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Registration for the excursions is only possible in connection with a one-day or two-day congress ticket. Excursion 1 and 2 will take place at the same time. All trips will start and end at the congress venue K3N in Nürtingen.
Monday, 25 May 2009
| 09:00 – 17:00 | Excursion 1 (Region Stuttgart) |
Bus roundtrip : Nürtingen – Stuttgart-Region Middle Neckar – Nürtingen, tour guide (German/English) |
| Itinerary: Modern urban ecological living with green roofs – Representative office building with extensive and intensive green roofs – School building with extensive green roofs – Site visit: green roof system manufacturer | ||
| 09:00 – 18:00 | Excursion 2 (Region Freiburg) |
Bus roundtrip : Nürtingen – Region Freiburg – Nürtingen, tour guide (German/English) |
| Itinerary: Reconstruction of a historic green roof building – Thermally insulating green roof – Court yard green roof on an underground garage deck of a science and office building | ||
| 19:30 – 22:00 | Reception by the Major of Nürtingen, Kreuzkirche | |
Thursday, 28 May 2009
| 08:00 - 18:00 | Excursion 3 (Lake Constance incl. airship/Zeppelin) | Bus roundtrip: Nürtingen – Friedrichshafen/Zeppelin-flight – Lake Constance – Nürtingen, tour guide (German/English) |
| Itinerary: Bird´s eye view of the green roof landscape around Lake Constance - Intensive green roof: Public park on an underground garage deck – Residential area with intensive and extensive green roofs - Private house with a pitched green roof – Site visit: green roof contractor |
Lectures – morning session
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration, Refreshment, Exhibition | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcoming Speech | |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Green Roof Technology – Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow | Roland Appl (D): Green Roof Engineer, President of the International Green Roof Association, Nürtingen |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | "The Green over the Grey" – Fusion von Landschaft und Architektur | Emilio Ambasz (USA): Argentine Born Architect, Hon. FAIA, Acknowledged Pioneer in the Field of Green Architecture, New York |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Refreshments/Exhibition | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Ecological Design with Green Roofs | Paul Kephart (USA): Restoration Ecologist, Horticulture Expert for Ecological Design, Carmel Valley |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Sustainable Architecture in the 21st century – Green Roofs and Renewable Energy | Rolf Disch (D): Architect, Green Buildings and Solar Building Design |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Key Criteria for Creating Green Roof Guidelines | Prof. Gilbert Lösken (D): Leibniz University of Hanover, Head of the FLL Green Roof Workgroup |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch/Exhibition | |
Workshops – afternoon sessions
The workshops 1 and 2 are in parallel sessions, therefore only one workshop can be selected.
This workshop will provide participants with a profound knowledge of planning and installing green roofs – from the simplest garage landscaping to a 30,000 m² landscaped park.
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Roof Technology | Andreas Frank (D) Certified Expert for Flat Roofs and Waterproofing Membranes, Ober-Mörlen |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Vegetation Technology | Bernd W. Krupka (D) Landscape Architect, Certified Expert and Author of Technical Books on Green Roofs, Bad Pyrmont |
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| 15:00 - 15:25 | Plant Selection: Biodiversity, Quality Criteria and Production | Daniel Labhart (CH) Gardener, Nursery for Green Roof Plants, Schafisheim |
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| 15:25 - 15:45 | Panel Discussion | ||
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Refreshments/Exhibition | ||
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Installation and Maintenance of Green Roofs – Field Experiences | Jürgen Quindeau (D) Green Roof Engineer, Grün+Dach, Heiligenhaus |
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| Sijbrand Noome (NL) Project Manager Green Roofs, van der tol, Amsterdam |
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| Witosław Pastuszka (PL) Managing Director, GCL Sp. z o.o., Warsaw |
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| 17:15 - 17:40 | Promotion and Marketing of Green Roofs | Finn Hansen (DK) Managing Director, ZinCo Danmark AS, Klipplinge |
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| 17:40 - 18:00 | Panel discussion | ||
This workshop will provide an overview of political incentives in Germany and on an international level. The main findings of the workshop will be included in a "Best Mode of Practices-Guideline for Local Authorities".
| 14:00 - 14:15 Uhr | Introduction | Wolfgang Ansel Director, International Green Roof Association (IGRA |
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Evaluation | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Dickhaut (D) HafenCity University, Hamburg |
| Berlin | Brigitte Reichmann (D) Senate Department for Urban Development, Berlin |
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| Düsseldorf | Katja Holzmüller (D) Environmental Department, Düsseldorf |
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| Stuttgart | John Döveling (D) Garden, Parks, Forestry and Cemeteries Department, Stuttgart |
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| Munich | Werner Hasenstab (D) Green Planning Department, Munich |
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| 15:45 - 16:15 | Refreshments/Exhibition | |
| 16:15 - 17:40 | Karlsruhe | Helmut Kern (D) Garden and Parks Department, Karlsruhe |
| London | Dusty Gedge (GB) Living Roofs, Great Britain |
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| Linz | Edmund Maurer (AUT) Municipality of Linz |
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| Copenhagen | Dorthe RØmØ (DK) Parks and Nature Department, Copenhagen |
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| Portland | Amy Chomowicz (USA) Environmental Services, City of Portland |
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| 17:40 - 18:00 | Panel Discussion | |
| 18:00 – 22.00 | Get-together IGRA-Award and Keynote Speech |
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Projects
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration, Refreshment, Exhibition | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Technical Solutions for Intensive Greenery – Life on Roofs | Ralf Walker (D) Horticulturist, Head of the Technical Department at ZinCo GmbH, Unterensingen |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Mountain Dwellings (Copenhagen) – "Best Housing Project" | Kai-Uwe Bergmann (DK) Director of International Business Development BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), Copenhagen |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Roof as a Living Space – Examples from Spain | Andrés Martínez (E) Architect, Estudio de arquitectura |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Refreshments/Exhibition | |
| 11:00 – 11:40 | Fusionopolis (Singapore) – A Green Roofer´s perspective | Ho Wan Weng (SGP) Managing Director of ZinCo Singapore Pte Ltd |
| 11:40 – 12:20 | In-built Landscapes – Examples from Poland | Dorota Rudawa (PL) Landscape Architect, Urbanist, RS Architektura Krajabrazu, Warsaw |
| 12:20 – 13:00 | Pavillones de las Naciones (Zaragoza) – Landscape Park "Up on the Roof" | Carlos Ávila (E) Botanist and Landscape Architect, EXPO Zaragoza 2008 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch/Exhibition | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Green Roofs in Urban Water Management | Prof. Dr. Stephan Roth Kleyer (D) Landscape Designer, University of Applied Science Wiesbaden |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | FiftyTwoDegrees (Nijmegen) – Natural Stormwater Management with Green Roofs | Patrick Arends (NL) Architect, Mecanoo Architecten, Delft |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | New Providence Wharf (London) – Roof Gardens by the Thames | Graham Wiseman (GB) Managing Director , Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Inc (SOM), London |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Refreshments/Exhibition | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Energy Savings with Green Roofs | Prof. Dr. Manfred Köhler (D Landscape Architect, University of Applied Science Neubrandenburg |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Etrium (Cologne) – Green Roofs and Photovoltaics | Christian Welzel (D) Expert in Photovoltaics, Ecostream Germany GmbH, Cologne |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Panel Discussion | |
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