There are four concurrent sessions featuring expert speakers on policy, research and design topics. The On the Roof With sessions (currently under development) provides an opportunity to learn from expert panellists and discuss emerging issues and opportunities within the green roof and wall industry. All of the sessions will be recorded and made available for purchase with technical papers through the Living Architecture Academy.

Policy(P)

Design (D)

Research (R)

On the Roof with…(G)

1P

Green Roof Programs: Lessons Learned from Austin and New York

1. Building a Green Roof Program in Hot, Drought-Prone Climates

Matt Hollon, Environmental & Conservation Program Manager, City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department; Eleanor McKinney, GRP, ASLA, President, McKinney Landscape Architect

2. The NYC Green Roof Tax Abatement: Policy Lessons  

Robert Crauderueff, Coordinator, S.W.I.M. Coalition, Eric Dalski. Founder, Highview Creations

1D

Green Walls

1. Beyond Sedum:   Combining Intensive Green Roofs with Green Walls

Nickolas Smith, National Account Manager, ZinCo USA

2. Green Walls in Northeast Mexico: A Cost and Maintenance Challenge

Oswaldo Zurita Zaragoza, Landscape Architect, Biozotea

3. Europe’s Largest Green Wall. Tarragona (Spain), Water Treatment Leader

Rogelio Jimenez, Tarragona Council Architect

1R

Plant Performance Research

1. Thermal Characteristics of an Extensive Green Roof and a Gravel Ballasted Roof in a Semi-arid, High Plains Region of the U.S.

Thomas Slabe, Scientist, Environmental Protection Agency Region 8

2. New Plant Performance for 21st Century Green Roof Ecosystems (60 minute presentation)

Richard K. Sutton, FASLA, GRP, Professor, University of Nebraska; Bradley Rowe, Professor, Michigan State University; Glenn Acomb, FASLA, Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture; Jon Lambrinos, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University; Peter MacDonagh, Director of Science and Design, The Kestrel Design Group; Richard Hawke, Plant Evaluation Manger, Chicago Botanical Garden

1G

Under Development

2P

International Policy Development Experience from the Mountains of Switzerland to dikes of Copenhagen

1. From Pilot to Mainstream: Swiss Green Roof Policies

Dr. Stephan Brenneisen, Zurich University of Applied Sciences

2. The Effective Role of Architecture and Design Policy and Programming on Green roofs and Living walls Developments Case study: Iran, Tehran

Kaveh Samiei, Architect, Faculty member of University, University of Semnan and AAG

3. What takes Green Roofs Urban Design to the Next Step?

Dorthe Rømø, City of Copenhagen

2D

Extraordinary West Coast Green Roofs

1. Extraordinary West Coast Green Roofs

Ronald P. Schwenger, GRP: Principal – Architek Sustainable Building Products Inc.; Ken Larsson, BCSLA, CSLA, ASLA, Principal, Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture Inc., Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, OC FASLA, FCSLA, LMBCSLA; Jeremy Miller, Principal, Houston Landscapes

2. Trail Blazing in the West: The Journey of Creating a Large, Steep Green Roof on a Limited Budget with 24 Hour Public Access. The Saga of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Karla Dakin, Principal/Owner, K. Dakin

3. Hamilton West Apartments 10 years of Lessons from a “teenage” West Coast Green roof in Portland

Tom Liptan (Invited), ASLA, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

2R

Plant Performance Research

1. Selection of Plant Species and Species Combinations for Northern Climates

Dr. Youbin, Associate Professor, University of Guelph

2. Green Roofs for Dry Climates: Plant and Substrate Performance  

Dr. Claire Farrell, University of Melbourne

3. Plant Species Findings from Three Water Conserving Green Roofs in Texas

Bruce Dvorak, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University

2G

Under Development

3P

Economic Performance

1. Life Cycle Cost Benefit Analysis of Green Roofs in Washington, D.C.

Adam Friedberg, Arup Engineering 

2. Life Cycle Cost Benefit Analysis of Green Roofs of the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michael Krause, Founder and Principal, Kandiyo Consulting and Chair, Green Infrastructure Foundation

3. Methodology for Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Public Green Roof Investment

Hitesh Doshi, Professor, School of Architecture, Ryerson University; Steven Peck, GRP, Founder and President of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

3D

Exploring Green Roof Long Term Performance – Award Winning Projects

1. Ford's Green Roof: 10 Years of Dynamic Stability

Clayton Rugh, PhD, Manager & Technical Director, Xero Flor

2. Lessons Learned from a Well Loved Giant – Millennium Park

Terry Guen, FALSA, Design Associates – Project Landscape Architect (Invited)

