Green Roof Plants and Growing Media 401

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Green Roof Plants and Growing Media 401

reen Roof Infrastructure: Plants and Growing Media 401 is the fourth course in the Green Roof Accreditation Program presented by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Inc. (North America).

This course will provide participants with an overview of plants and growing medium design considerations and maintenance for green roof assemblies. It establishes design and implementation best management practices.

What You Will Learn

This course provides information that you can put to work immediately, allowing you to:

Understand the principles of plant physiology and soil sciences as they apply to green roofs;
Identify appropriate appropriate applications of various plant and growing material for your green roof project;
Understand the technical requirements for growing medium and plant life ; and
Understand the potential implementation issues related to plant care and growing medium contamination.

Who Should Attend

This course is targeted to the following professions:

Architects
landscape architects
engineers
roofing consultants and roofing contractors
landscape contractors
landscape designers
horticulturists
specifiers and
developers.

Tuition

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

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Agenda

8:15 am Registration

8:30 am Welcome and Introductions

8:40 am Course Objectives

9:00 am
2.0 Green Roof Basics: An Overview
2.1 Green Roof Categories
2.2 Different Green Roof Systems and Approaches
2.3 Benefits of Green Roofs

9:30 am
3.0 The Living Components of Green Roofs
3.1 Plant Physiology
3.2 Growing Medium

10:30 pm Exercise I

10:45 am Break

11:00 pm
4.0 Design Intent
4.1 Function
4.2 Aesthetics
4.3 Designing for Maintenance

12:15 pm Exercise II

12:30 pm Lunch

1:15 pm
5.0 Design Factors
5.1 Budget
5.2 Material Supply and Scheduling
5.3 Structure and Site
5.4 Water Availability

2:45 pm Exercise III

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm
6.0 Maintenance Programs
6.1 Establishment Period
6.2 Weeding
6.3 Fertilization
6.4 Monitoring and Performance Testing
6.5 Documentation
6.6 Problem Plant Diagnosis Checklist

4:30 pm Exercise IV

4:45 pm Summary

5:00 pm Adjournment

Manual

Click here to purchase the Green Roof Plants and Growing Media 401 course manual.

More Information

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