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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
8:00 am	Registration Desk Opens - Hynes Convention Center, Hall B
8:30 am - 5:00 pm	Training Courses (pre-registration required, space limited), Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street Green Roof Design 101: Introductory Training, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Gardnar Room, 3rd Floor (delegates: $225; non-delegates: $345) Trainer: Haven Kiers Green Roof Design and Implementation 201, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Conference Room 4, 5th Floor (delegates: $225; non-delegates: $345) Trainer: Jeffrey Bruce, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company, and Douglas Fishburn, Fishburn Building Sciences Group Design for Biodiversity Workshop, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Conference Room 6, 5th Floor (8:30 am - 12:30 pm; GRHC members: $125; non-GRHC members: $175) Presented by Dr. Stephan Brenneisen, University of Applied Sciences Wadenswil, and Paul Kephart, Rana Creek Green Roof Policy Development Workshop, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Beacon B, 3rd Floor (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm; GRHC members: $125; non-GRHC members: $175) Presented by Lois Vitt Sale, Wight & Company, and Michael Berkshire, City of Chicago ASTM Standards Workshop, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Beacon D, 3rd Floor (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm; GRHC members: $125; non-GRHC members: $175) Presented by Maureen Connelly, BCIT; Robert Berghage, Penn State; and Manfred Kohler, FLL/Neubrandenberg University
9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Corporate Members Committee Meeting, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Conference Room 4, 5th Floor Chair: Steve Skinner, American Hydrotech Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Research Committee Meeting, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Beacon D, 3rd Floor Chair: Dr. Bradley Rowe, Michigan State University Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Policy Committee Meeting, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Beacon B, 3rd Floor Chair: Lois Vitt Sale, Wight and Company
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Exhibitor Set-up - Hynes Convention Center Hall B
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Green Roof Tours (pre-registration required - space is limited) Click here for a full description of our Boston Green Roof Tours!
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Mayor's Reception and Welcome, Trade Show Floor
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Trade Show Floor Open

Thursday, May 11, 2006

7:30 am	Registration Desk Opens - Hynes Convention Center, Hall B
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Opening Plenary - Sheraton Boston Hotel, Republic Room Jim Hunt, Chief of Environmental and Energy Services, City of Boston Steven Peck, Founder and President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
10:15 am - 11:45 am	Session 1; Track 1: Policy & Program Development, Hynes Convention Center, Room 102 *1.1: Selected Policy Developments from North America*
	Councillor Joe Pantalone, City of Toronto (GRHC invited speaker) Comprehensive Benefits, Research, and New Policies in Toronto Paul Chellsen, City of Minneapolis Public Works "The Stick and The Carrot" - An Effective Approach to Green Roof Policy TBC Moderator: Carl Spector, City of Boston, Department of the Environment Click here for paper abstracts.
10:15 am - 11:45 am	Session 1; Track 2: Case Studies and Design, Hynes Convention Center, room 103 1.2: Lessons from "The Green Giants"
	Terry Guen, Terry Guen Design Associates Learning from Millennium Park, Chicago Michele Adams & Andrew Potts, Cahill Associates Rams Head Center: An Innovative Vegetative Roof Plaza at the University of North Carolina David Walsh, Copley Wolff Design Group The Rose Kennedy Greenway: a 30 Acre Green Roof Installation Atop the Boston "Big Dig" Moderator: Peter Lowitt, Devens Enterprise Commission, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Chairman Click here for paper abstracts.
10:15 am - 11:45 am	Session 1; Track 3: Research on Technical Performance Benefits, room 112 1.3: Plant Performance and Biodiversity
	Dr. Bradley Rowe, Michigan State University Department of Horticulture Assessment of Substrate Depth and Composition on Green Roof Plant Performance Dr. Nigel Dunnett, University of Sheffield Green Roofs for Biodiversity: Reconciling Aesthetics with Ecology Ayako Nagase, University of Sheffield & Christine Thuring, Penn State University Plant Responses to Drought on Extensive Green Roofs: The Effects of Temperature, Substrate Type, and Substrate Depth Moderator: Lance Davis, U.S. General Building Services Administration, Public Building Service, Office of Applied Science Click here for paper abstracts.
