Remote Sensing – Green Roof Inventory and Potential Analysis: Germany is one of the home countries of Green Roofs with a tradition that dates back to the 1970ties. How many Green Roofs have been constructed in the last four decades? For the first time the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will present the results of a Green Roof inventory with aerial pictures.
Workshop Planning, Installation, Maintenance of Green Roofs: The workshops at IGRC 2015 offer a complete training, seeking to provide participants with a practice-oriented and chronologically organized address of Green Roofs. An overview of the physical and technical aspects will be followed by the address of specific Green Roof topics such as irrigation, plant selection and others.
The Keynote speakers: An East meets West experience of a special kind - The list of keynote speakers include for example Dr. Ken Yeang, Principal of T.R.Hamzah & Yeang Sdn.Bhd (Malaysia); Emre Arolat, Founder of Emre Arolat Architects (Turkey); Prof. Herbert Dreiseitl, Director of Ramboll Liveable Cities Lab (Germany/Denmark), Laura Gatti, Founder of Studio Laura Gatti (Italy); Roland Appl, President of IGRA (Germany) and Jaron Lubin, Principal of Safdie Architects (USA).
Congress Venue Zorlu Center: The Zorlu Center, a dynamic and impressive gateway, redefines the experience of contemporary life in the urban core. The Green Roofs of the project are particularly interesting. 60,000 m² of green space including some firm ground were designed as Roof Gardens. Part of the mix used project is the Raffles' hotel with its generous events and convention area and modern multimedia technology – optimal conditions for a successful congress.
Evening Reception – Bosphorus Cruise Boat Trip: The networking dinner at the Bosphorus boat trip is a wonderful opportunity for the participants to meet and talk informally with each other and the congress speakers. It's sure to be a night you'll remember for a lifetime.
Join your Green Roof colleagues in Istanbul and learn how to turn the city rooftops into useable spaces. Explore the agenda at www.greenroofworld.com.
Kind regards
Wolfgang ANSEL
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IGRA International Green Roof Association e.V.
Office Nuertingen
Lise-Meitner-Str. 2
72622 Nuertingen
Germany
Phone: ++49 7022 7191980
Website: www.igra-world.com