WGRC 2010 - Programme Day 2

08.15	Refreshments, networking & exhibition
	Work stream D: International Green Roof Delivery.	Work stream E: Plants and Green Roofs	Work stream F: Green Roofs and Water Management
09.00	Dorthe Romo, City of Copenhagen, Denmark. How to promote green roofs in auspices of public management.	Mark Simmons, University of Texas, Austin, USA. Thermal and hydrologic performance of different native green roofs in Texas.	Bent Braskerud, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), Norway. Detention of heavy rain on an extensive Norwegian sedum roof
09.20	Ewa Piątek-Kożuchowska, Publisher & editor Dachy Zielone (green roofs) e-magazine, Poland. Publicising green roofs in Poland.	Nigel Dunnett, The Green Roof Centre, University of Sheffield, UK. Substrate depth and plant diversity on non-irrigated extensive and semi-extensive green roofs.	James Berryman, Micro Drainage, UK. Modeling a green roof and the benefits to storm water management.
09.40	Jäger Monica Ursina, University of Applied Sciences Zurich, Switzerland. Art on green roofs - goals and potential.	Rafael Schneider, University of Applied Science Zurich, Switzerland. Orchids on green roofs.	Maurizio Crasso, University of Genova, Italy. Hydrologic performance of green-roof systems from a laboratory test-bed.
10.00	Q & A and discussion in each session
10.15	Refreshments, networking and exhibition
	Work stream D: International Green Roof Delivery.	Work stream E: Green Roofs and Biodiversity	Work stream F: Green Roofs and Water Management
10.45	Andrew Clements, Greece. The history of green roofs in Greece.	Ayako Nagase, Chiba University, Japan. An evaluation of biotope green roof in Japan.	Pilar Vidal Rivas Technical University of Madrid. ABIO-UPM research group, Spain. Improving extensive green roofs and rainwater storage - quantitative analysis of benefits
11.05	Julie Schwagee Guilloux, The Ministry of Sustainable Development, France. Valorisation of green roofs socio-economical benefits to improve their development in France.	Neil Harwood, Arup, UK. Triton Street, London. Innovative designing for biodiversity green roofs.	Alberto Gómez-González, Technical University of Madrid. ABIO-UPM research group, Spain. Grey water phytodepuration systems integrated in flat green roofs.
11.25	Kerry Ross, IBI Group, Canada. Greening Rooftops in Alberta - one roof at a time.	Gary Grant, Consultant Ecologist, UK. Green roof and invertebrate biodiversity guidance.	Sergio Andri, SEIC, Harpo S.p.A , Italy. Green roof water: a soil-plant-atmosphere perspective.
11.45	Q & A and discussion in each session
12.00	Lunch, networking and exhibition
	Work stream G: Urban Greening - Policy and Practice	Work stream H: Green Roofs - Development of Substrates and Substrate Characteristics
13.30	Wolfgang Ansel - IGRA., Germany. The current state of green roofs in Germany - a technical and policy review.	Chloe Molineux, Shire Minerals (Southern), UK. Using alternative recycled waste materials as part of the design of a rooftop school classroom.
13.50	Hans Rosenlund, CEC Design, Sweden. Urban greenery in Sweden? Implications for microclimate and energy efficiency.	Paul Alexander, Royal Horticultural Society, UK. An examination of PAS100 green compost in green roof substrates.
14.10	Sally Capp, Agent-General for Victoria, Australia. Current initiatives to encourage green roofs in Melbourne.	Abigail Graceson, Harper Adams University College, UK. Characterising the components of green roof growing media.

14.30   Q & A and discussion in each session

14.45 Refreshments, networking and exhibition

Closing session chair: Paul Collins, Head of Designed Environment, Nottingham Trent University

15.15    The Green Roof Centre at Sheffield University – helping champion green roofs in the UK and beyond.

Nigel Dunnett, University of Sheffield, and Director of the Green Roof Centre, UK.
Nigel is one of the leading landscape researchers in the world. This presentation will focus on the establishment of the Green Roof Centre in Sheffield and the work of the University in developing approaches and technical research into green roofs.

15.35    Green Roofs in London – Adapting to a Changing Climate.

Peter Bishop, Group Director, Design, Development & Environment, London Development Agency.
Peter is responsible for design, land development and its environmental, housing and public space programmes. Over the past 20 years he has been a Planning Director in four different London local authorities and has worked on major projects including Canary Wharf, and the King’s Cross developments.

15.55     A celebration of ten years collaboration.

Dusty Gedge, Director, Livingroofs.org and Stephan Brenneisen, Zurich University of Applied Science.
Dusty and Stephan have been collaborating for 10 years on promoting green roofs for biodiversity. Their work has moved in to other areas of green roof research but biodiversity is still at the core. This presentation will be a celebration of achievements over the last 10 years.

16.15    Q & A session and discussion

16.30    Chairman's Summary and Congress Close