About Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Member-based non-profit industry association established in 1999.

Mission:

To increase the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.

Big SurSource: Fred Ballerini2009 Award of Excellence Winner (Extensive Residential)

Education Program

Four green roof courses plus specialized half-day workshops including:• Integrated Water Management for Buildings and Sites• Green Walls 101• Introduction to Rooftop Urban Agriculture• Advanced Green Roof Maintenance

Green Roof Professional (GRP) Accreditation Program

• In 2008, sixteen subject matter experts met to develop detailed Occupational Standards for the Green Roof Professional (GRP) designation.

• These standards form the detailed knowledge requirements for the GRP and establish the basis for the GRP multi-disciplinary, multiple choice exam.

2008 Occupational Standards Meeting.

Green Roof Professional (GRP) Accreditation Program

• Enables professionals to differentiate themselves in the marketplace.• Improves multi-disciplinary collaboration.• Increases customer confidence in green roof technology.• Results in better green roof design and installation practices.• Protects the industry from the inevitable failures that result from inappropriate

design, installation and maintenance practices.

Industry-driven, exam-based certification.Launched in June of 2009.Now over 500 GRPs in the marketplace.

• Presentations from industry leaders on research, policy, design, and product development for green roofs and walls

• Trade show• Training and GRP accreditation

exam• Green roof and wall tours• See www.citiesalive.org to

register.California Academy of Sciences.Source: Rana Creek

CitiesAlive: 11th Annual Green Roof & Wall ConferenceOctober 23rd to October 26th, 2013

• Presented at CitiesAlive 2013• Features seven green roof, two

green wall, and two individual categories

• Judged by a multidisciplinary group of green infrastructure professionals

• Winners get profile in Living Architecture Monitor, GRHC website, and many other publications.

• Submission deadline mid-June• Check greenroofs.org for info.

Hood Canal. Source: Hadj Design.Winner of the 2011 Extensive Residential Award of Excellence.

2013 Awards of ExcellenceOctober 25 – San Francisco, CA