Green Infrastructure Research Virtual Symposium 2023
Exploring the Forefront of Green Infrastructure
Join GRHC at the Virtual Green Infrastructure Research Symposium to delve into the forefront of green infrastructure research. Immerse yourself in a day of knowledge exchange as emerging professionals and seasoned academics converge to explore the possibilities of sustainable urban solutions.
The event consists of two tracks, the Academic Research Track in which experts in the field will showcase their latest findings, offering insights that continue to shape the future of green infrastructure and green roofs; and the Emerging Professionals Track, in which students and early professionals will have an opportunity to showcase the topics they have been exploring.
The Green Infrastructure Research Symposium is designed for a diverse audience of individuals interested in the field of green infrastructure, sustainability, urban planning, and environmental research. Students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and anyone passionate about the intersection of urban development and environmental conservation would find this event highly valuable.
Agenda
- Introductory remarks
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Seeding Green Roofs with Regional Vegetation in the Southern Plains
- Bruce Dvorak, Thomas Woodfin
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Grassland Green Roofs
- Haven Kiers, Aaron Guerra, and Hunter Ottman
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The Effect of Annual Compost Additions to Green Roof Media on Cut-and-Come-Again Lettuce Production
- Leigh Whittinghill, Christine Jackson, and Pradip Poudel
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Evaluation of the Productive Capacity of Organic Growing Media With and Without Biochar in Rooftop Urban Agriculture
- Giuseppe Picca, C. Gomez-Ruano, M. Veliu, A. Goñi-Urtiaga, C. Plaza, and M. Panettieri
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Monitoring New Plant Species Added as Seed in Early June 2023 on Kansas State University’s Architecture, Planning & Design Green Roofs
- Lee Skabelund
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Chili Pepper Production in a Colorado Rooftop Agrivoltaics System
- Eliza Gross, Maria Chavez, and Jennifer Bousselot
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Stormwater Management Using Blue Roofs: Working Within Regulatory Framework
- Ariel Zhu, Zahra Jandaghian, and Hitesh Doshi
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Evaluating Leafy Green Production in a Colorado Rooftop Agrivoltaic System
- Armando Villa-Ignacio and Jennifer Bousselot
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Elevated Vegetative Systems for Shading on Roofs to Reduce Urban Heat Island
- Fatima Kahn and Hitesh Doshi
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Landcover Classification and Change in Porto, Portugal for Green Roof Adoption
- Kevin Duerfeldt
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3D Printed Green Wall for Sustainable Food Production
- Madeline Shaub
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Butterfly Use of Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystems and Urban Prairie-Like Green Roofs
- Pamela Blackmore and Lee R. Skabelund
- Closing Remarks
Continuing Education
These conference recordings are approved for 4.5 AIA/ASLA/GRP CEUS
Your Instructor
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) - North America Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(6) professional industry association working to grow the green roof and wall industry throughout North America since 1999.