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Green Roof Design 101: Introductory Course E-mail

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his 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.

What People Are Saying

In our evaluations, 92.6% of respondents said the course met or exceeded their expectations!

"This is an excellent 101 level course. I await the further explorations in green roof technology and practices."

"Hand-out very useful and instructors very good. Course layout easy to follow and logical."

"Team presentations were great, and there was a nice mix of areas covered and activities performed that provided every one the opportunity to utilize their skills and knowledge."

What You Will Learn:

This course provides information that you can put to work immediately, including details and exercises on how to:

  • Determine major functions and components of a green roof;
  • Describe characteristics and assess various advantages of different green roof systems;
  • Utilize an integrated design process in your project for maximum benefit;
  • Evaluate the major market drivers encouraging the green roof industry in North America;
  • Obtain maximum points by integrating a green roof into the US Green Building Council LEED Accreditation point system.

Who Should Attend:

This course is targeted to the following audience:

  • Architects
  • Landscape architects
  • Engineers
  • Planners
  • Roofing consultants and roofing contractors
  • Landscape contractors
  • Horticulturists
  • Specifiers
  • Developers
  • Policy makers and
  • Interested consumers.

Tuition:

Tuition for this one-day course is $449. Tuition includes course materials and lunch.

Click here for a full list of courses.

Agenda:

8:15 am Registration

8:30 am Welcome and Introductions

8:40 am Course Objectives
1. Identify the costs and benefits of green roofs to meet performance goals.
2. Identify green roof products and the performance criteria of green roof elements.
3. Understand the major design principles.
4. Determine the professions and competencies required to design green roofs.

8:45 am Introduction to Green Roofs
• Brief History of Green Roofs
• Overview of Green Roof Functions and Components

10:00 am Selling the Concept: Green Roof Benefits

10:45 am Break

11:00 am Calculating Green Roof Costs

11:30 am Green Roof Design Principles 1:00 pm Lunch - provided

1:30 pm Green Roof Design Principles (Cont'd.)

2:30 pm Small Group Exercise - Green Roof Designs

3:30 pm Break

3:45 pm Small Group Presentations of Green Roof Designs

4:45 pm Wrap-up

5:00 pm Adjournment

Manual:

The Green Roof Design 101 course manual is included with tuition. If you are unable to attend the course and would like to purchase the manual, click here.

More Information

For more information, call 416-971-4494
Jordan Richie ext. 221 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 December 2009 19:14
 
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