Green Walls Design 101 - Introduction to Systems and Design
| What | British Columbia |
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| When |
October 30, 2007 06:30 AM
October 30, 2007 03:00 PM
October 30, 2007 from 08:30 am to 05:00 pm |
| Where | BCIT Downtown Campus, 555 Seymour Street, Room 48, Vancouver |
| Contact Name | Anna Sergeyeva, Administrative Assistant, Training |
| Contact Email | asergeyeva@greenroofs.org |
| Contact Phone | 416-971-4494, ext. 228 |
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Summary
This introductory training
course on green wall infrastructure design presents an overview of the many
tools and techniques needed to satisfy your green wall project objectives. The
course will focus on:
* Identifying the costs and
benefits of green walls to reach your green wall performance goals;
* Identifying a variety of
green wall products and understanding the performance criteria of different
green wall elements, and their relevance to your design intent;
* Introducing the major design
principles of a successful green wall project and discussing causes for error,
which might lead to an unsuccessful green wall project.
What You Will Learn:
This course provides
information that you can put to work immediately, including details and
exercises on how to:
* Determine major functions
and components of a green wall;
* Describe characteristics and
assess various advantages of different green wall systems available in the
marketplace;
* Utilize an integrated design
process in your project for maximum benefit;
* Evaluate the major market
drivers encouraging green wall industry in North America;
* Obtain maximum points by
integrating a green wall into the US Green Building Council LEEDâ„¢ Accreditation
point system.
Those using AIA, RCI, or ASLA credits for application toward their local/regional association or for license renewal can acquire 7.5 education credits for participating in this course.
Tuition
Tuition for this one-day course
is $395 per person and includes course materials, lunch, and a one-year
individual membership with Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - the green
roof industry association for North America. If a cheque is mailed, it
must be received in our office three days prior to the event.
Registrations may be cancelled by contacting Anna Sergeyeva, at 416-971-4494, ext. 228 up to THREE DAYS prior to the event, and will incur a $50 cancellation fee. We regret that we cannot cancel a registration after that point.

