DESIGN (D) 1D – Designing for Water Management and Water Scarcity… Leading Edge Approaches RESEARCH (R) 1R – Stormwater Management Performance Research ON THE ROOF WITH… (G) 1G – Towards Growing Medium Standards that Reﬂect Regional Climate Diﬀerences and Keep Plants Healthy Howard Neukrug, Commissioner, Philadelphia Water Department Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia Fredda Lippes, City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property/ Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Waterproofing and Drainage for Vegetative Roofs over Critical Spaces Amy L. Hackney, GRP, P.E., LEED AP / Senior Staff Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) Seeking Water Independence Joe Douglas Webb, AIA, Webb Architects Green Roof Integrated Stormwater Management vs. Traditional Approaches: A Case Study in Performance Jeffrey L. Bruce, FASLA, GRP, Principal, Jeffrey L. Bruce and Company Green Roof Stormwater Performance in a Southeastern U.S. Climate Robert M. Anders, Mississippi State University Stormwater Retention Findings from Unirrigated Green Roofs in Texas Bruce Dvorak, Texas A&M Universities Stormwater Runoff from Green Retaining Wall Systems Mark Ostendorf, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chair: Chuck Friedrich, GRP, Carolina Stalite, Chair, GRHC, Growing Media Committee Panelists: Clayton Rugh, Xero Flor America Jeffrey L. Bruce, FASLA, GRP, President, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company Ed Snodgrass, President, Green Roof Plants Sam Ferror, Turf Diagnostics Michael Curry, GRP, Midwest Trading LIVING ARCHITECTURE MONITOR SUMMER 2011 17 http://www.citiesalive.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