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Tuesday, September 14, 2004

08.00-09.00 Registration, Welcome Desk

09.00-09.10 Reception and introduction of the congress programme
Moderator: Hans Peter Michel, SWR

09.10-09.50 Welcoming speeches of the hosts



Session 1: Why Green Roofs ?
09.50-10.20 Future oriented technologies: Green roofs and solar power
Dr. Franz Alt, Editor and Solar Expert


10.20-11.00 Communication and Refreshment Break

11.00-11.30 Green roofs and sustainable energy strategies
Prof. Dr. Maximilian Gege, CEO B.A.U.M., Hamburg

11.30-12.00 Heat waves in European cities
Dr. Bettina Menne, WHO, Europe

12.00-12.30 Green roof contribution to storm water management
Klaus W. König, Board Member fbr

12.30-13.40 Lunch break
Trade show, Poster Session


13.40-14.30 Municipal incentives for green roofs:

in Germany (Stuttgart)
Klaus-Jürgen Evert, Dept. of Garden and Cemetary, Stuttgart

in Italy (Bozen)
Dr. Paolo Abram, Italian Green Roof Association (A.I.VE.P)


14.30-15.00 International transfer of green roof knowledge and expertise: Germany-USA
G. Mark Gibb, Executive Director Northern Virginia Regional Commission




Session 2: Science and Research
15.00-15.30 The FLL Green Roof Guidelines in Germany
Prof. Gilbert Lösken, Head of the FLL Task Group “Green Roofs”

15.30-16.10 Communication and Refreshment Break

16.10-17.00 Plants for extensive and intensive green roofs:

in Germany
Tassilo Schwarz, Bavarian Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture, Veitshöchheim

in the UK
Dr. Nigel Dunnett, University of Sheffield


17.00-17.30 The effect of green roofs on the urban climate
Prof. Dr. Manfred Köhler, University of Applied Sciences, Neubrandenburg

17.30-18.00 Water balance and run-off conditions on green roofs
Prof. Dr. Stephan Roth-Kleyer, University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden

18.00-19.00 Poster Session, Trade Show

19.00-22.00 Get Together Dinner

  Keynote-Presentation
Green roofs as a challenge for the green trades
Prof. Dr. Klaus Neumann, Vice President FLL

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

9.00-09.10 Introduction of the congress programme of the second day
Moderator: Hans Peter Michel, SWR




Continuation Session 2: Science and Research
09.10-09.40 Testing green roof substrates
Martin Jauch, Research Institute for Horticulture, Weihenstephan

09.40-10.10 Green roof research in the USA
Dr. David Beattie, Pennsylvania State University




Session 3: Green roof technique
10.10-10.40 Root-resistant waterproofing
Kurt Michels, Roofing Vocational School, Mayen

10.40-11.20 Communication and Refreshment Break

11.20-11.50 Innovative and reliable green roof build-ups
Roland Appl, Technical Director ZinCo

11.50-12.20 Logistic solutions on site and practical experiences
Hans Jörg Kiesewetter, Company ProNatur, Metzingen

12.20-12.50 Potential sources of error and how to avoid them
Bernd W. Krupka, Landscape Architect and Green Roof Surveyor

12.50-14.00 Lunch break
Trade show, Poster Session




Session 4: Green architecture worldwide
14.00-14.20 Financial District Banco de Santander, Madrid
Maria José Barrio, Product Manager Green Roofs, Madrid

14.20-14.40 DaimlerChrysler areal, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
Daniel Roehr: Landscape Architect, Berlin

14.40-15.00 Genzyme-Project, Cambridge, USA
Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner: Architect’s Office, Stuttgart, Los Angeles

15.00-15.20 Church of Latter-day Saints Conference Center
Susan K. Weiler, Landscape Architect, ASLA, USA

15.20-15.40 Psychiatric Hospital, Helsingör
Bjarke Ingels / Angela Beck-Möller, Denmark

15.40-16.20 Communication and Refreshment Break

16.20-16.50 Efficient utilisation of limited urban space in the Netherlands
Aart Veerman, Association for Green Roofs and Facades (DGS), Netherlands

16.50-18.00 The green roof market in Asia, Europe and North America
Ian Johnston, UK / Tsuneo Tajima, Japan / Steve Skinner, USA / Ho Wan Weng, Singapore / Mariusz Zembrzuski, Poland

18.00-19.00 Poster Session, Trade show

19.00-22.00 Get Together Dinner

Social Programme:
Thursday, September 16, 2004
  1) Green Roof Tour (09.00-16.00)
Green roof tour to outstanding projects in the region of Stuttgart: extensive green roofs / intensive green roof “gardens” / green roofs and solar power facilities / sloped and barrel green roofs


  2) Trade Show GaLaBau 2004 (07.30-19.30)
Visit to the 16. International Trade Show for Urban Green and Open Spaces in Nuremberg.
Around 850 exhibitors, including all the renowned companies worldwide, are presenting their products and services for the horticulture and landscape gardening sector as well as for the design of urban green and open spaces. The trade show in Nuremberg is also a very important trend exhibition, which displays the latest developments in the garden and landscaping trade.

Further information at: http://www.galabau.info-web.de