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm	TRADE SHOW OPEN - Hynes Convention Center, Hall B Lunch Served on Trade Show Floor Poster Sessions, Trade Show Floor 12:00 pm - 12:55 pm Michael Levandowsky, Haskins Labs, Pace University, Urban Weeds and Green Roofs Kara Strong, Sustainable Design Consulting, Living Under A Green Roof 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Maureen Connelly, BCIT, Extensive Green Roof Performance in the British Columbia Rainforest Beth Anne Currie, urbanspace PROPERTY Group, Terry McGlade, Gardens in the Sky, Bee or Biodiversity Factor Thrives on Toronto’s Native Meadow Roof Peter Moser, Swiss Design Group, The Green Armitage Project
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm	Session 2; Track 1: Policy & Program Development, Hynes Convention Center, Room 102 2.1: Quantifying Green Roof Benefits for Policy Development
	Susana Saiz-Alcazar, Moriyama and Teshima Architects Life Cycle Assessment of Green Roofs - Case Study of an Eight-story Residential Building in Madrid and Implications for Green Roof Benefits Lisa Kosareo, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Life Cycle Assessment of a Green Roof in Pittsburgh Corrie Clark, University of Michigan Department of Environmental Engineering Probabilistic Economic Analysis of Green Roof Benefits for Policy Design Moderator: Lois Vitt Sale, Phoenix Architects Click here for paper abstracts.
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm	Session 2; Track 2: Case Studies and Design, Hynes Convention Center, Room 103 2.2: Case Studies: Green Roofs in the Public Eye
	Lance Davis, General Services Administration Green Roofs of the United States Government Meg Needle, Lord Aeck Sargent Architecture, & Steve Cannon, Gwinnett Environment and Heritage Center A Green Roof for the Next Generation: The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Scott Wylie, Wytech Building Envelope Solutions., and Paul Sheehy, Tremco Canada Case Study: Schools, Green Roofs and Energy Efficient Design Moderator: Eileen Pannetier, Comprehensive Environmental Inc. Click here for paper abstracts.
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm	Session 2; Track 3: Research on Technical Performance Benefits, Hynes Convention Center, Room 112 2.3: Optimization of Energy Performance
	Joseph Hagerman, 2005 Rafael Vinoly Research Fellow and Masters Candidate, Columbia University; David Hodge, Rafael Vinoly Architects Optimizing the Building Envelopes with Green Roofs: A Discussion of Architectural and Energy Performance Ryan Martens, MDA Corporation, & Brad Bass, Environment Canada Roof-Envelope Ratio Impact on Green Roof Energy Performance Dr. Stuart Gaffin, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University Quantifying Evaporative Cooling From Green Roofs and Comparison to Other Land Surfaces Moderator: Leslie Hoffman, Earth Pledge, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Board Member Click here for paper abstracts.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Session 3; Track 1: Policy & Program Development, room 102 3.1: Innovations from North America and Beyond
	Peter Philippi, Green Roof Service LLC How to Achieve Cost Reduction in Green Roof Construction John Dalzell, Boston Redevelopment Authority Mayor Menino's Green Building Task Force And Boston's Green Team: A Chronicle Moderator: Amelia Ravin, CDM Click here for paper abstracts.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Session 3; Track 2: Case Studies and Design, room 103 3.2: Developing Principles to Drive Implementation
	Chris Shirley-Smith, Water Works UK Ltd. A New Green Roof Water Recycling System - GROW Monique Dame, Group2 Architecture Engineering Interior Design Beyond the Idea: Getting Green Roofs Built L. Peter MacDonagh, The Kestrel Design Group, Inc. Midwestern USA Plant Communities + Design = Bedrock Prairie Green Roofs Moderator: Peter J. D'Antonio, Sarnafil Roofing and Waterproofing Systems Click here for paper abstracts.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Session 3; Track 3: Research on Technical Performance Benefits, room 111 *3.3: Stormwater and Green Roofs - Beyond the Benefits*
	William F. Hunt, NC State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Choosing the Right Green Roof Media for Water Quality Brian L. Taylor, Magnusson Klemencic Associates Planning a Green Roof Storm Runoff Monitoring System Leslie Hoffman, Earth Pledge, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Board Member & Greg Loosvelt, Earth Pledge Earth Pledge's Green Roof Stormwater Modeling System Moderator: Steve Skinner, American Hydrotech, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Board Member Click here for paper abstracts.
