Informational Video on Green Roofs
Here’s our informational video on green roofs and the green roof rebate program going on in DC right now- thanks to the Anacostia Watershed Society for letting us interview them and get up to see a green roof in DC!
Video Clips and Green Roof News
We’re hard at work on an informational video on green roof technology, it’s implications, and political context, but in the meantime, here are some clips from our interviews with the Anacostia Watershed folks. Also check out some new articles on green roofs, one from CNN on the “Wonder Forest” that is envisioned for Beirut, and another from NRDC on Toronto’s green roof requirements and the benefits of green roof technology.
Michael Lucy on perceptions of green roofs:
Laura Washington on how green roofs can provide much-needed green space in cities:
Greener Heights Visits a Green Roof
On Friday we were lucky enough to meet up with Mike Lucy and Laura Washington of the Anacostia Watershed Society to look at one of the green roofs they have helped implement right here in the District. We visited the green roof at the Department of the Environment in NorthEast DC, and were able to go out onto the roof and interview Mike and Laura about green roofs and the green roof rebate program that they run here, which helps businesses pay for green roof installation. The green roof we saw had Sedum plants on top of the flat roof, and was not accessible to the building’s occupants. However, the Anacostia Watershed Society has also helped install green roofs that have different vegetation and which can be used by the building’s occupants- Laura and Mike emphasized the many benefits to individuals green roofs can have, and it’s even been shown that buildings with green roofs find their occupants are happier and more productive than in regular buildings. Green roofs also have health benefits, and hospitals and health facilities are using them more and more for their therapeutic purposes. We look forward to sharing our final informational video with you, and in the meantime check out our slideshow of Friday’s green roof adventures- it was a beautiful clear day and we were treated to a fantastic view of DC!
National Sustainable Design Expo in DC
From April 21-23rd the 8th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo will be held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Exhibitors will showcase the newest technologies in environmental sustainability, and students, scientists, government agencies and businesses will come together to discuss innovations that can advance economic growth while also reducing environmental impact. We hope that green roofs are a topic of conversation! More information can be found on their website here.
Potential interview subjects
Here are some of the people we would like to talk to for background research and our video. If you are an expert on green roofs, the environment, or just think they’re pretty cool, email us at greenerheights@gmail.com. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter too!
Keith Agoada – Sky Vegetables, Founder
Nick LeVigne – SAIC – Sustainability Lead
Peter Ensign – Executive Director, DC Greenworks
Jeanette Stewart – Founder and President, Lands and Waters
Michael Perry – Building Logics
Dr. Hamid Karimi and Rebecca Stack, District Department of the Environment District of Columbia
Robert Goo, Office of Water Environmental Protection Agency
Jennafer Bonello – General inquiries contacts for World Wildlife Fund, who has the biggest green roof in the District
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