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:

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:

1. Plant selection + screening (the largest green roof plant screening ever) 2. Optimised hydrological performance (both, vegetation establishment and

stormwater) 3. Integrative whole system hydrological modelling

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 Time

Coffee 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

Robyn Simcock Managing Water - optimises ecosystem services: storm water mitigation, aesthetics (plant survival), invertebrate biodiversity and heat reduction (evapotranspiration) in New Zealand

14.15

Abigail Graceson 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

Ralf Walker 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 Climate-Dependent 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 A green roof runoff detention model 12.15

Ralf Walker Moisture transfer from drainage layer to substrate

12.35

Fred Sonnenwald Developing a new detention layer for extended runoff detention 13.00

Lunch 13.20

Session 6 continued

Christian Berretta Field trials to establish the impact of substrate and vegetation on long-term rainfall-runoff response

14.00

Virginia Stovin A generic rainfall-runoff model for green roof systems

14.30

Ralf Walker + Summary and Forward look 15.00

Nigel Dunnett

Close 16.00

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