REGISTRATION OPEN - Milwaukee Green Roof Symposium! MARCH 11

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GREEN ROOF SYMPOSIUM

CITY OF MILWAUKEE

 

 Sponsored By:

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

 

Milwaukee School of Engineering
1025 North Broadway

Milwaukee

 

For more information and to register visit:

www.greenroofs.org

 

 The workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to learn from local and national experts about the general design and implementation of green roofs.  Regional case studies will be featured and afternoon focus group sessions will allow attendees the chance to identify with relevant city officials the local research needs and obstacles to implementation.

Input gathered from participants of this workshop will help guide the further development of green roof policy options in the Milwaukee area.

 

Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
 
Tuition Cost for this one-day workshop and reception is $199.
Attendees will receive presentation materials, action plans and contact lists, as well as breakfast and lunch and a complimentary copy of Living Architecture Monitor – the green roof industry magazine.
 
Who Should Attend:
 
- Landscape Architects
- Architects
- Horticulturists
- Urban Planners
- Roofing Consultants
& Contractors
- Building Developers, Owners and Managers
- Environmental Scientists, Academics and Researchers
- Policy Makers and
Environmental representatives

The full-day workshop features:
 
An Overview of Green Roofs by Jennifer Sprout, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.
 
Green Roof Case Studies:

  • University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Presented by Jim Wassley, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture
  • Mortara Instruments, Presented by Anthony Mayer, Pioneer Roofing
  • Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Presented by Robert Jacoby, Housing Construction Specialist Senior
  • Rooftop Urban Farming, Presented by Eric Lindberg, Community growers

Keynote Address by Gerould Wilhelm, Principal Botanist,Conservation Design Forum
 

For Full Symposium Agenda and to Register:  www.greenroofs.org

 
Afternoon Focus Group Discussions:
 
Stormwater Management and Policy –
Presenter:  Preston Cole, Environmental Services Superintendent, Department of Public Works
 
Retrofit and Smart Growth –
Presenter:  Vanessa Koster, Planning Director, Department of City Development
 
Urban Agriculture –
Presenter:  Ron Doetsch, Executive Director of Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Energy and Air Quality
Presenter: Dave Sciepluch, WE Energies (invited)

Trade Show Space is still available!

Interact directly with local representatives showcasing the latest in green roof products and services. For more information on this opportunity, contact: Jennifer Sprout, 416-971-4494 ext. 229, jsp...@greenroofs.org.

 

WHERE

Milwaukee School of Engineering

1025 North Broadway

Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109

 

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