New York City — Green Roofs or Solar, Do We Have To Choose? Symposium December 7th, 2022 To Explore Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Incentives in NYC
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is excited to announce the New York City — Green Roofs or Solar, Do We Have To Choose on December 7th from 12 PM - 5 PM EST. Come explore new design projects and innovative ideas for stormwater and green infrastructure incentives in New York City. Register for admission, or see the full agenda here. For only US $49, and you will be approved for 4 GRP credits, and it is currently pending approval for 4 CEUs from AIA & ASLA.
Experts will touch on the advantages, design structure, challenges, and local policies in place to help integrate new green and stormwater architecture. Our expert panel will investigate whether we have to choose between green or solar roofs while elaborating on future possibilities for New York City’s green environment.
"The wide reaching benefits of green roofs in NYC provide us the opportunity to build a better city” says Chris Brunner of New York Green Roof LLC. “Better ecologically. Better economically. Better socially."
Expert speakers include:
Chris Brunner, the partner at New York Green Roof LLC, will share the various challenges of constructing green roofs in New York City
Lily Turner, the Director of Sales and Operations at UrbanStrong, will discuss the technicalities of integrating nature within the city’s immense concrete jungle.
Dustin Patridge, the founding member and managing director of the Green Roof Researchers Alliance will discuss the various methodologies in constructing green roofs for the city’s avian population, birds
Andy DiMarino, President of ADM Landscape Corporation, will elaborate on the municipal city laws that may constraints or accelerate New York City’s green and stormwater infrastructure implementation
Jorg Breuning, Director of Green Roof Design CEO, will share the processes of integrating green roof systems in addition to solar panel installations
Anna Droz, GRP, will provide insight on ways to enhance the water management systems to promote plant growth with Blue-Green roofs
David Yocca, Senior Landscape Architect and Board Director of The green Infrastructure Foundation who will elaborate on the applications of the Living Architecture Performance tool to keep track of NYC’s progress in implementing green technology
Melissa Enoch, Program Director of Rooftop Farm on Staten Island will speak on numerous stormwater incentives across the city
Register for the symposium today, and see the full agenda here.
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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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