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!!! !!! ! 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! developed!in!partnership!with!the!American!Society!of!Irrigation!Consultants!with!generous!support!for!Ewing!and!Jeffrey!L.!Bruce!&!Company.! ! Green!Roof!Policy!Development!Workshop!! Peter!C.!Lowitt,!Director,!Devens!Enterprise!Commission;!Hamid!Karimi,!District!of!Columbia,!Chair,!Policy!Committee! This!half"day!workshop!is!designed!for!government!and!non"governmental!organizations!interested!in!implementing!green!roof!policies!and! incentives!at!the!local,!regional!or!state!level.!The!importance!and!benefits!of!green!roofs!are!discussed!and!several!successful!case!studies!are! presented!as!the!basis!for!discussion.!Peter!C.!Lowitt!is!the!Director/Land!Use!Administrator!for!the!Devens!Enterprise!Commission,!the!agency! charged!with!permitting!the!sustainable!redevelopment!of!the!4400"acre!former!Fort!Devens!army!base!in!Massachusetts.!Dr.!Karimi!has!more! than!25!years!of!experience!in!environmental!management!and!is!currently!the!Deputy!Director!of!the!District!Department!of!the!Environment.! ! !

Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 3! Introduction!to!Rooftop!Agriculture!!! Keith!Agoada,!President,!Urban"Ag!! As!peak!oil!increases!the!cost!of!food!production!and!transportation,!the!economics!of!urban!agriculture!will!continue!to!improve! steadily.!!This!course!–!the!first!of!its!kind!in!North!America!–!recognizes!the!enormous!potential!of!rooftop!urban!agriculture.!!This! peer!reviewed!course!was!launched!in!December!2010!and!provides!information!on!multiple!approaches!to!growing!food!on!rooftops! through!design!and!maintenance!principles,!and!case!studies!drawn!from!across!North!America.!Learn!about:! "!The!diversity!of!physical!applications!of!urban!agriculture!and!the!growing!technologies!that!apply.! "!The!social,!environmental!and!economic!benefits!of!urban!agriculture!and!rooftop!farming.!The!governance,!personnel!and! economic!options!for!implementing!urban!agriculture!and!rooftop!farming!systems!and!operations.! "!The!conditions!that!lead!to!a!successful!urban!agriculture!project.! "!Strategies!for!overcoming!common!challenges!associated!with!developing!an!urban!agriculture/rooftop!farming!project.! "!Basic!installation!and!maintenance!principles.! Keith!Agoada!founded!Sky!Vegetables!in!2008!upon!graduation!from!the!Wisconsin!Business!School!after!winning!a!business!plan! competition!at!the!University!of!Wisconsin"Madison!and!second!prize!in!the!statewide!competition!for!Wisconsin!for!the!Sky! ! Vegetables!Business!Plan.!Over!the!past!four!years!Keith!has!gained!hands"on!experience!and!researched!or!visited!many!of!the!USA's! top!urban!agriculture!projects.!Keith!currently!serves!on!the!board!of!directors!at!Sky!Vegetables!Inc!and!does!sustainable!agriculture,! urban!agriculture!and!green!business!consulting!under!his!company,!Urban"Ag.! !

Green!Walls!101:!Systems!Overview!and!Design!(2nd!Ed)!!! Randy!Sharp,!BCSLA,!FCSLA,!ASLA,!LEED!AP,!GRP,!Principal,!Sharp!&!Diamond!Landscape!Architecture! Green!Walls!101!was!developed!through!an!industry!committee!with!technical!peer!review!from!various!design!professionals!and!it! was!recently!updated!with!new!technical!information!in!2010.!!The!course!presents!an!overview!of!different!types!of!green!wall! systems,!and!the!many!related!tools!and!techniques!needed!to!satisfy!your!green!wall!project!objectives.!You!will!learn!how!to! identify!green!wall!costs!and!benefits,!different!types!of!products!and!performance!criteria,!major!design!principles,!and!how!to!avoid! the!types!of!mistakes!that!might!lead!to!an!unsuccessful!project.!!Randy!Sharp!is!a!principal!with!Sharp!&!Diamond,!Landscape! Architects.!!He!is!a!recognized!expert!on!green!walls!having!consulted!in!projects!such!as!the!YVR!Canada!Line,!Van!Dusen!Botanical! Garden,!and!the!Award!Winning!Vancouver!Public!Aquarium!Living!Wall.!! ! ! 8:30!–!4:15!pm!Green!Roof!Professional!(GRP)!Accreditation!Training!Courses (Full!day,!includes!lunch,!and!resource!manual)! Join!more!than!500!GRPs!worldwide!by!taking!professional!training!classes!at!CitiesAlive.!!Discounted!course!rates!are!provided!to!full!delegates.!

! Those!collecting!PDHs!through!LA!CES,!Learning!Units!through!AIA! CES,!CE!hours!through!USGBC/GBCI!or!Continuing!Education!Hours! through!RCI!for!application!toward!local/regional!associates!or!for! license!renewal!can!acquire!continuing!education!credits!by! completing!these!courses!and!attending!the!conference.! ! ! ! ! Green!Roof!Design!101!–!Costs,!Materials!and!Basic!Design!Principles Green!Roof!Design!101!introduces!participants!to!the!numerous!public!and!private!benefits!of!green!roofs!and!presents!many!of!the!tools!and!techniques!needed!to! meet!your!green!roof!project!objectives.!Participants!will!learn!about!major!design!principles,!types!of!green!roof!products!and!systems!and!their!relevance,!and!the! professions!and!competencies!that!are!necessary!for!a!successful!green!roof!project! ! Green!Roof!Design!and!Installation!201!–!Design!and!Installation!Best!Practices Green!Roof!Design!and!Installation!201!is!immensely!practical!course!that!provides!participants!with!in"depth!information!on!the!multitude!of!green!roof! implementation!issues!from!the!first!client!meetings!through!scheduling,!insurance!and!permit!issues,!site!analysis,!construction!considerations,!sub"contracting,! building!a!qualified!project!team,!post!construction!maintenance!and!more.! ! Green!Roof!Waterproofing!and!Drainage!301!–!Ensuring!Water!Tightness! Green!Roof!Waterproofing!and!Drainage!301!presents!an!overview!of!the!many!tools!and!techniques!needed!to!meet!green!roof!waterproofing!and!drainage!project! objectives.!This!includes:!understanding!waterproofing!and!drainage!terminology!for!better!communication!with!the!various!professions!involved,!understanding! waterproofing!and!drainage!assemblies!and!systems,!an!overview!of!major!design!principles,!Best!Management!Practices!and!a!review!of!the!professions!and! competencies!required!for!delivering!a!successful!green!roof!project.! ! Green!Roof!Plants!and!Growing!Media!401!–!Keeping!Plants!Healthy!for!the!Long!Term! The!Green!Roof!Plants!and!Growing!Media!401!course!provides!participants!with!an!overview!of!plants!and!growing!media!design!considerations!and!maintenance! for!green!roof!assemblies.!In!addition!to!establishing!design!and!implementation!best!management!practices,!the!course!covers!the!principles!of!plant!physiology!and! soil!sciences!as!they!apply!to!green!roofs,!identifies!applications!of!various!plant!and!growing!media,!teaches!the!technical!requirements!for!growing!media!and!plant! life!and!gives!an!understanding!of!the!potential!implementation!issues!related!to!plant!care!and!growing!media!contamination.! ! ! ! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 4! ! 1:00!–!5:00!pm! Tours!"!Check!Out!Philadelphia’s!Finest!Green!Roofs!and!Walls! Sign!up!now!because!space!is!limited.!See!additional!tours!on!Saturday. ! Center!City!Section! Tour!coordinators:!Julie!Snell,!PHS;!Kristen!Knese,!OLIN;!Hal!Welch,!Center!City!District!! Tour!sites!and!speakers;!!!!!! Sculpture!Garden!at!Philadelphia!Museum!of!Art"!Susan!K.!Weiler,!Partner,!OLIN! !Sister!Cities!Visitors!Center!"!Bryan!Hanes,!Principal,!Studio!Bryan!Hanes;!Hal!Welch,!Senior!Director!of!Capital!Projects,! Center!City!District!! PECO!Main!Office!Building!Green!Roof!"!Kathy!Martinelli,!Manager!Facilities!Operations,!PECO! Race!St.!Pier!"!David!Elliott,!Landscape!Architecture!Program!Manager,!PHS! ! Slice!across!Center!City!Philadelphia!from!the!Rocky!Steps!to!the!foot!of!the!Ben!Franklin!Bridge.!!This!tour!will!take!you! to!the!PMA!Sculpture!Garden!where!you’ll!hear!from!project!designer!Sue!Weiler!(Olin)!about!how!she!and!her!project! team!gracefully!integrated!a!parking!structure!into!the!existing!landscape.!Next!visit!Pennsylvania’s!largest!retrofit!green! ! roof!at!the!PECO!Main!Office!Building.!Just!over!an!acre!of!extensive!/!intensive!green!roof!that!manages!more!than!80%! PECO!Green!Roof! of!the!stormwater!on!site!and!provides!stunning!views!of!the!city.!From!there!we!tour!the!just"completed!Sister!Cities! Courtesy!of!PHS!and!PECO! Visitors!Center!at!historic!Logan!Square!to!hear!from!the!project!designer!about!Philadelphia’s!newest!extinctive!green! ! roof.!At!dusk,!we’ll!arrive!at!the!Race!St.!Pier!in!time!to!see!the!lightscape!of!this!wildly!popular!new!Philadelphia! destination,!designed!by!critically!acclaimed,!James!Corner!Field!Operations.!! ! Campus!Green!! Tour!coordinator:!Jeanne!Waldowski,!Philadelphia!Water!Department! Tour!sites!and!speakers;!!!!!! Fagin!Hall!&!Radian!Apartments,!University!of!Pennsylvania!"!Daniel!Garofalo,!Environmental!Sustainability!Coordinator! Papadakis!Intergrated!Sciences!Building,!Drexel!University!"!Alan!Darlington,!NEDLAW!Living!Walls;!Chris!Baccash,!Drexel! Smart!House! ! The!Campus!Green!tour!will!school!you!about!innovative!green!projects!at!two!of!Philadelphia’s!key!universities.!!Our! first!stop!will!be!the!University!of!Pennsylvania’s!Fagin!Hall,!which!boasts!an!environmentally!conscious!roof!garden!that! replaced!a!concrete!atrium.!Next!stop!is!the!University!of!Pennsylvania’s!Radian!Apartments,!featuring!curb!cutouts,! pervious!pavers,!an!underground!water!retention!cistern,!and!a!green!roof.!Next!up,!Drexel!University’s!just"completed,! Integrated!Sciences!Building—!the!first!Silver!LEED"certified!building!by!the!U.S.!Green!Building!Council—! ! UPenn!Nursing!School!Green!Roof! !for!a!presentation!by!the!designer!of!the!university’s!Bio!Wall,!Alan!Darlington!(NEDLAW!Living!Walls)!!You!will!also!enjoy! Courtesy!of!Roofmeadow! a!presentation!on!Drexel’s!“Smarthouse”,!which!is!a!student"led,!multidisciplinary!project!to!construct!an!urban!home!that! ! serves!as!a!“living!laboratory.”!Students!and!faculty!will!conduct!research!and!design!in!the!areas!of!environment,!energy,! interaction,!health,!and!lifestyle!with!the!ultimate!goal!of!improving!quality!of!life!in!the!urban!residential!setting.! ! ! ! ! ! 4:45!to!6:00!pm!! !CITIESALIVE!–!OPENING!PLENARY – NOVEMBER!30,!2011 ! Master!of!Ceremonies!–!Jeffrey!L.!Bruce,!FASLA,!GRP,!Chair,!Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities ! Welcoming!Address!!"!Howard!Neukrug,!Commissioner,!Philadelphia!Water!Department!and!Drew!Becher,!President,!Pennsylvania!Horticultural!Society! ! Howard!Neukrug,!Commissioner,!Philadelphia!Water!Department ! Mr.!Neukrug!is!a!local!and!national!leader!in!the!drinking!water,!water!resource!and!wastewater!utility!industry,!recognized!as!a! builder!of!regional!and!inter"agency!coalitions!and!trust"based!relationships!with!regulators,!legislators,!and!communities.!His!strong! environmental!ethics!combine!with!his!ability!to!inspire!staff!and!colleagues!to!implement!effective!and!innovative!water! management!strategies.!He!seeks!to!lead!his!utility!"!and!by!example,!the!water!industry!"!into!a!new!era!of!customer!service,! regionalism,!upgraded!asset!management!and!infrastructure!renewal,!and!increased!operational!and!financial!efficiencies!while! improving!customer!satisfaction,!the!region’s!economy!and!environmental!quality.!Mr.!Neukrug!is!an!instructor!in!the!Department! of!Environmental!Science!of!the!University!of!Pennsylvania,!and!an!advisor!to!numerous!environmental!and!water!industry! ! organizations!and!agencies.! !

