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! DETAILED!AGENDA! ! ! WWW.CITIESALIVE.ORG! ! Host:!!!!! Co"hosts:! !!! !!! ! Introduction! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities!is!very!pleased!to!present!you!with!the!program!for!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!with!our!co"hosts,!the!City!of! Philadelphia!and!the!Pennsylvania!Horticultural!Society!(PHS).!!!These!organizations!have!been!North!American!and!World!leaders!in!moving!toward!the!widespread! use!of!living!green!infrastructure!to!help!address!water!challenges!and!to!build!a!more!sustainable!community.!!The!City!is!planning!to!invest!more!than!$2!billion! dollars!over!the!next!twenty!five!years!to!create!more!than!9,000!Green!Acres!to!manage!storm!water,!which!will!include!technologies!such!as!green!roofs,!green! walls,!urban!forests!and!other!forms!of!green!infrastructure.!!! ! Join!us!in!Philadelphia,!the!City!of!Brotherly!Love,!as!we!celebrate!and!support!their!progress!towards!restoring!urban!waters.!! ! For!more!information!and!to!register!please!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org! ! Conference!Hotel! ! Come!join!us!at!the!beautiful!Sheraton!City!Center!Hotel!located!in!downtown!Philadelphia!–!the!official!hotel!and!venue!for!CitiesAlive2011!!Book!by!Tuesday,! November!15,!2011!to!take!advantage!of!the!discounted!conference!room!rates:!$159!(single!and!double),!$199!(triple),!and!$219!(quad)!per!night.!!! Sheraton!Philadelphia!City!Center!(Downtown)!Hotel,!201!North!17th!Street!Philadelphia,!PA!19103!USA.!!To!make!your!registration!and!take!advantage!of!the! $159.00!rate,!call!1"800"325"3535.! ! Full!Delegate!Passes! ! Included!with!your!full!delegate!pass!is!access!to!the!Trade!Show,!Poster!Sessions,!Technical!Sessions,!Opening!Plenary!Reception,!Lunch!on!Thursday,!Cocktails!on! Thursday,!Local!Host!Committee!Reception!Thursday!evening,!the!Awards!of!Excellence!Luncheon!on!Friday,!and!a!discounted!rate!for!Pre"conference!Professional! Development,!and!on!entire!Philadelphia!Conference!Proceedings!(web!based!audio!synched!to!PowerPoint!presentations!and!technical!papers).!!!! Conference!delegates!can!also!acquire:!11.25!Professional!Development!Hours!(PDHs)!through!LA!CES,!11.25!Learning!Units!through!AIA!CES,!11.25!CE!Hours!through! USGBC/GBCI,!and!11.25!GRP!CEUs!through!GRHC.!! ! Pre"Conference!Tours!and!Professional!Development! ! Tours!and!Pre"Conference!Professional!Development!Sessions!and!the!GRP!Exam!require!additional!registration!and!fees.!!Conference!delegates!receive!discounted! rates!for!pre"conference!training!sessions.!!See!Registration!on!page!20!for!more!registration!details!for!pre"conference!events!and!delegate!passes.!!!Additional!7.25! PDHs!from!LA!CES,!7.25!Learning!Units!from!AIA!CES,!7.25!CE!Hours!from!USGBC/GBCI,!and!7.25!GRP!CEUs!from!GRHC!are!available!for!the!professional!development! courses.! ! Wednesday!November!30!–!PRE"CONFERENCE!LEADING!EDGE!PROFESSIONAL!DEVELOPMENT!! ! 7:30!–!5!pm! Pre"Conference!Registration! ! Pre"Conference!Training!Pushes!the!Boundaries!of!Living!Architectural!Design!and!Maintenance!Practices! ! Get!an!edge!through!knowledge!–!leading!edge!knowledge!!!!The!pre"conference!training!sessions!on!November!30th!provide!you!with!opportunities!to!learn!from! experts!the!latest!in!design!theory!and!practice.!!Net!zero!water,!green!walls,!maintenance!"!all!of!our!courses!are!peer!reviewed!"!and!except!for!the!two!newest! courses!we!are!launching!are!also!registered!with!LA!CES,!USGBC/GBCI,!AIA!CES!and!GRHC!for!continuing!education.!!!Full!delegates!to!CitiesAlive!are!provided!with!a! reduced!rate!for!pre"conference!training!courses,!all!of!which!include!valuable!resource!manuals,!with!the!exception!of!the!new!integrated!design!workshop.!!!This! year!we!are!offering!two!brand!new!courses,!and!a!number!of!courses!that!were!just!launched!over!the!past!twelve!months.!! ! 8:30!–!12!noon! New!Peer!Reviewed!Professional!Development!Courses ! Advanced!Green!Roof!Maintenance!!!!!! Andy!Creath,!LEED!AP,!President,!Green!Roofs!of!Colorado!and!Nathan!D.!Griswold,!ASLA,!GRP,!Senior! Garden!Roof!Technical!Sales!Coordinator,!American!Hydrotech,!Inc.! This!peer!reviewed!course!was!launched!in!Washington!DC!in!the!spring!of!this!year.!!It!addresses!one!of!the!key!long!term!issues!for! the!green!roof!industry!–!ensuring!proper!maintenance.!!!One!of!the!primary!reasons!for!plant!failure!is!improper!maintenance.!!The! course!explores!the!reasons!to!invest!in!maintenance,!the!cost!relationships!between!design!attributes!and!maintenance,! maintenance!budgeting,!maintenance!contracting!and!various!