International Green Roof Congress 2017

Leaders of several national green roof organizations first discussed the formation of an international green building technology organization in chicago in 2003 and at subsequent green roof events in portland 2004 basel 2004 and washington 2005.

International green roof congress 2017.

As explained by the director of the international green roof association wolfgang ansel the german government provides the legal framework for green roof policies by integrating requirements into planning building and environmental regulations such as the federal. Bugg with the support of wgin and efb. V which has been organizing the event since 2007 annually in a different member country. Phase two of kuwait s new green belt is featuring a modern conference center a miniature of old kuwait varied river landscapes amazing musical fountains rotating green walls and more than 20 000 m of landscaped roofs and underground garages.

Join us in 2021. Update 15 may 2015. International green roof congress has been enriched by an additional attraction. The mission of the virtual summits is to inform share create a global social media experience online for learning networking via the power of the internet.

Held from june 16 18 2020 the 2 day congress includes 1 day of sightseeing and simultaneous. Please save the date for this exciting congress which will be held from february 17th to february 18th 2018 in the al shaheed park kuwait a new icon of green roof architecture. The congress will now take place from february 17th to february 18th 2018 in the al shaheed park kuwait a new icon of green roof architecture. Looking back on a successful congress.

It was in boston in 2006 that the first steps towards a legally chartered organization were taken. Green roofs cut noise levels by up to 3db and increase sound insulation by 8db for those living near love field green roofs capture 50 90 percent of storm water reducing local flooding. Proactive involvement of state and local government is another important factor for the success of the green roof movement. The fifth edition of igra s prestigious congress series deals with the special challenges of green roofs in dry climates.

The 4th international green roof congress in istanbul has recently concluded with outstanding success. Superlative green roof projects first class speakers and an international collegial atmosphere caused the congress to be a milestone for the green roof idea see picture gallery. The congress is named after the wgin world green infrastructure network e. Organized by bundesverband gebäudegrün e v.

Come join us and several hundred fellow green architecture infrastructure professionals at the world congress of building greening 2020 for the second time in the historic and green city of berlin this june. The floor under a green roof has the same energy efficiency as the ground floor. The fifth edition of igra s prestigious congress series deals with the special challenges of green roofs in dry climates.