Drew!Becher,!President,!Pennsylvania!Horticultural!Society!! ! Drew!Becher!has!been!the!president!of!Pennsylvania!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.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 5! ! Key!Note!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!twenty!five!years!he!has!volunteered!to!restore!the!Don!River!Watershed!which!feeds!into!Lake! ! Ontario.!!! “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.!His!most!recent!publication!as!a!contributing!author!is!the!first!medical!study! showing!the!link!between!building!characteristics!on!office!worker!stress!and!heart!function"which!showed!the!beneficial!results!of! good!lighting,!natural!light!and!IEQ.!!He!has!worked!for!GSA!for!over!35!years!and!is!a!graduate!of!Yale!University.! ! 6:15!–!9:00!pm! CITIESALIVE!"!TRADE!SHOW!OPENS!–!COCKTAIL!RECEPTION! Learn!about!the!latest!green!roof!and!wall!products!and!services!and!gain!valuable!design!and!installation!tips!from!the!experts!on!our!trade!show!floor. Our!exhibitors!currently!include:! ! ! ! 110! 108 106! 104 102 100 ! Registration! Hunter! Ecotelhado! Tournesol! Moerings! Permaloc! Green!Roof! Area! Industries! Siteworks! Sempergreen! Blocks! ! !!!!! ! ! 111! 109 107! 105 103 101 ! Greenwalls,! Cosella" Metro!Green! Carl!Stahl! Cetco! Rooflite/! LLC! Dorken! Visions! DecorCable! Skyland! Products! 800! ! 210! 208 206! 204 202 200 ! Express! Ecowalls! EDA! Xero!Flor! Eco"Roofs! Infra"red! Skygarden! Blower! Contractors! America! Analyzers! 802! !!!!! IWTA!&! ! 211! 209 207! 205 203 201 ! 700 KISSS! Huntsman! Advanced! Roofmeadow! Conservation! Sika!Sarnafil PHS! Products! Building! Technology! Products! 804! ! 310! 308 306! 304 302 300 ! 702 Barrett! Etera! RK!Hydro" Greensulate! International! American!Hydrotech City!of! Company! Vac! Leak!Detection! Philadelphia! ! ! !!!!! 810! ! 311! 309 307! 305 303 301 ! 704 Vegetal!ID! Colbond! Plant! EZ!Care! Turf!Diagnostics! Expanded! Soprema! Tremco! Connection! Growing! &!Design! Shale,!Clay!&! Technologies! Slate!Inst.! 812! ! 410! 408 406! 404 402 400 ! 706 Nedlaw! Neptune! GAIA! Unity! Curv"Rite! Aqualok! Greenscreen! ! Living! Coatings! Institute! Walls! !!!!! ! 814! ! 411! 409 407! 405 403 401 ! Bison! The! LAF! Architect’s! Rotec!GMbH!&! Green!Roof! GRHC! Innovative! Garland!Co.! Newspaper! Co!KG! Service! Products!

Poster!Sessions! ! Each!trade!exhibit!includes!two!full!delegate!passes!to!the!conference,!which!includes!access!to!all!technical!sessions,!the!opening!plenary,!lunch!on!the!trade!show! floor,!local!reception!at!the!Art!Museum,!Awards!Luncheon!and!discounts!off!the!regular!price!for!pre"conference!training!sessions,!and!the!conference!proceedings.!!! !

Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 6! !Thursday!December!1!–!CITIESALIVE!TECHNICAL!SESSIONS,!TRADE!SHOW!AND!RECEPTION!

