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PROGRAMME
Day 1. Tuesday June 20th: Demonstrating
Benefit What green roofs
can do for you.
| 9.30 |
Introductions
and Welcome |
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SESSION 1 INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES |
| 10.00 |
Portland/Seattle/Vancouver integrated
policy and delivery - Tom Liptan, Head of Stormwater Planning, City of Portland, Oregon |
| 11.00 |
Break |
| 11.30 |
Green Roof development programme
- City of Linz, Austria.
Edward
Maurer, Development Planning, City of Linz |
| 12.00 |
British Overview Dusty Gedge Director, Livingroofs.org |
| 12.30 |
Sheffield Green Roof Forum: A
City Region Model for green roof infrastructure
in the UK Nigel Dunnett, Department of
Landscape, University of Sheffield |
| 1.00 |
Lunch,
Trade Show and Exhibition |
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SESSION 2 Stormwater, and the Urban Heat Island
key drivers for change |
| 2.00 |
Combating the Urban Heat Island.
Dr Brad Bass, Centre for Environment,
University
of Toronto Green
Roofs, Energy Conservation and climate control
in summer and winter. Dr Karen Liu, Building
Envelope and Structure Programme, City of Montreal, Canada. |
| 3.45 |
Green Roofs and Stormwater
making water work for you. Dr Virginia Stovin, Department
of Civil Engineering, University
of Sheffield |
| 3.30 |
Break |
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SESSION 3: GREEN ROOFS AND CONSTRUCTION |
| 4.00 |
Green Roofs and the UK Sustainable
Construction Code getting credit for green roof
infrastructure. Andy Clayden, Department of Landscape,
University
of Sheffield. |
| 4.20 |
Structural and Construction issues
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| 4.45 |
Confronting Barriers to green
roof implementation. Paul Schaffer, CIRIA
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| 5.10 |
Concluding Session
Cost-Benefit
Analysis: making green roofs pay the bills Brad Bamfield, Chair, Whole Life
Cost Association |
| 5.45 |
Tradeshow
and exhibition, workshops and meetings |
| 7.30 |
Reception
and Conference Dinner |
Day 2. Wednesday June 21st: Biodiversity,
Horticulture, People
Supported by English Nature and
The Royal Horticultural Society
| 9.00 |
Introduction/Welcome |
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SESSION 4: GREEN ROOFS AND BIODIVERSITY |
| 9.30 |
Green Roofs and Biodiversity
up to date overview Stephan Brenneisen, Wedenswil, Switzerland |
| 10.45 |
Break |
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SESSION 5: GREEN ROOFS: PLANTING
AND PEOPLE |
| 11.15 |
Green Roof Plants Ed Snodgrass, Proprietor, Emory
Knoll Farms, MA, US |
| 11.45 |
From factories to the garden
shed: planting options at large and small scale
Dr Nigel Dunnett |
| 12.15 |
What lifes really like: challenging
assumptions about the green roof environment,
above and below ground. Professor James Hitchmough |
| 12.45 |
Green Roofs and People: Moorgate
Crofts Business Centre, Rotherham |
| 1.00 |
Lunch,
Trade Show and Exhibition |
| 2.00 |
SESSION 6: Themed Sessions.
Each consisting of a number of
presentations, and facilitated audience and panel
discussion |
| Refreshments
available throughout |
Policy and Planning Focus |
Educational Focus schools and
educational opportunities |
Garden and Domestic Focus |
Commercial Focus |
Housing Association and Residential
Focus |
Biodiversity Focus |
| 5.00 |
Concluding session |
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| 6.00 |
End |
| 7.30 |
Evening
activity for those staying over |
Day 3: Field trips
Coach tour, including lunch, to
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- Moorgate Crofts, Rotherham
commercial/office
- Norfolk Park Primary School - educational
- CUBE Building housing association
Sheffield
Green Roof Garden Festival
(further
information to be posted here)
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