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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities02-06-06 | News

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities




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In addition to the Green Roof Awards of Excellence program, which recognizes six outstanding green roof projects every year, a new Award for Excellence in Green Roof Research has been added and a new nomination process for the Green Roof Civic Award of Excellence.


The 4th Annual International Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities, Conference, Awards & Trade Show will be held at the Hynes Convention Center and Boston Sheraton Hotel May 11-12. Co-hosted with the city of Boston, the conference is organized by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), a not-for-profit promoting the green roof industry in North America.

The two-day conference will consist of plenary and specialized sessions focused on three main topic areas: policies and programs to support green roofs; green roof design and implementation; research and technical papers on green roof performance.

A full registration package includes access to over 50 presentations by green roof industry leaders; a trade show featuring more than 75 exhibitors showcasing green roof products and services; access to the exhibitor presentation theatre; one ticket to the mayor’s opening night reception on the exhibition floor; one ticket to the exhibitor reception on the exhibition floor; one copy of the official conference proceedings CD-ROM featuring the peer-reviewed speaker papers; one boxed lunch on the trade show floor; and one invitation to the Awards of Excellence Luncheon.

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