! 7am!–!6!pm! On"Site!Conference!Registration! ! There!are!four!concurrent!sessions!featuring!expert!speakers!on!policy!(P),!design!(D)!and!research!(R)!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.! ! 8:30!am!to!10:00!am!"!SESSION!1! ! 1P!–!Emerging!Green!Transformation!of!Philadelphia!— From!Plans!to!Projects,!Investing!in!Green!Infrastructure!to!Transform!a! City!!! ! ! Alex!Dews,!LEED!AP!BD!+!C,!Policy!and!Program!Manager!at!Mayor’s!office!of!Sustainability,!City!of!Philadelphia!! ! Marc!Cammarata,!PE,!Director!of!the!Philadelphia!Water!Department's!Office!of!Watersheds! This!group!is!leading!the!implementation!efforts!for!the!!“Green!City,!Clean!Waters”!program!which!integrates!land"based!urban!sustainability!goals!with!the!goals!for! clean,!safe,!attractive!and!accessible!rivers!and!streams.!!He!has!over!13!years’!experience!in!water!resources!and!environmental!planning.!!He!is!a!Professional! Environmental!Engineer!and!a!graduate!in!Civil!and!Environmental!Engineering!from!Villanova!and!Drexel!University! ! ! Fredda!Lippes,!R.A.,!!LEED!AP,!City!of!Philadelphia,!Department!of!Public!Property/!Mayor’s!Office!of!Sustainability! Fredda!Lippes!has!a!Masters!in!Architecture!from!the!University!of!Pennsylvania,!a!BFA!in!Design!from!Carnegie"Mellon!University!and!a!certificate!in!Industrial! Design!from!Stockholm!Sweden!Konstfackskolan.!As!Philadelphia’s!Green!Project!Manager!for!the!City!of!Philadelphia!she!is!involved!in!many!aspects!of!making! Philadelphia!environmentally!sustainable.!! ! 1D!–!Designing!for!Water!Management!and!Water!Scarcity…!Leading!Edge!Approaches ! 1.!Waterproofing!and!Drainage!for!Vegetative!Roofs!over!Critical!Spaces! ! The!paper!will!cover!the!methodologies!that!should!be!considered!when!designing!a!vegetative!roof!application!over!critical!spaces!such!as!hospital!operating!rooms! or!other!equally!important!spaces!to!provide!the!utmost!protection!from!a!waterproofing!and!drainage!perspective.!Although!vegetative!roof!applications!range!from! small!residential!applications!to!large!intensive!applications,!the!performance!of!the!waterproofing,!drainage,!and!water!management!system!is!critical!to!the! successful!growth!of!the!industry.!The!paper!will!illustrate!the!design!principles!to!achieve!an!enhanced!waterproofing!and!drainage!systems!for!vegetative!roof! application!through!a!few!case!studies!of!vegetative!roofs!over!operating!rooms.! ! Amy!L.!Hackney,!!GRP,!P.E.,!LEED!AP!/!Senior!Staff!Simpson!Gumpertz!&!Heger!Inc.!(SGH)! Amy!joined!SGH!in!2005.!Her!primary!emphasis!is!design!consultation!and!construction!administration!of!new!design!with!extensive!project!management!experience! on!a!wide!range!of!structures!from!residential!to!high"rise!construction.!She!has!consulted!on!the!waterproofing!and!drainage!of!vegetative!roofs!on!condominiums,! hospitals,!hospitality,!and!residential.! ! 2.!Seeking!Water!Independence!! ! While!there!are!no!certified!Living!Buildings!in!Houston,!our!Gulf!Freeway!building!serves!as!a!local!example!that!begins!to!exemplify!tools!and!technologies!that! come!close!to!meeting!the!requirements!of!strategies!in!the!Living!Building!Challenge.! ! Joe!Douglas!Webb,!AIA,!Webb!Architects! Joe!Douglas!Webb,!AIA,!is!the!principal!of!a!small!Houston!based!architecture!and!planning!firm!that!specializes!in!commercial!architecture,!planning!and!city!design! projects.!!Registered!to!practice!architecture!in!14!states,!he!is!currently!chair!of!Blueprint!Houston,!a!past!president!of!AIA!Houston,!a!member!of!APA,!USGBC,!ULI! and!a!NCARB!Certificate!holder.! ! 3.!Green!Roof!Integrated!Stormwater!Management!vs.!Traditional!Approach:!A!Case!Study!in!Performance! ! Jeffrey!L.!Bruce,!FASLA,!GRP,!Principal,!Jeffrey!L.!Bruce!and!Company! 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.!!! ! 1R!–!Stormwater!Management!Performance!Research ! 1.!Green!Roof!Stormwater!Performance!in!a!Southeastern!U.S.!Climate! ! This!paper!describes!a!controlled!experiment!designed!to!test!the!effect!of!substrate!depth!and!slope!on!the!stormwater!retention!ability!of!extensive!green!roofs!in! the!Southeastern!U.S.!!Results!suggest!that!green!roofs!in!this!climate!can!be!a!useful!tool!for!controlling!runoff.!!! ! Robert!M.!Anders,!Mississippi!State!University! Graduate!student!in!the!Department!of!Landscape!Architecture,!Mississippi!State!University.! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 7! ! 2.!Stormwater!Retention!Findings!from!Unirrigated!Green!Roofs!in!Texas ! Unirrigated!modular!green!roof!trays!in!south"central!Texas!were!investigated!over!six!months!in!2010!for!stormwater!retention.!The!modules!retained!37!to!99! percent!of!individual!rain!events!and!captured!55.4!percent!of!overall!rainwater!during!the!entire!study!period.! ! Bruce!Dvorak,!Texas!A&M!Universities! Bruce!Dvorak!is!an!Assistant!Professor!at!Texas!A&M!University!where!he!initiated!the!Interdisciplinary!Green!Roof!Research!Group.!He!has!worked!with!green!roofs! since!1999,!including!the!Chicago!City!Hall!Green!Roof.!His!research!interests!include!green!roof!heat!gain!reduction,!stormwater!management!and!performance! standards.! ! 3.!Stormwater!Runoff!from!Green!Retaining!Wall!Systems ! Green!wall!systems!have!become!an!innovative!way!to!green!the!urban!environment.!!The!study!reported!here!reports!on!a!replicated!experiment!evaluating!the! storm!water!runoff!green!retaining!wall!systems.! ! Mark!!Ostendorf,!Southern!Illinois!University!Edwardsville! Mr.!Ostendorf!is!an!environmental!sciences!graduate!student!at!SIUE!and!a!student!member!of!G.R.E.E.N.! ! 1G!–!Towards!!Growing!Medium!Standards!that!Reflect!Regional!Climate!Differences!and!Keep!Plants!Healthy! ! Growing!medium!is!a!critically!important!component!of!a!green!roof!assembly,!which!must!be!able!to!support!the long!term!health!of!plants!and!accomplish!multiple! additional!objectives.!!GRHC!members!have!been!working!to!devise!a!set!of!growing!media!standards!that!reflect!the!unique!climates!across!North!America.!!!This! session!provides!an!opportunity!to!learn!more!about!their!work!and!to!participate!in!the!discussion.!!! ! Chair:!Chuck!Friedrich,!GRP,!Carolina!Stalite,!Chair,!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! Ferro,!Turf!Diagnostics;!Michael!Curry,!GRP,!Midwest!Trading,!Emlyn!Stancill,!Stancill’s/SkyGarden! ! 10:30!to!12:00!Noon!–!SESSION!2! ! 2P!"!Learning!from!Local!and!International!Speakers ! 1.!Understanding!How!Your!Living!System!Contributes!to!LEED!Certification ! Green!roofs!and!Living!walls!contribute!to!multiple!credits!within!the!LEED!Green!Building!Rating!System.!!Learn!where!those!intersections!with!LEED!occur!as! illustrated!in!by!several!!case!study!projects.!!Think!your!living!system!is!worthy!of!innovation!credits!on!your!LEED!projects?!!Learn!how!to!frame!an!innovation!credit! and!where!to!find!LEED’s!Pilot!Credit!Library.!!! ! Lois!Vitt!Sale,!AIA,!LEED!Fellow,!Sr.!Vice!President,!Chief!Sustainability!Officer,!Wight!&!Company! As!a!practicing!architect!for!over!23!years,!Lois’!career!goes!well!beyond!the!domain!of!project!design.!She!has!been!a!national!leader!in!the!application!of!private!and! commercial!green!technologies!and!sustainable!planning!to!the!public!and!private!sectors.!She!is!a!public!policy!advisor!to!elected!officials!and!has!participated!in!the! development!of!policies!to!lessen!the!negative!impacts!of!the!built!environment!on!the!health!of!people!and!on!our!natural!resources.!Her!specialty!is!found!in!the! intersection!between!applied!technology!and!the!development!of!policy!provisions!for!City,!State,!and!Federal!entities.!In!addition,!Lois!applies!these!technologies! and!practices!to!leading!edge!sustainable!designs!and!consulting!to!design!teams!and!clients!to!maximize!the!environmental!potential!for!projects.! ! 2.!Green!Roof!Mapping!System!for!Berlin!! ! Developing!an!instrument!to!count!the!exact!number!of!existing!green!roofs!via!diffeent!arial!data!sets.!Aims!of!the!study!are!two:!To!get!an!information!about!the! real!size!of!all!green!roofs.!Second!to!develop!an!instrument!to!manage!rain!water!inside!of!cities.! ! Dr.!Manfred!Kohler,!Vice!Dean,!Faculty!of!Landscape!Architecture!Surveying!and!Civil!Engineering,!University!of!Applied!Sciences,!President,!World!Green! Infrastructure!Network! Education:!Technical!University!of!Berlin,!Germany.!Diploma!Degree!1981,!PhD:!1987:!about!“Eco!effect!of!vegetated!facades”.! Professional!activities:!! "!1981!–!1990:!Scientist;!Institute!of!Ecology,!Berlin.!(Main!interests:!Urban!ecology;!Green!facades!and!Green!roof!systems.!Teaching!in!the!academic!education!of! Landscape!planner)! "!1990!"!1994:!Executive!Director!of!the!Research!Centre!of!Landscape!Ecology,!Bremen.!Working!themes:!Environmental!impact!assessment!studies!and!restoration! projects!during!Harbour!development!and!extension!planning.!Restoration!planning!of!wetland!areas.!! "!Since!1994!Professor!of!Landscape!ecology!at!the!University!of!Applied!Sciences!Neubrandenburg.!! "!Since!2008:!Vice!dean!of!the!Department!Landscape!Architecture,!Surveying,!Geoinformatics!and!Civil!engineering!at!the!University!of!Applied!Sciences.!! ! 3.!What's!the!key!in!transforming!Urban!design!by!means!of!green!roofs? ! Beyond!and!behind!the!green!roofs!policy.!What's!needed!to!go!though!the!transformation!from!grey!cities!to!the!green!cities!covered!with!green!roofs?!It!will!be! about!what's!needed!for!the!main!developer!and!decisions!maker!to!realise!the!potential!of!green!roofing!! ! Dorthe!Romo,!Manager,!M.Sc.!Biology,!City!of!Copenhagen! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 8! Dorthe!is!a!biologist!who!has!been!working!on!environmental!issues!with!water,!particularly!in!lakes!and!streams,!for!many!years.!She!has!the!responsibility!as! entrepreneur!on!the!maintenance!and!operation!of!the!freshwater!system!in!Copenhagen,!Denmark.!Dorthe!has!been!working!with!planning!!and!as!Project!Manager! on!the!City's!Wastewater!Plan.!In!the!last!4!years,!Dorthe!has!been!working!on!promoting!green!roofs!as!part!of!future!city!development!this!has!included!strategic! communication!planning,!political!work,!and!quite!a!lot!of!networking!nationally!as!well!as!internationally.!Dorthe!has!also!been!lecturing!about!green!roofs!at!Danish! Universities!and!has!acted!as!supervisor!and!censor!for!students!with!green!roofs!projects.!! ! 2D!–!Its’!Not!Easy!Being!a!Green!Wall!–!Invaluable!Lessons!from!the!Field ! 1.!Living!Walls:!Integration!of!Water!Re"Use!Systems! ! Aesthetics!are!often!the!primary!motivation!for!inclusion!of!living!walls!in!interior!environments!but!more!emphasis!is!now!placed!on!the!functional!attributes!of!this! form!of!living!architecture.!!As!buildings!move!towards!net!zero!waste!and!innovative!water!re"use!systems,!designers!must!focus!on!the!conservation!of!water!via! sustainable!options!for!landscape!irrigation.!!Vertical!landscapes!and!water!containment!mechanisms!can!assimilate!to!offer!creative!solutions!for!water!reuse! applications;!ultimately!creating!the!option!for!a!more!sustainable!living!system.! ! Ryan!M.!Burrows,!Principal,!EcoWalls! Mr.!Burrows!is!a!founding!principal!of!EcoWalls,!a!NJ"based!living!wall!design,!installation,!and!maintenance!company.!!Mr.!Burrows!heads!the!R&D!division,!received! a!BA!in!Biology!and!is!completing!a!graduate!degree!at!Rutgers!University!in!the!Department!of!Ecology!and!Evolution.! ! 2.!It’s!Not!Always!Easy!Being!Green:!Constructing!Longwood’s!Green!Wall! ! Come!hear!the!story!of!how!Longwood!Gardens!embarked!on!a!journey!that!resulted!in!the!design!and!construction!of!North!America's!largest!indoor!living!wall.! From!start!to!finish,!you’ll!get!a!behind"the"scenes!look!at!the!ideas,!inspirations,!planning,!and!hard!work!that!went!into!it.! ! Casey!Sclar,!Plant!Health!Care!leader,!Longwood!Gardens! Casey!is!the!Plant!Health!Care!Leader!at!Longwood!Gardens!in!Kennett!Square,!PA.!His!team!directs!the!IPM!program,!composting!operations!and!steward!700+!acres! of!natural!areas/farmland.!Longwood’s!recycling!and!environmental!sustainability!efforts!are!key!objectives!of!their!work.!Casey!has!B.S.!degree!from!California! Polytechnic!State!University,!S.L.O.,!and!advanced!degrees!from!Colorado!State!University.! ! 3.!Green!Facades!for!Big!Box!Retail! ! Green!walls!are!part!of!a!strategy!by!major!retailers,!developers,!and!mall!managers!to!transform!shopping!centers.!!Water!management,!drip!irrigation,!vertical! structures,!and!underground!planting!systems!support!vibrant!climbing!plants.!Handouts:!Matrix!Top!25!Climbers!Temperate!Climates,!Soil!Volume!Chart!! ! Randy!Sharp,!BCSLA,!FCSLA,!ASLA,!GRP,!Principal,!Sharp!&!Diamond!Landscape! In!1980,!Randy!Sharp!established!a!practice!in!Vancouver!that!has!grown!into!Sharp!&!Diamond!Landscape!Architecture!Inc.,!committed!to!ecological!based!solutions! for!site!development!and!designs!that!blend!nature!and!architecture.!!The!firm!designed!and!coordinated!the!installation!of!over!100!green!roofs!in!British!Columbia! as!well!as!several!living!walls!and!green!facades.!!The!Vancouver!Aquarium!won!the!first!ever!Green!Wall!Award!of!Excellence!from!Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities!in! 2009.!Mr.!Sharp!developed!the!course!Green!Walls!101,!an!introduction!to!the!design!and!installation!of!green!facades,!living!walls!and!vertical!gardens,!which!is! taught!in!cities!across!North!America.!!Randy!is!a!sessional!instructor!at!BCIT!and!assisted!in!the!preparation!of!the!course!GROW!1000!focusing!on!the!design!and! construction!of!green!roofs! ! 2R!–!Green!Wall!Research! ! 1.!Green!Facades!Research:!Results!from!Water!Balance!Studies!in!Vancouver ! Maureen!Connelly,!MAIBC,!Center!for!Architectural!Ecology,!BCIT! ! 2.!Heat!flux,!water!use,!and!plant!growth!of!vertical!living!architecture ! David!Tilley,!University!of!Maryland! ! 3.!Living!Wall!Biofilters!and!the!Indoor!Environment! ! Living!wall!biofilters!have!a!substantial!impact!on!indoor!air!quality!ranging!from!lowering!dust!concentration,!humidity!modification!to!reduction!in!air!borne! chemicals.! ! Dr.!Alan!Darlington,!Nedlaw!Living!Walls! Dr.!Darlington!has!received!a!number!of!awards!for!academic!and!entrepreneurial!accomplishments!and!is!the!'inventor'!of!a!number!of!patents!integral!to!the! application!of!plant!based!biofilters!to!the!indoor!space!which!has!been!his!area!of!interest!since!1994.!! ! 2G!–!Measuring!Policy!Performance:!Towards!a!Common!Method!of!Tracking!and!Reporting!Green!Roof!Installations! ! This!session!will!explore!issues!related!to!tracking!green!roof!developments!and!evaluating!the!effectiveness!of!policies. ! Chair:!Hamid!Karimi,!District!of!Columbia,!Chair,!Policy!Committee! ! Panelists:!Michael!Berkshire,!City!of!Chicago;!Peter!C.!Lowitt,!Devens!Enterprise!Commission;!Glen!J.!Abrams,!AICP,!Manager,!Policy!&!Strategic!Initiatives! Philadelphia!Water!Department;!Jordan!Richie,!GRP,!GRHC.! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 9! ! 12:00!Noon!–!7:00!pm!!!!TRADE!SHOW!OPENS!–!LUNCH!ON!TRADE!SHOW!FLOOR!!(Included!with!full!delegate!registration) ! 12:00!Noon!–!3:00pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!Poster!Presentations!on!the!Trade!Show!Floor ! Plant!Viability!Study:!A!comparison!of!plant!establishment!methods!and!maintenance!regimes!for!a!single!plant!community!over!125!mm!substrate.!! Energy!efficiency!and!the!cost!effectiveness!of!extensive!green!roofs!depend!on!successful!plant!establishment!and!optimal!coverage!during!the!plant!establishment! phase.!Set!B!of!the!Elevated!Research!Platform!(ERP)!Dual!Track!Research!Project!has!been!established!to!study!regional!plant!viability!results!from!establishment! methods!and!maintenance!regimes!for!a!single!plant!community!of!sedums!and!bulbous!species!over!a!125!mm!substrate!depth!.!!!The!study!will!focus!on!two! variables:!planting!methods!(pots!vs.!plugs!vs.!cuttings),!and!maintenance!(weeding)!frequency.!This!project!will!study!plant!viability!results!for!the!total,!planted! species!and!spontaneous!coverage!for!each!research!subplot.!! ! Nicolas!Rousseau!BSc,!MSc,!Horticulture!Engineer,!Research!Assistant,!Centre!for!Architectural!Ecology,!BCIT!School!of!Construction!and!the!Environment! Nicolas!Rousseau!is!a!research!assistant!at!the!Centre!for!Architectural!Ecology!at!the!British!Columbia!Institute!of!Technology!(BCIT)!in!Vancouver!and!the!President! of!Urban!Foliage!Inc.!Nicolas!developed!his!own!methodologies!and!worked!on!many!projects!related!to!green!roof!and!living!wall!plant!viability.! ! Enhancing!roof!coverage!of!green!roof!systems.! Using!Sedum!plugs!as!an!establishment!method!can!be!expensive.!!This!study!evaluated!the!use!of!cuttings!and!406!plugs!to!supplement!an!established!green!roof.!! Supplemental!cuttings!and!406!plugs!were!shown!to!increase!green!roof!coverage.! ! Roxane!Krutsinger,!Southern!Illinois!University!Edwardsville! Ms.!Krutsinger!is!a!biological!sciences!undergraduate!student!at!SIUE!and!a!student!member!of!G.R.E.E.N.! ! Thermal!performance!of!green!retaining!wall!systems.! Green!wall!systems!have!become!an!innovative!way!to!green!the!urban!environment.!!The!study!reported!here!reports!on!a!replicated!experiment!evaluating!the! thermal!performance!of!green!retaining!wall!systems.! ! Mark!Ostendorf,!Southern!Illinois!University!Edwardsville! Mr.!Ostendorf!is!an!environmental!sciences!graduate!student!at!SIUE!and!a!student!member!of!G.R.E.E.N.! ! Living!walls,!environmental!restoration!in!Mining!of!Atacama!Desert! Mining!is!necessary!for!human!development;!unfortunately!their!processes!affect!the!environment!and!their!employees!directly.!Green!infrastructure!in!a!copper! mine!in!highlands!of!Atacama!Desert!is!possible!and!is!the!answer!to!improve!the!quality!of!life,!save!energy!and!restore!vegetation.! ! Ignacio!Espoz!Babul,!LatinGreen!&!Chilean!Association!of!Green!Infrastructure!(ACHIVE)! Engineer!of!UNIACC!University!in!Santiago!Chile.!!Latingreen!Company!founder.!Speaker!and!expert!in!biological!architecture!and!permaculture.!Development! projects!in!Green!roof!and!walls.!Director!of!World!Green!Roof!infrastructure!Network!(WGRIN).!!Director!of!Chilean!Association!of!Green!infrastructure!(ACHIVE).! ! Creation!of!Vertical!Watersheds!!for!the!Urban!Core!Environments! My!paper!introduces!the!concept!of!vertical!watersheds!for!water!quality!and!management,!improve!green!roof!functions,!facilitate!blue!roof!applications!and!form! urban!habitat!corridors!for!migratory!species!in!the!urban!core!environment.! ! Domenico!D'Alessandro,!D’Alessandro!&!Associates! Domenico!D’Alessandro!is!a!regenerative!design!consultant!(MLA!University!of!Guelph)!He!is!principal!of!D’Alessandro!&!Associates,!Algonquin,!Illinois.!Domenico!has! special!interest!in!urban!ecology!and!currently!promoting!his!bioshaftTM!and!associated!vertical!watershedTM!concepts!for!water!quality!management!and!habitat! creation!in!the!urban!core.! ! Green!Living!Lungs:!A!Proposal!for!Sustainable!Facades!in!Egypt.! The!paper!argues!the!presentation!of!green!walls!and!green!technologies!as!a!new!architectural!approach!in!Egypt.!A!proposal!of!a!living!wall!system!using!lush!green! plants!and!beneficial!microbes!producing!high!quality!green!air!with!an!energy!efficient!and!aesthetically!pleasing!manner!within!the!highly!polluted!down!town! zones.! ! Dr.!Khaled!Mohamed!Dewidar,!B!Sc.,!M!Arch.,!M!Sc.,!PhD.!Professor!of!Architecture!–!Ain!Shams!University,!Cairo!–!Egypt,!Head!of!the!Architectural!Engineering! Department,!British!University!in!Egypt! Professor!of!Theory,!History,!Technology!and!Architectural!Design.!Dr.!Dewidar!graduated!from!the!Architectural!Engineering!department!in!1983!from!Cairo! University,!followed!by!!M.!Arch.!in!1988!from!the!same!school!in!Architectural!Design.!!In!1990!he!was!awarded!his!M.Sc.!from!the!University!Pennsylvania!in! Philadelphia!in!History!and!theories!of!Architecture.!In!1993!he!was!awarded!his!Ph.D.!from!the!University!of!Pennsylvania!in!the!dialectics!between!Materials,! Structures,!Space!and!Architectural!Style.!He!worked!in!several!research!projects!and!taught!several!engineering!courses!during!his!doctoral!studies.!!He!then!joined! Ain!Shams!University!as!a!full!time!architectural!staff!member.!!After!earning!his!Professorship!Degree!in!2003,!Dr.!Dewidar!was!awarded!a!teaching/research!grant!in! 2004!at!the!University!of!Pennsylvania!where!he!taught!architectural!theory!and!philosophy!of!technology!for!one!academic!year!and!conducted!his!research!on! architecture!in!the!age!of!information!technology.!! Policy!and!socioeconomic!analysis!in!the!green!urban!market! The!paper!analyses!some!of!the!more!significant!socioeconomic!policies!to!incentive!the!expansion!of!green!roof!and!green!walls!in!urban!areas!of!developed!and! developing!regions!with!!the!evaluation!of!the!programs!to!apply! ! Julian!Briz!,!PRONATUR! Professor!at!Universidad!Politecnica!Madrid.!President!of!PRONATUR.!The!Spanish!Association!for!greening!cities.! 4:30!–!6:00!pm!"!SESSION!3! ! 3P!–!Federal!Policy!–!Driving!Green!Infrastructure!Solutions! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 10! 1.!Landscape!Performance:!Documenting!Economic,!Ecologic!and!Social!Value ! Translating!living!architecture!into!measurable!performance!benefits!has!never!been!so!important,!but!quantifying!and!communicating!the!environmental,!economic,! and!social!value!can!be!challenging.!!This!session!will!review!the!Landscape!Performance!Series,!an!online!interactive!set!of!resources!for!agencies,!designers,!and! advocates!to!quantify!benefits!and!make!the!case!for!sustainable!landscape!solutions!and!integrated!design!and!planning.!!Here!we!present!case!studies!with!green! roofs!and!green!walls,!tools!and!methods!to!calculate!the!benefits!of!built!projects,!and!other!resources!to!help!you!make!the!case!and!show!the!value!of!your! projects.! ! Barbara!Deutsch,!ASLA,!GRP,!Executive!Director,!Landscape!Architecture!Foundation! Barbara!Deutsch!is!the!Executive!Director!of!the!Landscape!Architecture!Foundation!(LAF)!whose!mission!is!to!achieve!sustainability!through!landscape!solutions.!! Prior!to!LAF,!Barbara!worked!on!re"greening!cities!from!Hong!Kong!to!Washington,!DC,!and!served!as!a!sustainability!consultant!for!BioRegional!to!deliver!Zero! Carbon,!Zero!Waste,!Net"Zero!Water!communities.!!Barbara!has!also!been!a!GRHC!certified!Trainer!since!2007.! ! 2.!!Green!Roof!Standards!and!Incentives! ! Devens!Enterprise!Commission!adopted!new!Green!Roof!Standards!and!is!exploring!a!variety!of!Green!Roof!Incentives.! ! Peter!C.!Lowitt,!Director,!Devens!Enterprise!Commission.!!! ! 3.!Green!Infrastructure!and!EPA’s!New!Storm!Water!Regulations ! Providing!the!state's!perspective!on!stormwater!management!policy!and!regulation!working!both!with!local!municipalities!and!with!EPA!as!a!state!that!is!delegated! administration!of!the!federal!NPDES!program,!as!well!as!with!the!technical!staff!who!review!stormwater!management!designs.! ! Margaret!O.!Murphy,!Assistant!Director,!Pennsylvania!Department!of!Environmental!Protection!"!Bureau!of!Regulatory!Counsel! ! 3D!"!Residential/Indoor!Greening! ! 1.!Residential!Energy!Retrofit! ! A!green!roof!with!PV!collectors!retrofitted!in!a!temperate!environment!was!monitored!two!years!before!and!two!years!after!the!retrofit.!No!changes!to!the! heating/cooling!plant,!building!insulation,!or!building!envelope!were!made,!except!for!the!green!roof!and!PV!array.! ! Patrick!Carey,!GRP,!!Principal,!Hadj!Design! Patrick!Carey,!principal!hadj!design:!!Green!roof!researcher,!designer,!installer,!educator!since!1999.! ! 2.!!Residential!Green!Roofing!in!the!Urban!Environment ! The!paper!will!be!discussing!the!application!of!green!roof!systems!on!residential!buildings,!specifically!in!dense!urban!environments.!The!incremental!expansion!of! urban!environments!calls!for!alternative!building!techniques.!Green!roofs!are!one!of!the!key!elements!to!a!healthy!urban!environment.! ! Amy!Norquist,!GRP,!Greensulate!LLC! Ms!Norquist!is!the!CEO!and!Founder!of!Greensulate,!a!company!on!the!leading"edge!of!integrated!design,!engineering,!installation!and!maintenance!of!Green!Roof! Systems!for!the!residential,!commercial,!and!industrial!markets!as!well!as!public!&!private!institutions.!Amy!has!worked!for!overtwenty!years!in!the!environmental! research!and!education!Prior!to!founding!Greensulate,!she!spent!three!years!as!Deputy!Director!of!the!BEacon!Institute!for!Rivers!and!Estuaries!overseeing!research! and!development!efforts!on!major!green!and!sustainable!building!initiatives.!A!guest!lecturer!at!Columbia!University!and!New!York!University!Sustainability!Working! Group!and!the!nation's!most!highly!respected!spokeperson!for!the!green!roof!industry,!Amy's!accolades!include!being!named!a!"Top!5!Start"Up"!at!the!Opportunity! Green!Conference!as!well!the!winner!of!the!2010!Excellence!in!Design!award!from!the!Center!for!Environmental!Innovation!in!Roofing.! ! 3.!!Gathering!Intelligence!from!the!Interior!Trenches ! Finding!out!what’s!worked!(and!what!hasn’t)!in!interior!greenwall!design! ! Christopher!Lyon,!Tournesol!Siteworks!LLC! Christopher!Lyon!has!been!an!active!participant!in!the!development!of!the!green!wall!market!in!the!U.S.,!both!exterior!and!interior.!As!president!of!Tournesol! Siteworks!of!Hayward,!CA,!they!have!been!manufacturing!and!selling!solutions!for!commercial!landscaping!since!1979,!and!for!for!green!walls!since!2008.! ! 3R!–!Understanding!Factors!That!Influence!Green!Infrastructure!and!Water!Performance ! 1.!TO!BE!ANNOUNCED! ! 2.!Water,!Energy!and!Capillary!Films!in!the!Growth!of!Green!Infrastructure ! This!paper!aims!to!show!how!functional!components!of!plant/soil!systems!connect!water!holding,!growth!and!development,!and!cooling!capacity!to!favorably! channel!energy!and!material!(water)!flows!to!enhance!environmental!quality!and!economic!benefits.! !! Paul!S.!Mankiewicz,!The!Gaia!Institute! Dr.!Paul!S.!Mankiewicz,!Director!of!the!Gaia!Institute,!received!his!Ph.D.!from!the!City!University!of!New!York/New!York!Botanical!Garden!Joint!Program!in!Plant!

Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 11! Sciences.!He!holds!patents!on!a!modular,!in"vessel!composting!system,!GaiaSoil" the!only!carbon"neutral!green!roof!plant!growth!medium,!and!others.!He!is!past! president!of!the!Torrey!Botanical!Society!&!board!member!of!the!NYC!Soil!&!Water!Conservation!District.! ! 3.!Evaluating!a!Residential!Green!Roof!System!! ! Green!roof!systems!have!been!tested!and!evaluated!experimentally!in!many!model!systems,!but!few!have!been!evaluated!for!residential!use.!!The!study!reported! here!reports!on!a!replicated!experiment!evaluating!the!storm!water!runoff!and!thermal!benefit!of!residential!green!roof!systems.! ! Dr.!Bill!Retzlaff,!Southern!Illinois!University!Edwardsville! Dr.!Retzlaff!is!the!co"founder!and!co"director!of!the!Green!Roof!Environmental!Evaluation!Network!at!SIUE!and!Chair!of!GRHC’s!Research!Committee.! ! 3G!"!The!Effects!of!Indoor!Greening!and!the!Current!Research:! Leading!Experts!from!Around!the!Globe!Panel!Discussion. ! Co"Chairs:!Joe!Zazzera,!LEED!AP!ID+C,!GRP,!Candidate,!Biomimicry!Regional!Specialist;!Amanda!Culver, LEED!AP!ID+C,!GRP,!Account!Executive,!Gibson!Landscape! Services! ! Panelists:!Dr.!Alan!Darlington;!Dr.!Bill!Wolverton,!Former!NASA!Research!Scientist;!Dr.!Margaret!Burchett,!Research!Scientist,!University!of!Technology,!Sydney!;!Dr.! Judith!Heerwagan,!Environmental!Psychologist,!GSA!(Invited);!Dr.!Bode!Pennisis,!Associate!Professor,!University!of!Georgia! ! Session!sponsored!by!Green!Plants!for!Green!Buildings! ! ! ! 6:00!–7:00!pm!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!COCKTAILS!ON!TRADE!SHOW!FLOOR! (Included!with!delegate!registration)! ! 7:30!pm!–!10:00!pm! LOCAL!HOST!RECEPTION!– Pennsylvania!Academy!of!the!Fine!Arts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Included!with!full!delegate!registration)!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Master!of!Ceremonies,!Drew!Becher,!President,!Pennsylvania!Horticultural!Society!(PHS)! ! Few!settings!in!Philadelphia!can!offer!a!more!gracious!elegance!than!the!galleries!of!the!Academy's!Historic!Landmark!Building.!Opened!in!1876!for!the!nation's! Centennial!Exposition!and!World's!Fair,!its!unique!architectural!detail!and!breathtaking!artwork!makes!the!Historic!Landmark!Building!a!true!jewel!box!setting!for!our! reception.!The!Pennsylvania!Academy!of!the!Fine!Arts!is!the!first!museum!and!school!of!fine!arts!in!the!nation.!The!Academy’s!collection!has!been!described!by! scholars!and!collectors!as!one!of!the!three!finest!American!art!collections!in!the!world.!!!Many!of!the!nation’s!most!important!artists!were!founders,!teachers,!or! students!at!the!Academy,!including!Thomas!Eakins,!Mary!Cassatt,!William!Merritt!Chase,!Henry!Ossawa!Tanner,!and!Maxfield!Parrish.!Outside!of!the!Academy!is!the! famed!work!of!world"renowned!artist!Claes!Oldenburg.!The!new!public!artwork!Paint!Brush!is!on!display!at!Lenfest!Plaza.!The!design!consists!of!a!51!foot!high! sculpture!in!the!form!of!a!paintbrush.

