[Ccpg] Eco Roofs August 6, 2001 at the Ramada Inn San Francisco Airport North

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"Arial, Helvetica, Monday August 6,
   2001
   San Francisco, California at the Ramada Inn San Francisco Airport North
To register for this program contact RCI @ 800-828-1902 or register
   online at rci-online.org. For additional information contact Region 6 
Director
   John D. Shepherd at "mailto:jshepherd at rci-online.org">.

Rooftops are often wasted space in our urban centers. They have
   been called "the last frontier!" Green-roof infrastructure is a proven 
technology
   in Europe where millions of square feet of rooftops are radically 
transforming
   the roofing industry. Green roofs can help exploit underutilized 
rooftops. Now
   all across North America more green roofs are being installed. Are you 
ready
   for the arrival of this fast growing industry?
  Region 6 invites you to join us in San Francisco, California
   for our Summer Technical Program to be held on August 6, 2001 at the Ramada
   Inn San Francisco Airport North, located just north of the San Francisco 
Airport.
   This intensive one-day workshop on Green Roofs, which runs from 7:30 AM 
to 5:00
   PM and includes continental breakfast and lunch, will introduce you to 
the green
   roof concept, the benefits of green roofs, roof design and detailing, 
landscape
   design and maintenance, as well a case studies of several high-profile 
projects.
A summary of each program topic and the speaker biographies are
   as follows:

INTRODUCTION TO GREEN ROOFS by Steven Peck This presentation
   will introduce green roof technology and describe some of the many 
drivers that
   will help create this new, multi million-dollar niche roofing market. It 
will
   also provide an overview of the latest green-roof infrastructure 
development
   work and technical research in Canada, and outline some of the remaining 
steps
   required to turn roofs into a new force for cleaner air and water and 
healthier
   cities. Steven Peck is the founder and Executive Director of the private 
sector
   coalition, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. He is also the co-author of 
"Greenbacks
   for Green-Roofs: Forging a New Industry in Canada" which examines the 
benefits
   and barriers to establishing a green roof industry. Green-Roofs for Healthy
   Cities is actively working to develop a green roof infrastructure in 
North America.

SETTING THE STANDARDS: INCENTIVES THAT DRIVE THE MARKET by
   Tom Liptan
ECOROOFS (GREENROOFS): INTEGRATING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY
   CONSERVATION WITH SITE AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. ALTERNATIVES INCLUDE 
VEGETATED
   ROOFS; ROOF GARDENS, STORMWATER PLANTERS, INFILTRATION GARDENS, AND 
OTHERS GREEN
   TECHNIQUE
  Information will be provided on the activities of the City of
   Portland's Ecoroof Program, including new zoning codes, financial 
incentives
   and other measures being employed by the city to encourage the installation
   of vegetated roofs. Focus will be the design, construction and 
maintenance of
   several Portland demonstration projects and an overview of what the city 
has
   learned. Comparisons of these alternatives with conventional designs in 
terms
   of stormwater management, energy conservation, aesthetic values costs, 
maintenance,
   and other considerations will also be presented. Tom Liptan is a registered
   Landscape Architect and works as an Environmental Specialist with the 
City of
   Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services. He has been nationally 
recognized
   as an authority on ecoroofs (green roofs) and other low impact 
development techniques.
   As a member of the City's NPDES (Phase 1) Municipal Stormwater Program, his
   assignment includes stormwater monitoring, site and stormwater design 
and research,
   education and outreach, and implementation of demonstration projects. He is
   actively involved in landscape architecture and public works 
associations and
   has several years' experience working for planning and landscape 
architectural
   consulting firms.

  WATERPROOFING SYSTEM SELECTION, DESIGN AND ANALYSIS by Ken
   Klein
   A discussion on the requirements for viable waterproofing systems in a 
green
   roof assembly and a review of several appropriate waterproofing systems. 
This
   discussion will focus on membrane application design requirements and 
consensus
   design standards. Kenneth A. Klein is a Principal with Simpson Gumpertz 
& Heger
   Inc. and has sixteen years experience in the investigation and design of 
major
   commercial, institutional, and residential buildings for waterproofing 
issues
   including the integrity of curtain walls, roofs, plaza decks and 
below-grade
   waterproofing. His expertise has allowed him to work on a wide-range of 
structures
   from residential and high-rise buildings to buildings of historic 
significance.
   Ken has consulted with architects, contractors, and building owners to 
analyze
   and repair water intrusion problems and construction defects. Well known in
   the industry, Ken frequently lectures to attorneys, contractors, 
architects,
   and other design professionals regarding building envelope design and 
remediation.

