Hello GRoWERS, Just a reminder--you're invited to join your local green roof group, GRoWERS, this Friday, February 8 for beer and snacks in celebration of the ...
What a great idea! I have been trying to start a similiar interest/information group around the Denver/Boulder, CO region. If you would share I would like to...
Interesting, and nice to hear from you . . . it would be wonderful to have some sort of exchange about these evolving efforts in similar, but unique, places....
Thanks for the response Lauren. We here are in our infancy as well and will continue to keep our eyes open. We are deciding between creating a platform on...
Andy, Will be interesting to see what path you take. Good luck. It does take more time to build your own website probably, but one advantage is that in the...
Hi everybody, Over the weekend I visited the green roof at Camel View Condos in Scottsdale, AZ. I've posted some photos in the "photos" section of the ...
Thanks Dylan for the photos, very timely for a project I'm involved with in New Mexico that is considering a roof scape similar to this one in Scottsdale....
Some you you may be interested: Green Roof Training Courses - Austin 2008 Green Roof Infrastructure Design & Installation 201 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 LINK: ...
Hello all, I was turned on to your group by my friend Cougar Upton. I new to Green Roofs and I was wondering if I could get some answers to a few questions. I...
Hi Michael, The answer to this question is based on the type of green roof you install and the planting media used. If you work with a standard manufacturer...
Hi - To add onto this, and coming from an architect who's been through this, it's probably best to get an hour or two of a structural engineer's time, once you...
Hi there, To add on to what Lauren said, your truss designer should actually be a licensed structural engineer. Personally, as a structural engineering...
Thanks Amy and Lauren,      I will make sure my ducks and in a row before I even set up a meeting with a structural engineer. Thanks for all the info. ...
This could be exciting--projects in Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Bandera, Wilson, Atascosa or Medina County are eligible, it looks like. Anyone have a...
Does anyone know of a lightweight soil supplier for San Antonio? I have some planters that are too deep. Is there a lightweight product one can use between...
Styrofoam blocks have been used on other projects to take up space or to provide for topography without adding weight. -S Steve Windhager, Ph.D. Director,...
We now have a live data link (updated hourly) which compares surface temperature of green, black and cool roofs here at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower...
Hope everyone is doing well! Just came across this and found it useful--for anyone who's ever looked for an easy way to explain the green roof basics (to...
Yes, we used "geofoam" blocks on the City Hall project on the upper planters. Eleanor ... From: Windhager, Steven W To: greenroofgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Perhaps a more eco-friendly option for Styrofoam can be found‹some bio-based foam products are now available. Gail ... -- Gail Vittori, LEED AP Co-Director ...
Good Afternoon Fellow GRoWERS, I stumbled upon this little competition in the San Antonio Express- News. It is for a $2000 prize for the "Best Vegetated Roof"....
This is a fantastic job working for an innovative organization. Anybody want to move to NY? Thought I'd pass it along. Dylan ===== Director, Smart Roofs ...
There will be a Low Impact development workshop in San Antonio on Feb. 26-27 sponsored by the EPA's Green Infrastructure group. Green Roofs will be a technique...
Hello fellow green roof enthusiasts! After much anticipation and years of planning, the construction of the green roof on my house has begun! And I have...
Casey This is great! Will be interested in tracking your green roof construction. Eleanor ... From: Casey To: greenroofgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
