Showing posts with label vegetated roof. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegetated roof. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Europe's Green Infrastructure conference starts May 13
This year's International Green Roof Association (IGRA) will be held in Hamburg, Germany from May 13-15 2013.
Most living architecture professionals have their hands full right now planning and installing. Our first green roof of the year is coming up soon, in preparation for that I was checking out North American native stonecrops and stumbled across a great website. I am doing my best to find an updated website, so far, no dice. But the International Crassulaceae Network would be tremendous find for anyone in the industry. Check out this list of native North and South American sedum species plants; I have never seen anything like this!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Late 2012 GILA roundup!
Normally during late December, early January there is precious little to relay. Not this year!!! Dig in...
-The best news is a creation of a biological concrete by researchers in Spain. It's being tested in Belgium right now and may be on the market sometime soon!
-An intrepid entrepreneur has taken the plunge to live their dreams by opening a new urban agriculture farm supply store in Providence, Rhode Island. There may only be five of these, at most, on the entire continent!
-If you're looking to break into the green infrastructure/living architecture (GILA) fields Front Range Community College in Colorado just launched an urban agriculture management class to provide students with the knowledge and skills to start their own urban farms. And there are internship opportunities in Washington D.C. as part of the Anacostia Watershed Society's green roof management team.
-And for those with an insatiable green roof appetite, a study detailing how various plants perform on unirrigated green roofs in subtropical (American) climates hit the web in early December. Researchers say four species survived at least two growing seasons without any losses: Graptopetalum paraguayense, Malephora lutea, Manfreda maculosa, and Phemeranthus calycinus. Six species experienced varying levels of mortality: Bulbine frutescens, Delosperma cooperi, Lampranthus spectabilis, Sedum kamtschaticum, Sedum mexicanum and Nassella tenuissima. Five species had no survivors: Dichondra argentea, Stemodia lanata, Myoporum parvifolium, Sedum moranense, and Sedum tetractinum.
-In permaculture news around the world there were two fascinating articles released concerning Islam and permaculture and the development of the permaculture movement in Poland.
-Lastly Seattle announced an additional 185 community gardening plots will be made available to residents.
-The best news is a creation of a biological concrete by researchers in Spain. It's being tested in Belgium right now and may be on the market sometime soon!
-An intrepid entrepreneur has taken the plunge to live their dreams by opening a new urban agriculture farm supply store in Providence, Rhode Island. There may only be five of these, at most, on the entire continent!
-If you're looking to break into the green infrastructure/living architecture (GILA) fields Front Range Community College in Colorado just launched an urban agriculture management class to provide students with the knowledge and skills to start their own urban farms. And there are internship opportunities in Washington D.C. as part of the Anacostia Watershed Society's green roof management team.
-And for those with an insatiable green roof appetite, a study detailing how various plants perform on unirrigated green roofs in subtropical (American) climates hit the web in early December. Researchers say four species survived at least two growing seasons without any losses: Graptopetalum paraguayense, Malephora lutea, Manfreda maculosa, and Phemeranthus calycinus. Six species experienced varying levels of mortality: Bulbine frutescens, Delosperma cooperi, Lampranthus spectabilis, Sedum kamtschaticum, Sedum mexicanum and Nassella tenuissima. Five species had no survivors: Dichondra argentea, Stemodia lanata, Myoporum parvifolium, Sedum moranense, and Sedum tetractinum.
-In permaculture news around the world there were two fascinating articles released concerning Islam and permaculture and the development of the permaculture movement in Poland.
-Lastly Seattle announced an additional 185 community gardening plots will be made available to residents.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Virtual Living Architecture Summit - 2013 + permaculture conferences
Starting tomorrow, January 9 and continuing through February 8 greenroofs.com is hosting the 2013 virtual summit. Check it out if you have time!
Also starting tomorrow is a permaculture conference at Oregon State University. This one lasts even longer...until March 22, 2013.
Often folks interested in permaculture feel more comfortable with college/university based permaculture offerings, which is totally understandable. Here are a few more if the Oregon State dates don't work for you:
California State University - Stanislaus
Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Also starting tomorrow is a permaculture conference at Oregon State University. This one lasts even longer...until March 22, 2013.
Often folks interested in permaculture feel more comfortable with college/university based permaculture offerings, which is totally understandable. Here are a few more if the Oregon State dates don't work for you:
California State University - Stanislaus
Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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