DEFENDING A GREEN ROOF: DETAILING OF THE WATERPROOF THE ASSEMBLY
   by Gerson Burs
   This program will cover a defensive strategy for detailing green roofs. 
We'll
   seek to identify several threats to the selected waterproofing system 
and proposed
   some detailing approaches that may prevent damage to the waterproofing 
membrane
   system at the heart of a green roof. Gerson S. Bers is a Managing 
Associate,
   Western Region with Gale Associates, Inc. Mr. Bers is a Physical 
Sciences graduate
   of the University of Maryland and has more than 18 years experience in 
building
   envelope technology. He is currently entering his 12th year with Gale's 
Building
   Technology Division. Mr. Bers participates in the forensic analysis, 
design,
   and construction management for building envelope systems throughout the 
Western
   US and Alaska. Mr. Bers is an enthusiastic lecturer on maintenance of 
building
   envelope systems and the author of several building envelope related 
articles.
   He was most recently quoted on fire protection considerations for 
residential
   roofing in Sunset Magazine (May 2001).

LANDSCAPE DESIGN: SOIL AND PLANT SELECTION by Theodore Osmundson,
   FASLA
   Mr. Osmundson will present an illustrated overview of roof garden design 
and
   construction based on his over forty years of roof garden experience and 
worldwide
   discussions with landscape architects. This study with include design input
   from Russia to Western Australia with special emphasis on those of Germany.
   Theodore Osmundson, FASLA, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in 
landscape architecture
   from Iowa State University, is a Fellow of the American Society of 
Landscape
   Architects and a Past President of ASLA. He had practiced landscape 
architecture
   in San Francisco since 1946. In 1960 he designed the pioneering three 
acre roof
   garden for the Kaiser Center in Oakland, and has since designed 15 other 
roof
   gardens. He has also taught roof garden design at Harvard University for 
eight
   years, and had participated in numerous conferences and symposiums on 
roof gardens.
   Mr. Osmundson has written for various periodicals and books on roof gardens
   including "The Changing Technique of Roof Garden Design" in Landscape 
Architecture
   Magazine in 1981 (with he won the Bradford Williams Medal for writing 
the most
   important article). He is author of "Roof Gardens, History and 
Construction",
   a 320 page, heavily illustrated, and comprehensive book. It is the first 
book
   in English on roof gardens.

PLANT SELECTION & MAINTENANCE by Paul Kephart
   Creating a sustainable roof garden begins with proper plant selection, 
design,
   and application. A wide variety of native plant materials are adapted to 
green
   roof conditions. Plants selected from local native plant populations are 
adapted
   to regional climatic conditions and will perform with little water, 
maintenance,
   and nutrients. Utilizing an ecological approach when designing a green roof
   will integrate the roof garden with nature; providing diversity, 
aesthetics,
   and habitats not otherwise available in the urban world. Paul Kephart 
has twenty
   years of comprehensive consulting experience pertaining to botanical 
survey,
   biological assessment, project mitigation, land stewardship programs, 
and land
   management planning, and is an expert in range and pasture management 
and large
   scale native grass seed and native plant nursery production. Paul 
specializes
   in the design of native plant gardens, roof gardens, native grass 
meadows, landscape
   and ecological restoration and is the Manager of the Rana Creek Habitat 
Restoration
   Project in upper Carmel Valley California. This project includes: one 
hundred
   acre native grass and wildflower production, four acre native plant 
nursery,
   and the significant restoration of oak woodland and riparian habitat of the
   15,000 acre ranch. He also in involved in the state-wide classification, 
collection,
   and propagation of native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs, and trees for 
agronomic,
   restoration, and nursery production.

