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US Green Roof Sector Grows by 28.5% Survey Shows

By Chris de Morsella on May 12, 2011 Comments Off on US Green Roof Sector Grows by 28.5% Survey Shows Canada, Chicago, Chicago Climate Action Plan, Chicago Department of Environment, chris de morsella, Christophe Tulou, energy conservation, energy efficiency, Germany, green infrastructure, green roof, Green Roof Industry Survey, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, green wall, GRHC, habitat, integrated design practices, Living Architecture Academy, Milwaukee, New York City, Norfolk, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Rooftop Urban Agriculture, sustainability, sustainable architecture, sustainable design, Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Toronto, urban heat island effect, Vancouver, Washington, Washington District Department of the Environment Department

US Green Roof Sector Grows by 28.5% Survey Shows

This post reports on a recent survey that indicates that the green roof sector in the US and Canada is enjoying excellent growth in spite of the very difficult economic environment that is prevailing in the building sector in general. The survey reports a growth of 28.5% and provides some background on what types of buildings and what cities are leading the adoption of green roofs.

The Vancouver Convention Centre, a Global Green Icon

By Chris de Morsella on November 28, 2009 3 Comments 2010 XXI Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, artificial reef, BC, BC Hydro, black water, British Columbia, Building Owners and Managers, Canada, convention center, DA Architects & Planners, desalinization, dual loop heat pump, energy efficiency, energy efficient lighting, energy management system, geothermal heat pump, GO GREEN certificate, gray water, green building, green roof, growing media, heat islnd effect, LEED Gold, living roof, LMN Architects, Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, natural lighting, natural ventilation, Powersmart Convention Centre, re-cycling, Seattle, sewage treatment, stormwater management, sustainable building, underwater habitat skirt, Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre, WA, Water conservation, web-style retention system

The expansion project of the Vancouver Convention Centre was designed to be a showcase sustainable building and has been designed constructed to meet the LEED Gold Standard in sustainable building design. It features a sweeping green roof that is the 2nd largest in North America.