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!Green!Roofs!of!the!West,!GROWWEST.!!!Nathan!Griswold!earned!a!Bachelor’s!Degree!from! Michigan!State!University!in!Landscape!Architecture.!Having!always!had!a!passion!for!green!and!sustainable!development!he! specialized!in!landscape!architecture’s!role!in!sustaining!and!developing!a!healthy!environment.!He!also!has!Associates!Degrees!in! plant!science!as!well!as!landscape!and!nursery!development.!!He!has!worked!on!hundreds!of!green!roofs!and!has!been!active!in! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities!since!its!inception,!is!co"chairing!the!Advanced!Green!roof!Maintenance!committee,!is!a!long!time! member!of!the!American!Society!of!Landscape!Architects,!was!one!of!the!nation’s!first!to!achieve!his!GRP!accreditation.! ! ! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 2! ! LAUNCH! Integrated!Design!Workshop!! Paul!Kephart,!GRP,!President,!Rana!Creek! ! 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!the!design!in!a!manner!that!makes!both!economic!and!ecological!success.!!!Projects!he!has!consulted!on!include:!The! GAP!Headquarters,!Vancouver!Convention!Center,!California!Academy!of!Sciences,!Museum!of!Northern!Arizona!and!Council!District!9!City!Hall.!!!He!is!working!on! leading!edge!projects!such!as!the!Transbay!Transit!Center!in!San!Francisco,!California.! ! Integrated!Water!Management!for!Buildings!and!Sites! Jeffrey!L.!Bruce,!President,!GRP,!FASLA,!LEED,!ASIC,!President,!Jeffrey!L.!Bruce!&!Company,!Chair,!Green! Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities!! Developed!jointly!by!GRHC!and!American!Society!of!Irrigation!Consultants!(ASIC)!committee!members,!this!course!provides!technical! and!economic!information!on!the!design!and!performance!of!a!fully!integrated!site!and!building!water!management!system!based!on! the!“Net!Zero!Water”!concept.!This!approach!promises!to!significantly!reduce!the!consumption!of!potable!water!in!buildings,!reduce! discharge!to!municipal!waste!water!systems,!and!save!on!municipal!energy!by!reducing!the!amount!of!potable!water!treated!at! municipal!facilities.!The!recognition!of!the!connection!between!water!management!and!energy!conservation!is!emerging!as!a!new! opportunity!in!integrated!management!systems.!Key!concepts!and!terminology!are!illustrated!by!case!studies!and!demonstration! projects!which!identify!issues!and!opportunities!associated!with!costs!and!benefits,!design!and!engineering!practices,!installation!and! ! maintenance!requirements,!and!efficiency!and!performance!of!a!fully!functional!integrated!site!and!building!water!management! ! system!based!on!the!“Net!Zero!Water”!concept.! ! 9:30!–!4:00!pm! Trade!Show!Set!Up!Time–!Over!70!Exhibitors! See!Page!6. ! 10:00!–!12:00!noon! Green!Roof!Professional!(GRP)!Examination!(Must!register!before!November!15,!2011) ! GRHC!Committee!Meetings!(Members!only)! ! 9am!–!10:30am! Green!Walls!Group,!Reuben!Freed,!Chair,!greenscreen! 8:30am!–!9:30!am! Policy!Committee,!Hamid!Karimi,!Chair,!District!of!Columbia! 9am!–!10:30am! Growing!Media!Technical!Committee,!Chuck!Friedrich,!Chair,!Stalite!! 9am!–!10:30am! Research!Committee,!Bill!Retzlaff,!Chair,!Southern!Illinois!University,!Edwardsville! ! ! 10:30am!–!12!noon! Corporate!Members!Roundtable!Discussion,!Oscar!Warmerdam,!Chair,!President,!Sempergreen! ! 12!noon!–!1:30!pm! GRP!Networking!Luncheon!!(GRPs!only) ! 12:30!–!4:15!pm! New!Peer!Reviewed!Professional!Development!Courses! ! Integrated!Water!Management!for!Sites!and!Buildings!201:!Case! LAUNCH! Studies!in!Performance!! Jeffrey!L.!Bruce,!President,!GRP,!FASLA,!LEED,!ASIC,!President,!Jeffrey!L.!Bruce!&! ! Company,!Chair,!Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities! This!new!course!is!the!second!part!of!Integrated!Site!and!Water!Management education!series,!the!first!course provided!in!the!morning.!!Achieving!net"zero!water! utilizes!the!concepts!of!the!using!and!reusing!water!multiple!times!on!site!and!to!provide!to!the!greatest!degree!possible!a!closed!loop!of!water.!There!are!seven! steps!associated!with!this!integrated!water!cycle.!While!this!concept!may!not!be!achievable!in!certain!projects,!incorporation!of!its!principals!can!lead!to!reduction!of! domestic!water!and!sewer!dependency.!!This!course!will!focus!on!a!number!of!case!studies!from!different!regions!and!explore!in!detail!the!design,!installation,! maintenance,!policy!and!economic!realities!of!these!net!zero!water!systems.!Jeffrey!L.!Bruce!is!an!award!winning!designer!who!is!pioneering!new!approaches!to! design!for!net!zero!water.!!He!has!worked!on!award!winning!projects!such!as!Millennium!Park!in!Chicago,!Citygarden!in!St.!Louis,!909!Walnut!Street.!!This!course!was!