3. Evaluating the Performance of the Intensive 909 Walnut Street Project

Jeffrey L. Bruce, FASLA, GRP, President,   Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company

3R

Grey Water Performance and Evaluating Irrigation Methods

1. The Effect of Grey Water Irrigation on Green Roof Performance

Graig Spolek, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University

2. Reducing Building Temperature with Living Wall Wastewater Treatment System

Robert D. Cameron, Researcher, Penn State University

3. Comparison of Water Use Efficiency of Overhead, Drip, and Sub-irrigation for Green Roofs

Bradley Rowe, Professor, Michigan State University

3G

Under Development

Policy(P)

Design (D)

Research (R)

On the Roof with…(G)

Lessons Learned from the Pioneers of Green Roof Policy: Toronto, Chicago and Portland

1. Toronto Green Roof By-law and EcoRoof Program

Lawson Oates (Invited), BA, MES, Director, Toronto Environment Office

2. The City of Chicago Multiple Green Roof Initiatives

Michael Berkshire, Green Projects Administrator, City of Chicago

3. The City of Portland Ecoroof Incentive Program

Alice Coker, Manager Ecoroof Incentive, City of Portland - Bureau of Environmental Services

4D

Exploring Green Roof Long Term Performance – Award Winning Projects

1. Life Expression Wellness Centre in Pennsylvania

Charlie Miller, President, Roofmeadow

2. Two Retrospectives:

Peter MacDonagh – Director of Science and Design, Kestrel Design Group, Green Institute in Minneapolis; Michael Krause, Founder and Principal, Kandiyo Consulting and Chair, Green Infrastructure Foundation

4R

Thermal Performance of Green Roofs and Walls at Different Scales

1. Thermal Performance of Green Roofs with Different Vegetation Structures

C.Y. Jim, Professor, University of Hong Kong

2. Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Simulating Aggregate Green Roof Performance

Brad Bass, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Environment, University of Toronto

3. Energy Benefits of Green Facades

Dr. David Tilley, University of Maryland

4G

Under Development

Voluntary Standards- Sustainable Sites, LEED, and the Emerging Green Roof and Wall Rating System

1. Updating the Development of Sustainable Sites Program

David J. Yocca, RLA, FASLA, AICP, LEED AP, Principal Conservation Design Forum

2. LEED and Green Roof and Walls

Lois Vitt Sale, AIA, LEED Faculty, Senior Vice President Wight and Company, Chief Sustainability Officer

3. Overview of Green Roof and Wall Rating System

David J. Yocca and Lois Vitt Sale

5D

Lessons Learned from a Manhattan Green Roof Retrofit, the Largest Green Roof in Halifax, and Four Green Roofs in Cincinnati

1. Lessons Learned from a Green Roof Retrofit in Downtown Manhattan

Scott Melching, Project Architect and Associate, FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS

2. Community Embraces Largest Green Roof in Halifax

Keith Tufts, NSAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, Principal, Lydon  Lynch  Architects  

3. Urban Learning Laboratory features Four Educational, Monitored Green Roofs in Cincinnati

Ryan Mooney-Bullock, Green Learning Station Program Manager, Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati

5R

Wind and Water Performance in Hot Climates

1. High Speed Wind Uplift Research on Green Roof Assemblies (45 minute presentation)

Glenn Acomb, FASLA, Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture

2. Designing Arid-Appropriate Green Roofs to Provide Ecosystem Services

Mitchell Pavao-Zukerman, Assistant Research Professor, University of Arizona

5G

Under Development

6R2 Research Track

New Rooftop Vegetable Technology

1. Vegetable Production on an Extensive Green Roofs Food

Leigh L. Whittinghill, Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University

2. Fertility Management for Vegetables On An Extensive Green Roof

Nick A. Ouellette, Graduate Student, Southern Illinois University

6D

Reviewing Performance - Chicago City Hall and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the Top Ten Trends

1. The Performance of the Chicago City Hall Green Roof and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Green Roof and Wall

David J. Yocca, RLA, FASLA, AICP, LEED AP, Principal Conservation Design Forum

2. Top 10 Trends in Green Roof and Green Wall Design  

Linda S. Velazquez, Greenroofs.com Publisher & Design Consultant. Greenroof.org

6R1 Research Track

Biodiversity in Green Roofs and Walls

1. Effect of Green Facades on Arthropod Habitat on Buildings in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area

Dr. David Tilley, University of Maryland

2. New Light Weight Solutions for Green Roofs and Biodiversity

Dr. Stephan Brenneisen, Zurich University of Applied Sciences

6G

Under Development