T

he inaugural year for the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Awards of Excellence, the categories in 2003 were somewhat different from those that would eventually be settled on. In 2003, the following categories were recognized:

New Construction

Extensive green roof
Intensive green roof
Combination extensive/intensive

Retrofit Project

Extensive green roof
Intensive green roof
Combination extensive/intensive

Special thanks to our inaugural panel of judges:

• William Thompson, FASLA, Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine
• Monica E. Kuhn, BES, B.Arch, OAA - Architect, Founder, Rooftop Garden Resource Group
• N. Marcia Jiménez, Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of the Environment
• Michael Gibbons, FCSI, CCPR, Head of the Green Roof Task Group, ASTM, President, Architectural Designs
• Robert Herman, Horticultural Consultant, Uncommon Plants
• Steven W. Peck, Founder & Executive Director, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities