CitiesAlive 2024: Celebrate 20 Years of Green Innovation!

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Introduction

Join us this fall for our 20th Anniversary CitiesAlive in Toronto, hosted at MaRS Discovery District from November 6 to 9, 2024. Over five masterclasses, numerous tours, networking, and more than 100 expert speakers await you. Our early bird rate expires on October 14 so register now and save. Here is the agenda at a glance. We hope you will join us in Toronto this Fall.  

Wednesday November 6

  • Masterclasses, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | citiesalive.org/training

  • Tours, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | citiesalive.org/tours

  • Opening Plenary & Keynote Presentations (Rasmus Astrup, SLA & Pamela Conrad, Climate Positive Design) 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM

  • Kick Off Happy Hour Reception, 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM

Thursday November 7

  • Morning Plenary & Keynote Address, 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM (Shannon Baker, Waterfront TO; Matt Barmore, GRP, Chair of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities; Steven Peck, GRP, GRIMP, Hon. ASLA, President and Founder of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

  • Concurrent Sessions, 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM | citiesalive.org/agenda

  • Cocktail Reception on the Trade Show Floor, 5:40 PM - 7:00 PM 

  • Industry Pioneers Gala After Party, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Friday November 8

Photo: Love Park, a fantastic example of Sponge Cities in action. See Love Park on Wednesday November 6th as part of our Sponge City Tour from 1:00 - 4:00 PM!

  • Morning Plenary & Keynote Address, 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM (Adam Molson, Daniels & Graeme Armster, Tridel)

  • Concurrent Sessions, 10:25 AM - 3:30 PM

  • Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards of Excellence Ceremony, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday November 9

  • Green Infrastructure Charrette, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Carrot Common

Please visit CitiesAlive.org to see the full schedule for the conference.

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Training

The Living Architecture Academy is dedicated to bringing you the best, most up to date professional training information on design, installation and maintenance practices. Start your professional development journey today!

New Course Released on the Living Architecture Academy

Introduction to Green Roof and Solar Integration

Green roofs and solar technologies have long been considered to best exist independently of each other, both competing for roof space in the fight against climate change. But what if these technologies worked better together than they ever could apart. Introduction to Green Roof and Solar Integration explores the synergies and efficiencies that can be gained from combining these two approaches, and how we can accelerate urban resilience by expanding the scope of sustainable roofs.

Other Courses on the Living Architecture Academy Include:

  • Solar + Green Roof Integration Virtual Symposium Recordings

  • Introduction to Biodiversity and Ecodesign

  • Biodiverse Green Roof Maintenance

  • Biophilic Holism

  • Green Infrastructure Research Virtual Symposium

  • Green Infrastructure Policy Virtual 

  • And many more!

Visit greenroofs.org/education or livingarchitectureacademy.com for more information and to register. 

Conferences & Events

For details on our upcoming virtual and in-person events visit greenroofs.org/virtualevents

  • September 19: Designing for Biodiversity Virtual Symposium

  • November 3-9: Nature in the City Week - citiesalive.org/nitcw-overview

  • November 6-9: CitiesAlive 2024: 20th Anniversary Conference in Toronto, ON - citiesalive.org

  • November 28: Monitoring and the Internet of Nature Virtual Symposium

  • December 12: High Performing Integrated Stormwater Management Projects Virtual Symposium

Sponsorships are still available. Contact conferences@greenroofs.org or symposia@greenroofs.org

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Upcoming Green Roof Installation and Maintenance Training

For details on our hands on GRIMP training visit greenroofs.org/green-roof-installation-maintenance-professional

New & RenewingMembers

  • Wallemi Living Walls: Full-scale, custom greenery planning for office, institutional, cultural, multi-residential, and hospitality and retail buildings. Based in Ottawa, ON

  • Turf and Soil Diagnostics: A leading physical evaluation laboratory and agronomic consulting company serving golf courses, sports fields, and commercial landscapes. Based out of New York State.

Congratulations New Green Roof Professionals (GRPs)

With the Green Roof Professional Exam now online, it has never been easier to complete your accreditation. Congratulations to our most recent graduates. We look forward to working with you to grow the green roof industry across North America.

  • Steven Foster

  • Brendan McKee

  • Richard Miller

  • Joanna White

Congratulations New Green Roof Installation and Maintenance Professionals (GRIMPs)

Responding to a lack of formalized, independent hands-on installation and maintenance training around green roofing systems and a lack of qualified professionals, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities began the process of developing a new training opportunity to address those deficiencies in the form of the Green Roof Installation and Maintenance Professional (GRIMP) certification program. 

  • Dustin Brackney

  • Steven Foster

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