Learn How to Kickstart Green Infrastructure at the Virtual Policy Symposium
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is excited to announce the Policy Symposium on September 7 from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST. Join us to learn from a variety of North American policy makers about how to implement transformative policy to create a more resilient future with green roof infrastructure. The policy symposium is designed for policy makers and advocates alike. It will provide detailed case studies of green roof policy making and strategy in Portland, OR, Toronto ON, and Cambridge, MA.
“Given the development industry focus on first costs, green roof policy continues to be essential to help make communities more livable by managing stormwater, reducing hot summer temperatures and providing much needed amenity spaces on rooftops,” said Steven W. Peck, GRP, Founder and President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities North America Inc. “Learn from the pros who have developed and implemented such policies at this symposium,” he added.
Expert speakers include:
Shayna Stott, Senior Planner, City Planning Division City of Toronto, presenting on using municipal planning tools and the Green Roof By-Law, to grow sustainable communities
Elizabeth Hart Morris, President of Green Up Roofing, presenting on Portland’s green roof policy implementation and future developments
Melissa Ludtke, Mothers Out Front, presenting on citizen advocacy for green roofs in Cambridge Massachusetts
Peter Lowitt, Director at Devens Enterprise Commission, presenting on an update on green roof policies in Devens and the newest developments
Steven W Peck, Founder and President at Green Roofs for Healthy Cities; Founder at Green Infrastructure Ontario and WGIN, presenting an overview of policy tools to advance green roof market development
Register for the symposium today, and see the full agenda here.
About Us
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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