WGRC 2010 - Programme Day 1

08.45   Registration, refreshments, networking and exhibition

09.30   Chairman's introduction - Jim McClelland, Editor, Sustain.

09.35   City of London’s approach to greening roofs

Simon Mills, Corporation of London, UK
Simon began his career by working as a field botanist in Northern Costa Rica. He subsequently worked as an environmental planner for a number of local authorities before joining the City of London as Head of Sustainable Development in 2000. In 2009 he was seconded to Defra to project manage the Local and Regional Adaptation Partnership for England.

09.55   Using green roofs to adapt existing buildings to climate change.

Sarah Cary, British Land Ltd, UK.
British Land is one of the UK's leading commercial developers and property owners. In this capacity the company has embraced green roofs to assist with adapting their building stock to climate change, addressing issues related to corporate sustainability and exploring the potential to retrofit green roofs on their existing buildings.

10.15   Portland's exemplar green roof policy - its evolution and implementation.

Tom Liptan, Bureau of the Environmental Services, City of Portland, Oregon, USA.
Portland has been one of the pioneers in the development of green roofs, especially for stormwater management. Tom will discuss the evolution of green roofs alongside rain gardens and how the City sees green roofs going forward in the future.

10.35   Refreshments, networking and exhibition

11.05  Development of a green roof code of practice for the UK.

Peter Allnut, Alumasc Exterior Building Products Ltd, UK.
Peter Allnutt has over 20 years experience working for various leading green roof companies in the UK an is working together with livingroofs.org, the Green Roof Centre and other companies to develop a code of practice in the UK which is an important element in their continued use.

11.25   Green roofs and Eco-System services - how plant and media choices can change our urban environment for the better.

Ed Snodgrass, Green roof plants, USA.
Passionate about plants and sustainability, Ed has a wealth of knowledge as a grower of green roof plants in the US. He has recently published a book on green roof design principles and has a unique and engaging approach discussing green roof design.

11.45   Developing an evidence base for green roofs.

Alun Tarr, Wildface, UK
Alun established one of the first home grown UK green roof companies over 13 years ago. He is an independent consultant with a wealth of experience both in developing systems and the contracting world.

12.05   Q & A and discussion

12.35   Lunch, networking and exhibition

	Work stream A: Policy and Delivery	Work stream B: Vegetation, Plants and Performance	Work stream C: Benefits of Green Roofs
	International Green Roof Delivery	Green Walls - Planting Options and Benefits	Climate Change Adaptation and Thermal Performance in Hot Countries
14.00	Nil Turken, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Construction of a retrofit green roof system: a case study in Istanbul.	Steven Cantor, Landscape Architect, USA. The Promenade Plantée (Paris) and the High Line (New York).	C Y Jim, Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong. Thermal performance of tropical green roofs with different vegetation growth forms.
14.20	Stefan Zeller, Optigreen, UK. Striking new paths in green roofing - challenges of today's roof greening.	Somdatta Patra, Environmental Engineering Division, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Quantifying trace gas uptake rates by Passion flower draped facades and roofs.	Graeme Hopkins, Fifth Creek Studio: Living Architecture consultants, Australia. City climate change adaptation through green infrastructure.
14.40	Ayal Ronen, Hasin Dvoracheck Ronen Architects, Israel. Greening the roofs of Jerusalem.	Mark Laurence, BioTecture Ltd, UK. Green walls: their design, functioning and importance in the field of sustainable building design.	Iara Ferraz, Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Benefits of green roofs in tropical weather countries.
15.00	Q & A and discussion in each session
15.15	Refreshments network and exhibition
	UK Policy and Delivery	Vegetation Performance in Temperate and Mediterranean Climates	Green Roofs and Thermal Performance
15.45	Douglas McNab, London Borough of Islington, UK. Green Roofs in Islington: a case study for biodiversity and climate change adaptation.	Tijana Blanusa, Royal Horticultural Society, UK. Alternatives to Sedum on green roofs? Utilising plants' cooling potential.	Nil Turken, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Field monitoring of thermal performance of a retrofit green roof in Istanbul.
16.05	Cath Basilio, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Reflection, Learning and application - green roofs and public open space.	Olivier Damas, Plante & Cité, France. Identification of plant ranges adapted to water limited conditions of green roofs: a case study from France.	Phil Hampshire, Buro Happold, UK. An examination of thermal performance of green roofs in the UK.
16.25	Aidan Lane, Frosts Landscape Construction Ltd, UK. Complexity of delivering a landmark project in the City of London.	Maria Elena Provenzano, Università degli studi della Tuscia, Italy. Preliminary results of a study to evaluate potential green roof species in Mediterranean climate.	Irene Koronaki, National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Experimental evaluation of the green roofs thermal performance - application on a public building.

16.45    Q & A session

17.00    Chairman's Summary - Close of Day 1

18.00   Congress Reception and Integrated Habitat Design Competition Awards Presentation. 10th Floor Green Roof Terrace, One Bishops Square, Allen & Overy LLP

21.00      Close