10:30!pm!–!12:00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The!After!Party! Sponsored!by! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The!Music!of!Philadelphia!!(TBD)!! Firestone! ! !

Friday!December!2!!!!!CITIESALIVE!TECHNICAL!SESSIONS!AND!AWARDS!OF!EXCELLENCE!LUNCHEON!

! 8:30!am!–!10:00!am!–!SESSION!4! ! 4P!–!Emerging!Markets:!Learning!from!International!Experts!and!Develop!New!Market!Opportunities! ! 1.!Different!experiences!from!Middle!East!countries!of!making!policy ! Different!experience!from!Middle!East!countries!of!how!writing!a!good!policy!can!stimulate!many!Green!Roofs!projects.!!Experiences!the!limits!and!stimulation! programs!which!ended!implementing!many!Green!Roofs!in!a!mega!city!of!Shiraz!with!of!population!almost!2,000,000!people.!! ! Aslan!Jonoubi,!Islamic!Azad!University"Shiraz!Branch! Master!degree!in!Architecture,!2001,!Master!degree!in!Urban!design,!2004!,University!of!Toronto.!Taught!at!Shiraz!University,!Iran!from!2005.!!Became!a!member!of! GRHC,!2007.!Started!to!do!research!and!study!about!green!roofs!and!green!walls.!Took!all!courses!from!101!to!104!in!Atlanta,!Toronto!and!New!York.!Started!to! introduce!the!benefit!of!GREEN!ROOF!and!GREEN!WALLS!to!Iranian!Government!and!eventually!commissioned!to!prepare!policy!and!program!for!design!and! construction!of!Green!Roof!in!one!of!large!city,!Shiraz!with!almost!2,000,000!population.! ! 2.!Overview!of!South!American!Green!Roof!Policy!Developments ! Overview!of!the!rapidly!growing!South!American!green!roof!movement.! ! Tanya!Müller!García,!President,!AMENA! ! 3.!Seattle’s!Green!Area!Factor!–!Integrative,!Flexible!Green!Infrastructure!Policy!Making ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 12! The!Green!Factor!is!an!exceptionally!flexible!and!effect!approach!to!increasing!the!level!of!green!infrastructure!for!new!and!retrofit!construction.!!Adapted!from! Germany,!this!award!winning!policy!initiative!is!being!replicated!in!several!big!cities.!! !! Steve!Moddemeyer,!Principal,!Collins!Woerman! ! 4D!–!Design!for!Food!Production!and!Biodiversity! ! 1.!Best!practices!to!promote!biodiversity!on!green!roofs!for!the!City!of!Toronto ! Scott!Torrance,!Scott!Torrance!Landscape!Architect!Inc! ! 2.!Rooftop!Farm!Integrated!with!Multi"use!Entertainment!Complex!in!San!Francisco! ! A!detailed!case!study!of!a!rooftop!farm!integrated!with!multi"use!entertainment!complex!in!San!Francisco.! ! Keith!Agoada,!President,!Urban"Ag! Keith!Agoada!has!researched!and!or!visited!many!of!the!world’s!top!urban!agriculture!projects!and!is!an!internationally!recognized!leader!in!the!movement!to!create! solutions!to!the!global!food,!energy!and!water!crises.! ! 3.!The!Gary!Comer!Youth!Center!–!Rooftop!Agriculture!and!Education!in!a!Challenged!Urban!Neighbourhood!! ! The!Gary!Comer!Youth!Center!is!an!extraordinatry!project!–!Rooftop!agriculture!and!education!in!a!challenged!urban!neighbourhood.! ! Anna!Suardini,!GRP,!Garden!Roof!Technical!Sales!Coordinator,!American!Hydrotech,!Inc.! Anna!Suardini!spent!6!years!in!the!planning!and!landscape!architecture!fields!in!both!Chicago!and!the!Detroit!area!before!joining!American!Hydrotech’s!Garden!Roof! department!as!a!Technical!Sales!Coordinator.!Ms.!Suardini!received!a!degree!in!Landscape!Architecture!from!Michigan!State!University!and!is!an!accredited!GRP.! ! 4R!–!Using!Green!Roofs!and!Walls!to!Maintain!our!Precious!Biodiversity ! 1.!An!Assessment!of!Pollination!Services!on!Chicago!Green!Roofs! ! The!paper!presents!the!findings!from!research!conducted!in!the!Chicago!area!during!the!field!season!of!2010.!!The!results!contribute!to!the!understanding!of! ecological!processes!that!occur!on!green!roofs,!including!pollination!and!seed!production.! ! Kelly!Ksiazek,!Northwestern!University!&!The!Chicago!Botanic!Garden! Kelly!Ksiazek!earned!her!Master’s!degree!in!Plant!Biology!and!Conservation!from!Northwestern!University!and!the!Chicago!Botanic!Garden!in!August!2011.!!She!also! has!a!Master’s!degree!in!Science!Education!and!was!previously!a!high!school!Biology!teacher!in!Illinois!and!Colorado.! ! 2.!Challenging!Sedum:!Performance!Analysis!of!Gramineae,!Cyperaceae!and!Mediterraneans! ! A!comparative!analysis!of!three!potentially!viable!green!roof!plant!communities!compared!to!Sedum.!This!study!investigates!the!growth!rates!and!patterns!these! plant!groups!using!two!methods!of!performance!indication!for!increased!accuracy.!Statistically!analyzes!using!mean!separation!tests!for!comparisons!and!orthogonal! polynomials!to!compare!growth!patterns.! ! Todd!Nelson,!GRP,!Cuyamaca!College! I!received!a!B.S.!in!Agricultural!Business!from!in!2005!and!an!M.S.!from!Cal!Poly!S.L.O.in!2010.!Since!2009,!I!have!installed!several!green!roof!and!living!walls!in! Southern!California.!I’m!currently!an!instructor!and!research!assistant!in!the!Ornamental!Horticulture!Department!at!Cuyamaca!College!in!El!Cajon,!California.! ! 3.!A!Multi"building,!Multi"jurisdictional!Approach!to!Studying!Bees!on!Green!Roofs ! A!mega"project!examining!the!diversity!of!wild,!solitary!bees!that!find!refuge!on!green!roofs!in!cities!throughout!North!America!to!determine!which!groups!benefit! most!from!green!roofs,!in!an!effort!to!integrate!uncomplicated!and!low!cost!habitat!requirements!into!design!standards.! ! J.!Scott!MacIvor,!York!University! Scott!MacIvor!is!a!PhD!student!at!York!University.!His!research!is!centered!on!biodiversity"ecosystem!function!relationships!of!novel,!urban!habitat!–!specifically,! green!roofs!and!their!ecological!contribution!within!city!environments.!Scott!has!authored!several!papers!on!plant!selection!and!diversity,!and!their!role!in!improving! green!roof!performance.! ! 4G!–!Selling!Green!Roofs!and!Walls:!Making!the!Business!Case!for!A!Variety!of!Clients!– Focus!on!Performance! ! Selling!Green!Roofs!and!Walls…!!Learn!from!the!experts!on!how!to!make!the!business!case…!the!factors!that!can!make!or!break!a!green!roof!project!and!how!to!add! additional!value!for!customers.! ! Chair:!Michael!Krause,!Chair,!Green!Infrastructure!Foundation! ! Panelists:!!Barbara!Deutsch,!GRP,!Executive!Director,!Landscape!Architecture!Foundation.!Performance!Measures!for!Landscapes;!!Adam!Friedberg,!Arup!Engineering!.!! Life!Cycle!Cost!Benefit!Tools!for!Green!Roofs;!Vanessa!Keitges,!President,!Columbia!Green! ! !

Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 13! 10:30!am!to!12!noon!–!SESSION!5! ! 5P!–!Leading!Edge!Green!Roof!Policy!Making:!What’s!Working!and!What!Needs!Work ! 1.!Evaluating!various!Green!Roof!Policies!in!Chicago!and!Using!Satellite!Imagery!to!Track!Compliance! ! Chicago!is!breaking!new!ground!on!tracking!and!monitoring!their!green!roof!infrastructure!assets!with!satellite!technology.! ! Michael!Berkshire,!Senior!Planner,!City!of!Chicago! ! 2.!One!Million!Square!Feet!and!Counting!"!Toronto’s!Green!Roof!Bylaw!– Progress!to!Date ! Update!on!the!highly!successful!green!roof!by"law!and!plans!for!future!improvements.! ! Steven!Peck,!HASLA,!President!and!Founder,!Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities! ! 3.!Translating!Research!into!Policy! ! Rebecca!Stack,!District!of!Columbia! ! 5D!"!A!Detailed!Case!Study!on!How!the!PECO!Green Roof,!the!Largest!in!Philadelphia,!was!designed!and!built! ! Completed!in!2009,!the!45,000!square!foot!green!roof!at!PECO!headquarters in!downtown!Philadelphia!sits!on!an!eight"story!building!adjacent!to!the!utility! company’s!high"rise!tower!featuring!the!Crown!Lights,!a!familiar!Philadelphia!landmark.!In!addition!to!keeping!rainwater!out!of!Philadelphia’s!aged!sewer!system,!the! PECO!roof!is!a!powerful!example!for!the!business!community!in!green!technology,!and!is!a!great!education!tool!for!the!community.!This!program!features!on!the! partnerships!that!enabled!implementation!of!the!retrofit.!Co"designed!by!Philadelphia"based!companies!Re:Vision!Architecture!and!Roofmeadow,!the!PECO!green! roof!features!a!large!"extensive"!area!covered!with!low"growing!sedums,!a!family!of!succulent!plants!that!can!withstand!harsh!conditions.!The!roof!also!includes!a! paved!observation!deck!and!an!"intensive"!area!with!four!large!planters!filled!with!native!grasses!and!perennials.!The!green!roof!is!now!managed!by!the!Pennsylvania! Horticultural!Society,!which!also!leads!tours!and!educational!programs!on!the!roof.! ! Kathy!Martinelli,!Manager!of!Facilities!and!Operations,!PECO! ! Charlie!Miller!P.E.,!Principal,!Roofscapes,!Inc.!! ! Michael!Furbish,!Furbish!Company! ! Julie!Snell,!Project!Manager,!PHS! ! 5R!–!The!Next!Generation!of!Green!Roof!Plant!Research:!How!do!we!get!more!out!of!Plants,!Plant!Communities?!!! ! 1.!Integrating!Ecology!and!physiology!to!increase!plant!diversity!on!green!roofs! ! We!evaluated!photosynthetic!plasticity!in!eight!species!of!green!roof!Sedum!in!response!to!changes!in!soil!moisture.!We!then!examined!the!potential!for!Sedum!to! facilitate!the!growth!of!neighboring!plants!during!summer!water!deficit.!This!research!will!help!to!inform!plant!choice!for!biodiverse!green!roofs.! ! Colleen!Butler,!Tufts!University,!Department!of!Biology! Dr.!Colleen!Butler!received!her!PhD!in!Biology!from!Tufts!University.!Her!dissertation!explored!the!ecology!and!physiology!of!green!roof!plant!communities.!She!is!a! founding!member!of!the!Tufts!Green!Roof!Collaborative!and!oversaw!the!installation!of!an!experimental!green!roof!on!Tufts!campus.! ! 2.!Green!Roof!Spontaneous!Plant!Succession!Study!in!Vancouver,!BC! ! This!paper!presents!results!of!a!three"year!study!assessing!the!seasonal!spontaneous!plant!succession!on!an!extensive!green!roof!at!the!British!Columbia!Institute!of! Technology!in!Vancouver,!BC.! ! Nicolas!Rousseau,!B.Sc.,!M.Sc!–!eng.,!BCIT!(British!Columbia!Institute!of!Technology)! Nicolas!Rousseau!is!a!research!assistant!at!the!Centre!for!Architectural!Ecology!at!the!British!Columbia!Institute!of!Technology!(BCIT)!in!Vancouver!and!the!President! of!Urban!Foliage!Inc.!Nicolas!developed!his!own!methodologies!and!worked!on!many!projects!related!to!green!roof!and!living!wall!plant!viability.! ! 3.!Importance!of!Long"term!Plant!Evaluations!for!Extensive!Green!Roofs! ! This!paper!examines!the!importance!of!long"term!studies!when!evaluating!plant!species!for!use!on!extensive!green!roofs!in!order!to!avoid!making!premature! conclusions!and!recommendations.!!Results!of!a!seven!year!study!are!discussed!and!compared!to!other!short!and!longer!term!studies.! ! Brad!Rowe,!Michigan!State!University! Brad!began!conducting!research!on!green!roofs!at!Michigan!State!University!in!2000!and!has!focused!primarily!on!plant!selection,!carbon!sequestration,!and! stormwater!runoff.!!He!was!the!founding!chair!of!the!GRHC!Research!Committee!and!received!the!GRHC!Excellence!in!Research!Award!in!2008.! ! ! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 14! 5G!–!Gaining!Strategic!Advantage!through!Integrated!Design! ! Learn!from!the!master’s!techniques!for!winning!integrated!design!approaches!and!implementing!them!successfully. ! Chair:!David!Yocca,!ALSA,!RLA,!AICP,!LEED!AP,!Principal!Conservation!Design!Forum!!! ! Panelists:!Paul!Kephart,!GRP,!President,!!Rana!Creek;!Ron!Schwenger,!President,!Architek;!José!M.!Almiñana,!FASLA,!LEED!AP,!Principal,!Andropogon!Associates.! ! ! 12:00!noon!–2:00!pm!!!!!!!!!!9th!Annual!AWARDS!OF!EXCELLENCE!LUNCHEON!!(Included!with!full!delegate!registration) ! Come!celebrate!and!learn!about!the!best!green!roof!and!wall!projects!in!North!America!!! ! 2:30!pm!–!4:00!pm!!SESSION!6! ! 6P!"!New!Developments!with!Standards!and!Regulations ! 1.!Introduction!to!Sustainable!Sites! ! Sustainable!Sites!is!a!credit!based!system!developed!by!the!American!Society!of!Landscape!Architecture,!the!Ladybird!Johnston!Wildflower!Center! and!the!United!States!Botanical!Garden.!!It!promises!to!transform!the!landscape!profession.! ! David!Yocca,!ALSA,!RLA,!AICP,!LEED!AP,!Principal,!Conservation!Design!Forum! ! 2.!Green!Building!Code!and!New!LEED!Developments ! Jeremy!Sigmon,!USGBC! ! 3.!Introduction!to!the!new!Fire!and!Wind!Standards ! Learn!more!about!the!nuts!and!bolts!of!these!standards!and!the!impact!they!will!have!on!the!industry.! ! Kelly!Luckett,!GRP,!President,!Green!Roof!Blocks! Chair,!GRHC!Technical!Committee.! 6D!–!From!Spiders!to!Goats:!More!Extraordinary!Projects!and!Top!International!Trends ! 1.!Where!Did!The!Goats!Go?!A!Look!into!The!Reconstruction!of!the!Iconic!Wisconsin!Swedish!Restaurant!Green!Roof! ! Illustrating!the!reconstruction!of!a!green!roof!to!replicate!an!original!without!compromising!quality.!And!simultaneously!seeking!a!solution!that!won’t!harm!a! business’!reputation,!in!this!case,!Al!Johnson’s!reputation!for!housing!goats!on!their!roof.! ! Angie!Durhman,!GRP,!National!Green!Roof!Manager,!Tecta!America! ! Angie!Durhman!is!the!National!Green!Roof!Manager!for!TectaAmerica.!With!over!150!green!roofs!installed,!Durhman!has!managed!a!wide"variety!of!green!roofs! throughout!the!country!including!tough!climates,!elaborate!designs,!and!logistical!challenges.!Ms.!Durhman!acts!as!the!liaison!with!the!roof!project!managers!to!make! sure!all!warranties,!water!proofing,!and!maintenance!is!managed!and!executed!properly!with!the!overburden!and!vegetation.!She!also!works!creatively!within!the! scope!of!the!project!to!select!the!proper!sustainable!materials.!Several!award!winning!projects!include!Target!Center!(Minneapolis),!USPS"!Morgan!(NYC),!and!ALSA! Headquarters!(Washington!DC).!Durhman!frequently!presents!expertise!utilizing!a!wide!variety!of!speaking!engagements!and!audiences:!International!Roofing!Expo;! local!USGBC!chapters;!GRHC!events,!and!AIA!continuing!education.!She!is!a!Green!Roof!Accredited!Professional!(GRP)!and!holds!a!Masters!in!Horticulture!from! Michigan!State!University,!where!she!studied!green!roof!plant!performance!and!environmental!sustainability.!Angie!is!an!active!member!nationally!and!locally!for!the! USGBC,!GRHC,!NRCA,!CEIR,!and!ANLA,!and!participates!in!UMN!Extension!courses.!(acronyms:!US!Green!Building!Council,!Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities,!National! Roofing!Contractors!Assoc,!Center!for!Environmentally!Innovative!Roofing,!American!Nursery!and!Landscape!Assoc.)! ! 2.!Top!10!Hot!Trends!in!Greenroof!And!Greenwall!Design! ! The!greenroof!industry!grew!almost!30%!over!the!past!year.!As!“vegitecture”!increasingly!becomes!a!mainstay!of!both!sustainable!and!cutting!edge!design,!the!list!of! greenroof!and!greenwall!trends!continues!to!expand.!This!year!we’re!showcasing!greening!at!both!the!micro!and!the!macro!scale,!from!small!scale!DIY!greenroof! projects!to!towering!skyscrapers!stacked!with!fruit!and!vegetable!crops.! ! Linda!Velazquez,!ASLA!Associate,!LEED!AP,!GRP,!Publisher!&!Design!Consultant,!Greenroofs.com!and!Haven!Kiers,!LEED!AP,!GRP,!&!Design!Consultant!&! Contributing!Editor,!Greenroofs.com! ! Linda!S.!Velazquez,!ASLA!Associate,!LEED!AP,!holds!a!Bachelor's!of!Landscape!Architecture!and!is!founder!and!publisher!of!Greenroofs.com,!the!international! greenroof!industry's!resource!and!online!information!portal.!!Greenroofs.com!publishes!the!Greenroof!Directory,!the!global!Greenroof!&!Greenwall!Projects!Database! and!GreenroofsTV.!!Linda!is!also!principal!of!Sky!Gardens!Design.! ! 3.!Highlights!of!an!Aerial!Garden!! !

Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 15! While!The!Morris!Arboretum’s!intensive!green!roof!is!barely!18!months!old,!its!diversity!of!plants,!from!bulbs!to!shrubs,!have!been!followed!weekly!since!installation.!! As!an!ongoing!horticultural!experiment!in!drought!tolerance!and!adaptability,!learn!which!plants!have!succeeded,!failed,!or!otherwise!surprised!the!aerial!gardener!in! charge!of!this!living!laboratory.! ! Louise!Clarke,!Bloomfield!Farm!Section!Leader,!Morris!Arboretum!of!the!University!of!Pennsylvania! ! Louise!Clarke!is!the!Bloomfield!Farm!section!leader!responsible!for!the!78!acre!tract!which!is!home!to!The!Morris!Arboretum’s!new!platinum!LEED!certified! Horticulture!Center!complex.!!An!upcoming!Spring!2012!graduate!of!Temple!University’s!School!of!Environmental!Design,!Louise!was!responsible!for!designing,! installing,!and!now!maintaining!over!5,000!square!feet!of!extensive!and!intensive!green!roofs.!Incorporating!her!prior!training!and!experience!as!a!clinical!laboratory! scientist,!she!is!conducting!horticultural!research!on!the!roofs!which!harbor!over!40!different!genera!including!shrubs,!perennials,!and!geophytes,!to!assess!their! adaptability!to!southeast!Pennsylvania’s!climate!and!green!roof!culture.! ! 6R!–!Special!Technical!Session:!Why!Long!Term!Monitoring!is!Important!for!the!Industry ! This!session!will!cover!lessons!learned!and!practical!considerations!associated!with!different!strategies!for!measuring!runoff!and!moisture!in!green!roofs.!!These! would!include!examples!from!Walmart,!MKA!monitoring!in!Seattle,!and!two!projects!in!Philadelphia.!!The!article!would!cover!the!reliability!and!limitations!of!devices! such!as!gravimetric!lysimeters,!tipping!bucket!gauges,!pressure"transducers!coupled!with!weir!devices,!and!resistance!and!TDR!moisture!sensors.! ! Charlie!Miller,!P.Eng.,!President,!Roofmeadow! ! Mr.!Miller!has!30!years!of!experience!in!projects!related!to!civil!and!environmental!engineering.!In!1997,!Mr.!Miller!formed!Roofscapes,!Inc.!(now!Roofmeadow)!to! introduce!green!roof!technology!as!a!new!tool!for!managing!stormwater!in!urban!and!developing!areas!in!the!United!States.!!Mr.!Miller’s!firm!provides!project! delivery!services,!including!feasibility!studies,!design!consulting,!preparation!of!construction!documentation,!construction!management,!and!long"term!maintenance! and!support!for!green!roof!installations.! ! Dr.!Robert!Berghage,!GRP,!Penn!State! ! Brian!Taylor,!P.E.,!Sr.!Water!Resources!Engineer,!AMEC! ! Stuart!Gaffin!(Columbia!/!Goddard!Institute)! ! John!Lea"Cox!(Univ.!of!MD)! ! 6G!–!Urban!Agriculture:!Best!Practices!and!Research ! Urban!agriculture!is!a!rapidly!evolving!green!infrastructure!application.!!Join!the!conversation!on!how!best!to!accelerate!this!trend.!! ! Chair:!Leigh!J!Whittinghall! ! Panelists:!Brad!Rowe,!Michigan!State!University;!Keith!Agoada,!Urban"Ag;!Brendan!Shea,!GRP,!Recover!Green!Roofs;!Mark!Morrison,!GRP,!Mark!K.!Morrison! Landscape!Architecture!PC;!Amy!Trachtman,!GRP! ! 4:30!–!5:30! CLOSING!PLENARY!–!Results!of!A!Design!Charrette!With!Our!Youth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Master!of!Ceremonies,!!Howard!Neukrug,!Commissioner,!Philadelphia!Water!Department! ! ! 5:30!–!7:00! Networking!Reception!! ! Saturday!December!3!!!!!CITIESALIVE!TOURS!

! 9:00!–!1:00!pm! Morning!Tours!!! ! Greening!the!Corporate!Campus!–!Sustainability!at!Work!! Tour!coordinator:!Jane!Winkel,!Roofmeadow! Tour!sites!and!speakers;!!!!!! The!SAP!Expansion!building!on!the!Newtown!Square!Campus"!Brian!Barrett,!Project!Manager!Global!Facility!Management,!SAP!America,!Inc.;!Nate!Johnson,!Head!of! Project!Delivery,!Roofmeadow! ! This!tour!of!a!LEED!Platinum!project!features!green!roof!areas!on!three!roof!levels!including!extensive!and!intensive!profiles.!Three!types!of!irrigation!are!in!use!at! SAP!and!the!reasons!for!using!one!type!over!another!will!be!addressed!during!the!tour.!The!intensive!areas!are!irrigated!with!rainwater!that!is!harvested!on!site!and! stored!in!a!50,000"gallon!cistern.!The!integration!of!the!rainwater!harvesting!system!and!the!green!roof!represent!an!ideal!irrigation!method,!and!the!need!to!use! potable!water!to!sustain!the!vegetation!is!minimized.!The!green!roof!profiles!support!a!wide!variety!of!plants!suitable!to!this!engineered!environment!where! stormwater!is!utilized!as!an!asset!rather!than!shuttled!away!to!a!storm!drain.!!The!green!roof!areas!at!SAP!serve!multiple!functions.!The!intensive!green!roof!areas! serve!as!amenities!while!the!extensive!areas!function!as!green!infrastructure.!The!4th!floor!roof!serves!as!an!amenity!to!a!large!number!of!employees!and!campus! visitors.!In!addition!to!the!2,000!employees!working!at!the!facility,!more!than!3,000!people!visit!the!facility!each!year,!and!many!of!them!are!encouraged!to!take! advantage!of!the!roof"top!landscape—!and!on!this!tour,!you!will!too!! ! ! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 16! City!of!Neighborhoods!! Tour!coordinator:!Linda!Dottor,!Community!Design!Collaborative;!William!Foley,!Tremco!Inc.! Tour!sites!and!speakers;!!!!!! Liberty!Lands/!Piazza!at!Schmidts/!Thin!Flats!"!David!Elliott,!Landscape!Architect!Program!Manager,!PHS;!Linda!Dottor,!AICP,!Program!Manager,!Community!Design! Collaborative! The!Ice!House!"!William!F!Foley,!GRP,!Sustainable!Technology!Specialist,!Tremco!Inc.! Kensington!CAPA!/!Big!Green!Block!/!100!K!Houses!and!Passive!House"!Jane!Rath,!Principal,!SMP!Architects;!Debora!Carrera,!Principal,!Kensington!CAPA!! ! Philadelphia!is!known!as!the!“City!of!Neighborhoods.”!Venture!into!three!quintessential!Philly!neighborhoods!to!learn!how!communities!are!embracing!green! innovation.!Featuring!visits!to!Northern!Liberties,!Fishtown,!and!Kensington,!this!tour!will!show!new,!sustainable!urban!landscapes,!infill!housing,!and!a!high!school! inspired!by!the!grit!and!regrowth!of!these!neighborhoods.!This!tour!will!also!feature!narrative!from!the!community!perspective.!PHS!has!had!the!opportunity!to!work! closely!with!the!various!neighborhood!groups,!motivating!people!to!improve!the!quality!of!life!and!create!a!sense!of!community!through!horticulture.!! ! 10:00!–!5:30!pm! Full!Day!Tour! ! Friendly!Environmentalism!(lunch!included)! Tour!coordinator:!Robert!Gutowski,!Morris!Arboretum;!Chela!Kleiber,!PHS! Tour!sites!and!speakers;!!!!!! Germantown!Friends!School!"!Gen!Nelson,!Advanced!Biology,!Chemistry, Germantown!Friends!School;!David!Ade,!AIA,! LEED!AP,!SMP!Architects! Morris!Arboretum!of!the!University!of!Pennsylvania!"!Muscoe!Martin,!Principal,!M2Architecture;!Louise!Clark!,!Bloomfield! Farm!Section!Leader,!Morris!Arboretum;!Robert!Gutowski,!Director!of!Public!Programs,!Morris!Arboretum! ! From!thermal!wells!to!rain!gardens!to!green!roofs,!Philadelphia’s!Quaker!institutions!have!been!the!region’s!first! adapters!and!innovators!of!sustainable!design!practices.!Founded!by!Quaker!William!Penn,!Philadelphia!is!home!of!the! ! American!Friends!Service!Committee!and!more!than!a!dozen!Friends!schools!and!Quaker"based!colleges.!Quaker!values! Sustainable!Urban!Science!Center!at! guided!local!institutions!to!green!building!practices.!Friends!Center,!Germantown!Friends!School,!Morris!Arboretum!of!the! Germantown!Friends!School! University!of!Pennsylvania,!and!Swarthmore!College!have!all!built!sustainable!facilities!to!reflect!their!values!and!educate! ! their!students!(and!everyone!else)!about!environmental!stewardship!and!sustainable!design.!!! Green!Roof!Designed!by!Roofmeadow! ! Building!Design!by!SMP!Architects! At!each!site!participants!will!be!welcomed!by!the!host!institution!and!introduced!to!the!values!that!informed!the!project! Photographed!by!Barry!Halkin! and!shape!its!purpose.!!A!member!of!the!project!design!team!will!address!the!technical!aspects!of!implementation!and! performance!(featuring!two!LEED!Platinum!and!one!LEED!Gold!certified!projects).!!The!institution!and!designers!will! address!how!values!shaped!the!design!process!and!outcomes.!!! !! REGISTER!NOW!!! ! 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!over!10PDHs!through!LA!CES,!Learning!Units!through!AIA! CES,!CE!Hours!through!USGBC/GBCI,!and!GRP!CEUs!through!GRHC.!Exhibitor!registration!includes!two!full!delegate!Passes.!!Student!rates!and!day! passes!are!also!available.! ! ! GRHC!Member! Non"Member! Early!Bird!Rate!#1!!(Register!before!July!29th)! $299! $399! Early!Bird!Rate!#2!!(Register!before!September!15th)! $349! $449! Early!Bird!Rate!#3!!(Register!before!Nov!1st)! $399! $499! Regular!Rate! $449! $549! ! Limited!Admission! Rate! Opening!Reception!(Nov!30th)! $50! Trade!Show!Only!(Dec!1st)! $45! One!Day!Pass!(Dec!1st!or!2nd)! $199! Student!Delegate*! $99! ! Conference!Proceedings! Full!Delegates! Non"Delegates! Pre"Conference! $99! $120! Post"Conference! $120! $299! ! Pre!Conference!Education!Program! Full!Delegates! Non"Delegates! Full!Day!Courses!! $375! $449! (Nov!30th)!(Include!lunch!and!manual)! Half!Day!Courses!! $249! $299! (Nov!30th)(Include!resource!manual)! Green!Roofs!for!Healthy!Cities’!CitiesAlive!9th!Annual!Green!Roof!and!Wall!Conference!–!To!register!go!to:!www.citiesalive.org!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 17! Tours!!(space!is!limited)! Rate! Center!City!Section!(Nov!30th)! $55! Campus!Green!(Nov!30th)! $55! SAP!Expansion!Building!(Dec!3rd)! $55! City!of!Neighborhoods!(Dec!3rd)! $55! Friendly!Environmentalism!(Dec!3rd)! $155!

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