Programme - The Green Roof Research Conference

The Green Roof Research Conference Bringing together the worlds leading green roof scientists.

18th & 19th March 2013, The University of Sheffield.

20th March tour of local green roofs and research sites.

Marie Curie Industry-Academic Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

Delegates Pack Venue: The Edge at the Endcliffe Village 34 Endcliffe Crescent , Sheffield, S10 3ED

Contents: ďƒ˜ Programme

Marie Curie Industry-Academic Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

The research findings established through this Industry - Academia partnership will interrogate the fundamental green roof understanding of the current age. The very performance metrics by which green roof elements are measured have been questioned, and the outcomes will show new research agendas must be adopted.

The Lead Academics, Industry partners and research fellows involved in the project will come together to present and discuss the main findings of the most scientifically robust integrated green roof research in recent times.

In addition, leading scientists from the most innovative green roof research centre's around the world will come together to present leading edge investigative activity.

Research topic areas include: Plant selection + screening (the largest green roof plant screening ever) Optimised hydrological performance (both, vegetation establishment and stormwater) 3. Integrative whole system hydrological modelling 1.

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This conference will be of interest to all those with an interest in green roofs with particular regard to plants, substrates, manufactured layers and their interaction with water and stormwater management.

This is the opportunity to be in at the beginning of the new age of green roof science.

The Green Roof Research Conference, Sheffield

Bringing together the worlds leading green roof scientists.

18th & 19th March 2013, @ The University of Sheffield Day 1 Programme – 18th March Name

Title Coffee

Time 09.00

Roland Appl

Welcome and background

09.30

Nigel Dunnett

Introduction to green roof systems project

10.00

Session 1 Green Roof Vegetation, Ecology and Plant Trials: an international perspective Ed Snodgrass

Extensive plant evaluation from a nurseryman's perspective.

Market, ecology, production, what plants meet at that intersection?

10.15

Claire Farrell

Plant water use strategies to improve green roof performance: Balancing survival and stormwater mitigation.

11.00

Coffee

11.30

Session 2 Green Roof Vegetation, Ecology and Plant Trials: Plant trials Marie-Curie Nigel Dunnett

Workpackage 1: key issues in plant selection for green roofs

11.55

Zoe Dunsiger

Plant screening programme: key results

12.15

Christine Thuring

Dynamics of green roof vegetation over time

12.45

Panel

Discussion and Questions

13.05

Lunch

13.30

Session 3 Water flows: substrates and substrate-plant interactions: an international perspectiv Managing Water - optimises ecosystem services: storm water mitigation, aesthetics (plant survival), invertebrate biodiversity and heat reduction (evapotranspiration) in New Zealand

14.15

Robyn Simcock

Abigail Graceson

Ralf Walker

The effect of differences in growing media composition on species richness, species composition and vegetation biomass.

15.00

Coffee

15.30

Session 4 Water Flows: Substrates and vegetation interactions: the Marie-Curie programme Introduction to water fluxes in green roof systems

15.50

Tobias Emilsson

Substrate physical properties and potential amendments

16.20

Joerg Werdin

The moisture retention characteristics of green roof substrates

16.50

Discussion and Questions

17.10

Close

17.45

Evening meal, all welcome in The Edge, upstairs

19.00

Day 2 Programme - 19th March Coffee

09.00

Welcome and introduction: Virginia Stovin

09.30

Session 5: Water Flows and hydrological/stormwater management modelling for green roof systems: an international perspective Daniel Roehr

Living Roofs as Stormwater Management Tool - in Sheffield?

The Interrelationship of Plants – “A Designed Element” and ClimateDependent Factors on Stormwater Mitigation

09.45

Anna Palla

Modeling and monitoring the hydrologic response of green roofs in the Mediterranean climate.

10.30

Coffee

11.00

Session 6: water flows and hydrological/stormwater management modelling for green roof systems: the Marie Curie programme Virginia Stovin

Introduction to hydrological/stormwater management modelling for green roof systems

11.25

Simon Poë

Evapotranspiration from green roof systems

11.55

Gianni Vesuviano Ralf Walker

A green roof runoff detention model Moisture transfer from drainage layer to substrate

12.15 12.35

Fred Sonnenwald

Developing a new detention layer for extended runoff detention

13.00

Lunch Session 6 continued

13.20

14.00

Virginia Stovin

Field trials to establish the impact of substrate and vegetation on long-term rainfall-runoff response A generic rainfall-runoff model for green roof systems

Ralf Walker +

Summary and Forward look

15.00

Christian Berretta

14.30

Nigel Dunnett Close 20th March Green Roof Tour of Sheffield 9.30 to 12.30 Please meet outside The Edge, Endcliffe Village at 9.15am, a coach will then take us to the various roofs. On completion of the tour the coach will return to The Edge via the railway station, so please bring any luggage with you if are traveling by train.

Unfortunately there is no on-site parking at Endcliffe village on the 20th March, please move your cars to nearby roads.

Roofs to be visited:

 Sharrow School, Sheffield City Council  Marie Curie research roof – Hicks Building, University of Sheffield  Jessop West building, University of Sheffield  Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield  WEST ONE – mixed-use complex  Green Roof Centre Demonstration Roof, Hadfield Building, University of Sheffield

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