5:45 pm - 7:45 pm	TRADE SHOW OPEN - Hynes Convention Center, Hall B Exhibitor Reception, Trade Show Floor Poster Sessions, Trade Show Floor 5:45 pm - 6:40 pm Brad Bass, Environment Canada, Green Roofs for Staying Warm in Winter Kerwei Sew, Carnegie Mellon University, The Carnegie Mellon Hamerschlag Hall Green Roof Monitoring System Tobias Emilsson, Swedish Agricultural University, Green Roofs in Europe - Environmental and Ecological Characteristics Rob Crauderueff, Joyce Rosenthal, Sustainable South Bronx, The South Bronx Smart Roof Demonstration Project
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Keynote Speaker & Gala Dinner - Sheraton Boston Hotel, Republic Room Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to welcome Dr. John Todd, 1999’s Time Magazine “Hero of the Earth,” as our keynote speaker on Thursday evening, May 11. Dr. Todd is one of the 20th Century’s top inventors for Invention and Innovation as noted by the Lemelson-MIT Program, and is the inventor of Living Machines, or ecological engines, for the treatment of wastes, production of foods, generation of fuels and the restoration of damaged aquatic environments. To order tickets in advance for this event, please click here.
Friday, May 12th, 2006

8:00 am	Registration Desk Opens
8:00 am - 11:00 am	Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Board Meeting, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Board Room, 3rd Floor
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Session 4; Track 1: Policy & Program Development, Hynes Convention Center, Room 102 4.1: International Case Studies
	Dr. Nigel Dunnett, University of Sheffield Sheffield's Green Roof Forum: A Multi-Stranded Programme for the UK's 'Greenest City' Sandra Marshall, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Case Studies of Green Roof Policy from Canada Rosemary Coyne, Groundwork Birmingham and Solihull Mainstreaming Green Roofs in Urban Regeneration, Birmingham UK Moderator: : Professor Virginia Russell, University of Cincinnati, GRHC Trainer Click here for paper abstracts.
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Session 4; Track 2: Case Studies and Design, room 103 4.2: Technical Aspects of Design and Implementation
	Roland Appl, ZinCo GmbH Expanding the Range of Green Roof Applications Through Innovative Technical Solutions Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz, The Gaia Institute Optimizing Water-Holding Capacity and Recycling in Green Roof Design James R. Kirby, National Roofing Contractors Association Green Roofs: Understanding the Waterproofing Aspects Moderator: Allan Wingfield, Colbond Click here for paper abstracts.
8:30 am -10:00 am	Session 4; Track 3: Research on Technical Performance Benefits, Hynes Convention Center, Room 111 4.3: Defining Plants for Peak Performance & Functionality
	Jeff Licht, Green Roof Consultant, LLC & Dr. Jeremy Lundholm, Saint Mary's University From Halifax to Boston: One Roof to Another Jeannette Compton, Cornell University Department of Horticulture Species Selection Optimizing Evaporative Cooling and Native Plants David Sekzer, Jakob Benefits of Vertical Gardens Moderator: Maureen Connelly, British Colombia Institute of Technology Click here for paper abstracts.
