Green Roof Events
Upcoming Green Roof Events – Don’t Miss Out!
Coming to a city near you are a number of training courses and symposia about the design and benefits of green roofs. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to participate in this emerging multi-million dollar industry. These events will increase your knowledge about green roofs, provide necessary education credits for AIA; ASLA and RCI and make suggestions for attaining upto 15 LEED points in a building’s certification. Registration is available on-line at http://www.greenroofs.org.
Symposia:
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is co-hosting, with various municipal governments, a series of symposiums across North America. Primary objectives of these symposiums are to demonstrate the benefits of a green roof system and to develop an action plan on how to establish a local green roof industry through research and policy development. The one-day symposium will provide an opportunity for participants to learn from local and national experts about the general design and implementation of green roofs. Local case studies will be featured wherever possible. Afternoon focus group sessions will allow attendees the chance to identify with relevant city officials the local research needs and obstacles to implementation. Input gathered from the participants at the symposiums will be used to create an action plan that will help guide the development of the local municipality's research program to further explore green roof technical performance and introduce supportive policy options.
BOSTON: Thursday, October 20, 2005 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
CINCINNATI: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
KNOXVILLE: Thursday, February 2, 2006 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Design 101 Training Course:
This introductory training course on green roof infrastructure design presents many of the tools and techniques needed to meet your green roof project objectives on schedule, to specification, and within budget. The focus of the training will be on enhancing your skills in:
Identifying the costs and benefits of green roofs to reach your green roof performance goals; Identifying a variety of green roof products and understanding the performance criteria of different green roof elements, and their relevance to your design intent; Understanding the major design principles for a successful green roof project and the causes for error which might lead to an unsuccessful green roof project; Determining the various professions and competencies required to optimally implement your successful green roof project.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO: Friday, October 21, 2005 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
ARLINGTON, VA : Wednesday, October 26, 2005 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
TORONTO, ONTARIO: Thursday, October 27, 2005 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: Friday, October 28, 2005 (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Posted on October 20, 2005