CASE STUDY: FLUID APPLIED SYSTEMS by Charles Cronenweth American
   Hydrotech, Inc.,
   the manufacturer of Monolithic Membrane 6125® rubberized asphalt 
waterproofing,
   was the first major manufacturer to introduce green/garden roofing in 
the United
   States. Now a well-established system, Hydrotech's Garden Roof® Assembly 
has
   achieved such success largely due to its high-performance waterproofing. In
   this seminar three major, high profile Garden Roof projects will be 
discussed:
   The Gap Building at 901 Cherry (San Bruno, CA), the Latter Day Saints 
Conference
   Center (Salt Lake City, UT) and the Vancouver Public Library (Vancouver, 
BC,
   CANADA). The presentation will also provide tools for assessing competitive
   systems in a waterproofing and green roofing context. Charles Cronenweth 
brings
   with him a wealth of industry information, gained over 26 years in the 
waterproofing/roofing
   industry. Prior to joining American Hydrotech, Inc. in 1987, Charles worked
   in the Built-Up Roofing division of Johns Manville Company, and then as 
a Division
   7 independent sales representative. As Western Region Sales Manager for 
Hydrotech,
   Charles has developed a keen understanding of green roofing. </p>

CASE STUDY: THERMOPLASTIC SYSTEMS by Peter D'Antonio, Sarnafil

   has more than 20 years experience in green roof system applications 
throughout
   Europe and the United States. Mr. D'Antonio will review Sarnafil Green Roof
   Systems for both intensive and extensive designs. Topics will include 
FLL European
   Test approvals, applications over nailable decks, and important design 
considerations
   for green roof construction. Mr. D'Antonio will review the recently 
completed
   Chicago City Hall project, the Chiropractic Center Project, and the Ford 
Motor
   Company Premium Automotive Headquarters Facility currently under 
construction
   in Irvine, CA. Peter J. D'Antonio holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from 
the University
   of Massachusetts. He has been with Sarnafil Roofing and Waterproofing 
Systems
   for over 20 years in several sales, marketing, and management positions. 
Mr.
   D'Antonio serves as the Manager of the Waterproofing Division in the United
   States and as the National Sales Manager for Educational Facilities. Mr. 
D'Antonio
   has been an active member of the Roof Consultants Institute since 1988. 
He has
   served on the Board of Directors of the Sealant, Waterproofing and 
Restoration
   Institute and the Boston Chapter of the Construction Specifiers 
Institute. In
   addition to his management responsibilities, Mr. D'Antonio also acts as the
   Sarnafil coordinator for the US DOE Rebuild America\Energy$mart Schools 
Initiative,
   and currently serves as Chairman of the Education and Awareness 
Committee. Mr.
   D'Antonio has lectured widely on a variety of roofing and waterproofing 
subjects
   including presentations at the 1999 National APPA Conference, the 
Conference
   of Massachusetts Building Code Officials, the Midwest APPA and the Southern
   Region Physical Plant Administrators Conference. He has authored 
articles for
   the US DOE on the benefits of white, reflective roofing and an 
international
   green building symposium on the development of flexible polyolefin 
roofing membranes.
   Mr. D'Antonio and his family reside in New Hampshire.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION
   Through July 27, 2001 pre-registration for this meeting is as follows: 
RCI Members-$70.00,
   Non-members-$90.00. Registration after July 27 is an additional $25.00. 
Breakfast
   & Lunch are included in the registration fee. Although prior payment is 
preferred,
   onsite registration and payment is possible. A total of .7 RCI CEU's and/or
   7 AIA LU credits will be available to each registrant.
The Ramada Inn North, located at 245 south Airport Boulevard,
   South San Francisco, CA 94080, has provided RCI a special group rate of 
$95.00
   + 10.5% Room Tax (Single/Double Occupancy). Each registrant is 
responsible for
   his/her hotel accommodations. To make your hotel reservations call 
1-800-452-3456
   or 1-650-589-7200 and identify that you attending the RCI Region 6 Meeting.
   Hotel reservation cut-off date is July 11th (after this date-space 
available
   at group rate). A complimentary shuttle service is available to and from 
San  Francisco, CA

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