Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases Biodiversity Issue of the Living Architecture Monitor Magazine in Celebration of the Summer Solstice
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the North America green roof and wall association is pleased to announce that a new issue of the Living Architecture Monitor magazine is now available which celebrates and promotes biodiversity.
“With more than one million species currently threatened with extinction, and 390 square miles of land paved over in the US each year for new development, we need to accelerate efforts to design, build and maintain green roofs and walls and other forms of green infrastructure to protect and restore biodiversity,” said Steven W. Peck, GRP, Editor, The Living Architecture Monitor. “Biodiverse green roofs and walls perform better than mono-cultural systems but they require a higher degree of expertise to design, install and maintain,” he added.
Articles and podcasts featured in the free Summer Biodiversity Issue of the Living Architecture Monitor include:
“Designing Green Roofs for Dragonflies”, by Bruce Dvorak
“The Migratory Bird’s-Eye View of Green Roofs - Designing Rooftops for Birds”, Dustin Partridge
“Five Reasons to Incorporate Biodiversity into Your Green Infrastructure Designs and How to Begin Doing It,” by Steven Peck
“The Art and Science of Maintaining Biodiverse Green Roofs,” by Cynthia Pohl
“The Center for Sustainable Landscapes – An Ecological Showpiece in Pittsburgh,” by Blaine Stand
Podcast Interview on Sustainable Futures, with Dusty Gedge, President, European Green Roof Association.
“Designing and Maintaining Living Walls to Boost Biodiversity,” Lily Turner and more…
To read articles please visit The Living Architecture Monitor magazine at and/or Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.
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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is a non-profit 501(c)(6) professional industry association working to grow the green roof and wall industry throughout North America since 1999. Our mission is to develop and protect the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social, and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development, and celebrations of excellence.
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