10:30 am - 12:30 pm	TRADE SHOW OPEN - Hynes Convention Center, Hall B Poster Session Presentations, Trade Show Floor 10:30 am – 11:25 am Carolyn Moss, Moss Sund Inc., Harmony Dawn Green Roof Workshop Kerry Ross, Stantec Architecture, The Alberta Ecoroof Initiative: The Impact of Chinook Conditions on Green Roofs Megan Snyder, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon University, Measured Energy and Stormwater Performance: Green and Reflective Roofs 11:30 am – 12:25 pm Drew Gangnes, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, The Seattle Green Roof Evaluation Project: A Year of Findings Hajime Koshimiz, Meiji University, School of Agriculture, The Increase in the Area of Roof Garden and Green Roof in Tokyo after the Green Building Regulation Enactment Michael Siemsen, Institut für Agrar- und Stadtökologische Projekte (IASP) an der Humboldt-Universität-Berlin, Developing an Extensive Vegetation System For Mexico City Edward Stewart, Gale Associates, Inc. Designing Green Roofs
12:45 pm -2:15 pm	2006 Awards of Excellence Presentation *(Tickets included with full delegate and student passes. Additional tickets may be purchased at the registration desk for $50)* Master of Ceremonies: Nancy Sommerville, ASLA
2:15 pm	International Committee Meeting, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Fenway Suite
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Session 5; Track 1: Policy and Program Development, Hynes Convention, Room 102 5.1: Integrated Benefits Analysis at the City Scale
	Michael Berkshire, City of Chicago Fast Track Permitting and Incentives for Residential Green Roofs in Chicago Hitesh Doshi, Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Green Roofs on a City Scale - The City of Toronto Moderator: Monica Kuhn, Architect, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Board Member Click here for paper abstracts.
2:30 pm -3:30 pm	Session 5; Track 2: Case Studies and Design, Hynes Convention Center, Room 103 5.2: Living Walls and Vertical Gardens
	Dr. Manfred Koehler, University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg Living Wall Systems - A View Back and Some Visions Randall Sharp, Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture & Planning Green Walls and Green Towers Moderator: Jeffrey Bruce, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Board Member Click here for paper abstracts.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Session 5; Track 3: Research on Technical Performance Benefits, room 111 5.3: Aesthetics and Cooling - Green Roofs and Walls
	Hyukjae Lee, Meiji University, Japan Statistically Evaluating Opportunities to Maximize the Esthetic Benefits of Rooftop Greening - Lessons from Japan Marco Schmidt, Technical University of Berlin The Evapotranspiration of Greened Roofs and Facades Moderator: Dr. Brad Rowe, Michigan State University Click here for paper abstracts.
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm	Track Summaries and Industry Development Challenge Panelists include: Peter Lowitt, Devens Enterprise Commission, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Chairman; Steven Peck, Founder and President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities; Bryan Glascock, City of Boston Department of the Environment; Dr. Brad Bass, Environment Canada at University of Toronto; Maureen Connelly, BCIT, Co-chair GRHC Research Committee; Lois Vitt Sale, Phoenix Architects, Chair GRHC Policy Committee
5:00 pm	Guided Green Roof Tours - pre-registration required


Saturday, May 13, 2006

8:30 am - 5:00 pm	Training Courses (pre-registration required; space is limited) Green Roof Design 101: Introductory Training (delegates: $225; non-delegates: $345) Trainer: Patrick Carey, Architect and GRHC Trainer Green Roof Design and Implementation 201(delegates: $225; non-delegates: $345) Trainer: Professor Virginia Russell, University of Cincinnati, GRHC Trainer Design for Biodiversity Workshop (8:30 am - 12:30 pm; GRHC members: $125; non-GRHC members: $175) Presented by Dr. Stephan Brenneisen, University of Applied Sciences Wadenswil, and Paul Kephart, Rana Creek Habitat Restoration and Living Architecture
9:00 am - 3:00 pm	Guided Green Roof Tours Begin - pre-registration required Tours depart from Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street. Click here for a full description of our green roof tours!