2012 Mid-Atlantic Green Roof Science & Technology Symposium

The 2012 Mid-Atlantic Green Roof Science & Technology Symposium (MGRST) will be held on August 16-17, at the University of Maryland College Park, Maryland. The event is subtitled “Redefining Green Roof Science.” This is the first annual MGRST event. Due to the fact that standards for green roof performance have not been established the MGRST symposium will be dedicated to disseminating results of scientific research that will lead to the establishment of green roof performance standards for the Mid-Atlantic region.

Topics include:

•Optimal system infrastructure
•Green roof media substrates
•Plant palette criteria
•Green roof performance monitoring programs
•Standardization of green roof testing methodologies

Speakers:

Dr. Manfred Kohler, University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Rob Berghage, Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Brad Rowe, Michigan State University
Ed Snodgrass, Emory Knoll Farms
Dr.
Colleen Butler, University of Toronto
Dr. Andrew Ristvey, University of Maryland
Dr. John Lea–Cox, University of Maryland
Olyssa Starry, University of Maryland
Dr. Elizabeth Fassman, University of Auckland
Dr. Stuart Gaffin, Columbia University
Charlie Miller, Roofmeadow
Michael Furbish, Furbish Company
Stewart Comstock, Maryland Department of Environment
Michael Clar, New Castle County,
DE
Ray Mims, Architect of the Capitol
Darren DeSteffano, U.S. General Services Administration

For more information contact: Dr. Steven M. Cohan, (301) 405-6969 and scohan@umd.edu

To register click here.

© 2012, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.

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