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Our newsletter will keep you up to date with Green Roof technology, Green Roof policies, Green Roof events and prime examples for Green Roofs projects from around the world. We are looking forward to staying in touch with you.

->> 1/2009 Green Roof News

Contents: International Green Roof Congress 2009 / New Providence Wharf (London) - Roof Gardens by the Thames / Mountain Dwellings (Copenhagen) - Best housing project / Prefuctural International Hall (Fukuoka) - Masterpiece of green roof design / Fusionopolis (Singapore) - Science, Technology & Media Powerhouse with sky gardens / Platinium Business Park (Warsaw) - A place of beauty and recreation for city dwellers / The Congress Workshops - practice oriented and tailor made / Excursions - An eye on the green roof.

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->> A Quick Guide to Green Roofs

Free Download (1,8 MB): This small pocket-size brochure (20 pages) presents the advantages of green roofs in a catchy way. The brochure is of course not a substitute for technical guidelines, but it will provide an easy introduction to the green roof theme. The content includes 'added bonus for the building owner and the environment, types of green roofs, green roof technology and green roof policies'.

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2005 Green Roof News Winter

Contents: World Green Roof Congress 2005 - Green Roofs from Canada to “Down-Under“ / The International Green Roof Association-Bringing nature back to town / Energy savings with Green Roofs / Traditional and modern Green Roofs in Denmark / Benefits, engineering and architecture of Green Roofs: The new IGRA website

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2006 Green Roof News Winter

Contents: The Ronald McDonald Hundertwasser House: Green Roofs Meet Fast Food / Pitched Green Roofs: A Demanding Technical Challenge / The Gallie Craig Coffee Shop: Green Roof Overlooks the Cliffs of Scotland / Ecological Renovation of the 19th Century Warehouses "Australiegebouw" in Amsterdam / Green Roofs Worldwide: New Green Roof Database at www.igra-world.com / Conferences: Green Roofs for Australia /New Books: Green Roofs and Facades /Green Roofs in Brazil

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2006 Green Roofs News Spring

Contents: The German FLL-Guideline for the Planning, Execution and Upkeep of Green Roof Sites – a review / Phytoremediation: Special advantages of using plants to reduce air pollution / Financial District ”Banco de Santander” in Madrid, Spain – The largest Green Roof worldwide / National Green Roof Conference in Sheffield: What can Green Roofs Do for You / New Books: Roof Gardens/Jardins Suspendus/Daktuinen

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2007 Green Roof News Spring

Contents: A Technical Challenge: The First Drive-Through Roof Garden in Singapore / Green Roof Types: Classification and Characteristics / Focus Spain: Green Roofs in Madrid - Picture Gallery of Green Roof Projects in Spain - A real treat: The Nature Conservation Centre in Cangas del Narcea / Towards a Green Living Environment: Eco Buildings Conference 2007 in Singapore / Pioneering Research Green Roof at the University of Hong Kong

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2008 Green Roof News Spring

Contents: Showcase for a new generation of shopping centres: The ‘Meydan’ Project in Istanbul / FiftyTwoDegrees Nijmegen: Sustainable stormwater management with Green Roofs / Set a good example: Waitakere City Council Green Roof in New Zealand / Is brown the new green: Practical considerations when specifying rubble, brown or biodiverse living roofs / About to go: Green Roof policies in the UK / Upcoming events: London, Zaragoza, Madrid, Apeldoorn, Stuttgart-Nürtingen / A free international community resource – The Greenroof Projects database

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2008 Green Roof News Summer

Contents: The Green Roof landscape at the EXPO Zaragoza 2008 / Natural stormwater management with Green Roofs / The 2008 World Green Roof Congress in London / Green Roofs and photovoltaics / The International Green Roof Congress 2009 in Germany / Green Roof Leadership Award / Softening the urban hardscape in Singapore heartland / The new IGRA Brochure 'A Quick Guide to Green Roofs'

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