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LiveRoof Becomes First FM Approved Green Roof System E-mail
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 14:57
LiveRoof®, LLC, a horticultural science company and green roof system manufacturer, has announced that its LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System is the first to be FM Approved according to FM Standard 4477. This standard evaluates green roof performance related to fire, foot traffic resistance and water leakage. In addition to testing the LiveRoof system, FM Approvals examined LiveRoof’s manufacturing facilities and audited its quality control procedures to verify that the company produces a consistently uniform and reliable product.
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A City Prepares for a Warm Long-Term Forecast E-mail
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:56
Chicago is getting ready for a wetter, steamier future. Public alleyways are being repaved with materials that are permeable to water. The white oak, the state tree of Illinois, has been banned from city planting lists, and swamp oaks and sweet gum trees from the South have been given new priority. Thermal radar is being used to map the city’s hottest spots, which are then targets for pavement removal and the addition of vegetation to roofs.
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New Landmark Green Roof for Montreal E-mail
Monday, 28 March 2011 15:16
Montreal is set to build a new landmark green roof on it's eccentrically colored convention center. This summer the Palais des Congrès de Montreal – better known for being clad is huge swaths of neon multicolored glass – will be inaugurating a $200,000, 536 m2 (5 770 sq.ft) rooftop garden.
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Department of Environmental Protection Announces $3 Million in Community-Based Green Infrastructure Program Grants E-mail
Monday, 07 February 2011 19:26

Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway today announced up to $3 million in grants this year for green infrastructure projects within combined sewer overflow drainage areas in New York City as part of the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan. The grants can be used for green roofs, enhanced tree pits, and other measures to reduce and manage stormwater on private property and public sidewalks.

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Green Roofs in Toronto, One Year Later E-mail
Monday, 17 January 2011 19:11

On January 31st of last year, Toronto ushered in North America's first municipally mandated green roof policy. Proposed as an integral part of the city's Climate Change Action Plan, it requires all new buildings and retrofits to include a green roof. Passed by council with only two votes against (of which Mayor Ford was one), it was welcomed publicly with mixed reviews. Heralded for its contribution to reducing energy consumption and increasing urban biodiversity, the 'nays' worried the added expense of installation and bimonthly maintenance would deter buyers. As with most green initiatives, the short-term is not where success can be effectively measured, but let's take a look at the new and notable projects this policy fostered in 2010:

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Green Grows Upward: Green Roofs Growing Across America E-mail
Monday, 10 January 2011 16:24
Here’s some good news – the implementation of green roofs is on the rise across the United States. That’s both good for increasing overall green space in urban environments as well as for helping cities become more energy and water efficient.

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2011 Green Roof Technology Workshops in Vancouver & Toronto E-mail
Monday, 03 January 2011 20:23
Due to interest, we are continuing with the full-day green roof technology workshops in 2011. Register early for upcoming workshops, as previous workshops have sold-out.
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Green Roofs: Species Selection Does Matter E-mail
Monday, 03 January 2011 03:20
Researchers from the Department of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania State University have published a study evaluating the suitability of five common plants featured on green roofs. Green roofs are typically associated with improved air quality, reduced stormwater runoff, and heat mitigation.
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How does your green roof garden grow? E-mail
Friday, 31 December 2010 17:32
Plants suitable for extensive green roofs must tolerate extreme rooftop conditions, and the substrates in which they grow must meet both horticultural and structural requirements. Deeper substrates may retain more water for plants during dry periods, but they also weigh more, especially when near saturation. The study by Christine E. Thuring, Robert D. Berghage, and David J. Beattie was designed to evaluate the effects of substrate type and depth on the establishment and early growth of five plants popular in North American green roof designs.
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