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In January 2008, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities launched its new magazine, the Living Architecture Monitor, building on the success of its predecessor, the Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor, published since 1999.
From Fall 2008 on, electronic editions for the Living Architecture Monitor have been available through Nextbook:
Living Architecture Monitor Issue 1, Winter 2008 is not available in an online form at this time. Back issues of the Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor are available for free download below. You must have Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free, to view these files. Fall 2007 Brisbane’s Lessons for North American Green Roof Industry; Green Roofs in the News; Just Add Water: Wetland Green Roofs for Enhanced Performance; GRHC Launches 301 Waterproofing & Draining Course; Children, Wind Mills and Green Roofs; GRHC’s Magazine to Get New Name, New Look and Four Issues a Year; SPECIAL REPORT: Green Roof Awards of Excellence 2007 Winner Profiles; Recycling Urban Stormwater: 1050 K. NW Street - Washington, DC Green Roof Runoff Water Quality; Making the Financial Case for Green Roof Infrastructure - new GreenSave Calculator; Annual Green Roof Industry Survey Shows 24 per cent Growth in North America; Propagating Knowledge One Branch at a Time; Stormwater Management and Sustainability Education Goes Through The Roof; NRCA, ICC And Green Roofs; Welcome New Corporate Members; Green Roof and Related Events; New Board of Directors for GRHC; Green Roofs, the Blue Planet and Making Choices Spring 2007Emory Knoll Farms – Profile of a Green, Green Roof Nursery; Review of Green Roof Plants; Life Cycle Cost Project for Green Roofs; Fire & Wind on Extensive Green Roofs; Positive Interaction Between Photo-Voltaic Systems And Extensive Green Roofs; GRHC Launching North America’s First Green Wall Course; Global Green Roof Industry Network Launched In Berlin; Local Market Development Update; Springtime in Minneapolis - North of Ordinary; Conference Highlights at a Glance - April 29 to May 1, 2007; Minneapolis Conference - Agenda; Green Roofs in the News and Green Roof Product News; Committee Updates; Green Roof Related Events; Growing Community: Rooftop Gardens For Affordable Housing; A Green Roof Grant Program For Washington DC; Incentivizing Green Roofs Through Parcel Based Stormwater Fees; Integrating Stormwater and Greywater Treatment For Thermal Regulation and The Enhancement Of Biological Diversity; Training and Accreditation UpdateFall 2006Becoming the Greenest City in America; ‘Green Roof Tree of Knowledge’; The Media is the Message; A Tribute to Malcolm Wells; The Evapotranspiration of Green Roofs and Walls; ASTM International’s Green Roof Activities - An Update; Biggest Green Roof Conference Yet in Boston; Profiles of Our 2006 Green Roof Awards of Excellence; Green Roofs Meet Minneapolis; ASLA’s New Green Roof for Washington, D.C.; BCIT’s Green Roof Activities: An Update; Board Member Profile: Daniel K. Slone; First Annual Green Roof Industry Survey Highlights; Green Roofs For Biodiversity: Reconciling Aesthetics With EcologySpring 2006Making Green Roofs Happen in Toronto; Life Cycle Assessment Of A Green Roof In Pittsburgh; Green Roofs: Understanding The Waterproofing Aspects; Green Roofs Of The Government; Springtime in Boston; Conference Highlights; Boston Conference Agenda-at-a-Glance; Vertical Garden Systems in Europe; Green Roof Water Recycling System ‘GROW’
Fall 2005Toronto Study sets Stage for a Cleaner and Greener City; Green Build-Out Model Builds on DC Conference Momentum; ASTM Releases First Standards for Green Roof Products; Green Roofs Come to Boston; Green Roof Industry Experts Developing New Green Roof Implementation Course; Green Roof Awards of Excellence 2005 Winner Profiles; Green Roofs News and Events.
Spring 2005Green Roofs goes to Washington; Chicago Leads the Way with 1.6 Million Square Feet of Green Roof Projects in Various Stages of Development; ASTM Standards Update; Green Roofs and LEED™ Credits; Water Quality from Green Roofs in NC; Establishing Policy Priorities; Conference Agenda-at-a-Glance
Fall 2004British Columbia Institute of technology gets government funding for Green Roof Research Facility; Updates on Green Roofs going to Washington; Chicago sets green building standards; Minneapolis city council votes for Stormwater management; Profile of the 2004 Green Roof Awards of Excellence winners; First greenroofs in Mexico city.
Spring 2004A busy spring for green roofs in New York City; Portland conference agenda at-a-glance; Finding the “Q” value of your green roof; Swiss green roof innovations and market; What's up in sustainable roofing.
Fall 2003Profile of the 2003 Green Roof Awards of Excellence winners; green roof conference planned for Portland, OR; water balance model for B.C.; furthering the green roof market with Flynn Canada; green roofs and smart growth.
Spring 2003Highlights of Policy and Research and Development; An Integrated Green Roof Evaluation for Toronto; Advanced Agenda - Green Roof Conference in Chicago; Urban Biodiversity; Introduction to Horticultural Therapy and Green Roofs.
Fall 2002Environment Canada releases major findings on green roofs; Member Profile: Green Tech; How green roofs fit into LeedTM; Green roofs and urban agriculture; Greening Gotham's rooftops.
Spring 2002Chicago's new Energy Ordinance requires reflective or green roofs; Modelling the impact of green roof infrastructure on the urban heat island in Toronto; Policy incentives for green roofs in Germany.
Fall 2001Eastview green roof study to start in spring 2002; Tokyo begins to tackle urban heat with green roofs; Green roof monitoring of stormwater yields excellent results in Portland, Oregon; A progress report on the environmental benefits and energy efficiency of green roofs.
Spring 2001Portland provides incentives for green roof implementation; Toronto Hydro and Catholic School Board to create "outdoor rooftop classroom"; Winnipeg to study stormwater benefits of green roofs; Reducing the urban heat island and its associated problems: Examining the role of green roof infrastructure.
Fall 2000Green Roofs for Healthy Cities launches Green Roof Infrastructure Demonstration Project; Singapore study tour comes to Toronto to learn about green roofs; Planting begins on Chicago's City Hall green roof; Overview of stormwater and green roof infrastructure.
Summer 2000Toronto Green Roof Demonstration Projects - Implementation has begun; City of Toronto endorses green roofs in planning report; Seneca College green roof research update; Chicago funds green roofs to reduce the urban heat island.
Spring 2000Toronto's Environmental Task Force recommends green roof demonstration project and assessment of benefits for City; Toronto green roof feasibility study completed by steering committee; European green roof industry research at Ryerson University; City of Chicago implements $1 million green roof demonstration.
Winter 1999Toronto Public Health identifies green roof infrastructure as means for reducing heat stress; TAF funds roof greening study for Toronto City Hall; Green roofs identified as unexplored potential in Sustainable Energy Plan for Toronto; Changes to Toronto's procurement policy achieved; NRC's Institute for Research in Construction plans green roof research; 77 cities in Germany invest in green roof infrastructure.
Summer 1999The Toronto Housing Company encouraged to investigate opportunities for green roofs; Changes recommended to Toronto's green procurement policy; Administrative Services Committee supports green roof demonstration; Chicago greens roofs to cool cities.
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