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Join the Green Roof Researchers Alliance in a day of discussions, workshops, and green roof visits! Learn about green roof biodiversity, environmental benefits, and NYC policy. Meet leading green roof scientists and educators and learn about new scientific discoveries, curriculum, and tax incentives.
Highlights of the conference include panel discussions at the end of each session, workshops on the Javits green roof, and a panel featuring the Office of the NYC Comptroller, the Mayors Office of Sustainability, and NY Assemblywoman Nily Rozic!
This conference is designed to engage everyone, from the general public to industry specialists, architects, and scientists. Breakfast, lunch, networking reception, and workshops are included in the price of admission. Space is limited for “On the Roof” workshops - pre-registration is required by September 20th (see below to register for workshops).
To be held September 27, 2019 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
General Admission: $30
Student Admission: $15
Please contact Dustin R. Partridge with questions (DPartridge@nycaudubon.org)
Itinerary:
07:00 – 08:00 Early Bird Workshop
On the roof: guided walking tour of the High Line (pre-registration required)
08:00 – 08:30 Check-in and Breakfast
08:30 – 09:30 Keynote Speakers
Rick Cotton, Executive Director PANYNJ
Penny Abeywardena, NYC Commissioner of International Affairs
Mark Chambers, Director NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability
09:40 – 09:45 Welcome
09:45 – 10:45 Mapping and Modeling Green Roof Benefits
Mike Treglia, The Nature Conservancy - Characterizing green roofs in NYC: where are they, where they are the most needed, and where is there potential for more
Rositsa Ilieva, The New School/CUNY - Social equity and green roofs in NYC
Pablo Herreros Cantis, The New School - Mapping the benefits of green roofs in NYC
Panel discussion - Moderated by Timon McPhearson, The New School
11:00 – 11:50 Biodiversity of Green Roofs
Jessica Hoch, Natural Areas Conservancy - The microbiome of green roofs
Jason Aloisio, Wildlife Conservation Society - NYC green roof plant ecology: short and long-term perspectives
Dustin Partridge, NYC Audubon/Fordham University - Bugs, birds, and bats: wildlife interactions on green roofs
Panel discussion - Moderated by Susan Elbin, NYC Audubon
11:50 – 12:00 Stuart Gaffin Memorial
12:00 – 01:00 Lunch and Posters
01:00 – 02:05 Environmental Benefits of Green Roofs
Katherine Zidar, Bita Alizadehtazi, Franco Montalto, Drexel University and Joe Cataldo, Cooper Union - Irrigating green roofs to maximize thermal benefits
Franco Montalto, Drexel University - Green roof stormwater capture
Melissa Enoch, NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Tyler Carson, Arcadis - Green roofs and stormwater policy
Panel discussion -Moderated by Carter Craft, Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
02:20 – 03:20 NYC Green Roof Policy Panel Discussion
Nily Rozic, New York State Assembly
Nate Kimball, Mayors Office of Sustainability
Danielle Spiegel-Feld, NYU Law Guarini Center
Moderator: Emily Maxwell, The Nature Conservancy
03:25 – 03:35 Website Unveiling and Closing Remarks
03:40 – 04:30 Workshops (Registration required by 9/20 for “On the Roof” workshops)
TBD: Small business workshop
On the roof: Sampling green roof insects and an introduction to identification (NYC Audubon) Pre-registration required
Green roofs as outdoor classrooms (Vicki Sando, PS41)
On the roof: Environmental monitoring methods (Franco Montalto, Drexel University) Pre-registration required