LiveRoof® Updates

Nathan Phillips Square Podium Green Roof Wins Design Award

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:41:00 +0000

The NPS Podium Roof Garden is the recipient of a 2011 CSLA Regional Honour Award. Over 36,000 square feet of LiveRoof systems are installed on the project.
Read more on the PLANT Architects Website: branchPLANT.com
See the LiveRoof Project Showcase: LiveRoof.com

Introducing RoofStone™: the Integrated Paver Solution for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:27:00 +0000

Engineered to Integrate with the Dimensions of LiveRoof Modules, RoofStone Offers a Complementary Accessory for RoofTop Walkways and Patios
LiveRoof®, LLC, the horticultural experts in the green roof industry, announced the introduction of RoofStone™, roof pavers for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System. The LiveRoof system is the most technologically advanced and horticulturally refined green roof solution. RoofStone is an accessory for walkways and patios integrated into LiveRoof installations.

“There is a growing demand for walkways and patios as green roof amenities. So architects, green roof designers and contractors asked if we could develop pavers as an accessory for the LiveRoof system,” said Dave MacKenzie, horticulturalist and president of LiveRoof, LLC. “We engineered RoofStone to function as integrated component in LiveRoof applications.”

“We see more and more green roof designs that incorporate pathways and seating areas. RoofStone provides a solution that’s practical and harmonizes with the green roof aesthetics of LiveRoof installations,” said Ron Strasko, owner of Creek Hill Nursery, Leola, Penn. Creek Hill Nursery (which specializes in herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses and deciduous woody plants) is a licensed distributor in the LiveRoof national network of regional growers and horticultural experts.

RoofStone pavers measure one foot wide x two feet long x four inches tall to match the dimensions of LiveRoof Standard modules and six inches tall for LiveRoof Deep modules. RoofStone pavers feature built-in bases with water channels, so no separate pedestal system is required. In addition, RoofStone pavers fit right up against LiveRoof modules, so no special edging is required. The bases also include convenient handgrips. LiveRoof manufactures the RoofStone base with 100 percent recycled, post-industrial polypropylene.

RoofStone is available in six versatile colors: Sage, Light Reflective, Mocha, Charcoal, Beach Sand, and Red Brick. The RoofStone surface is concrete with recycled content varying by color. The top edges of the pavers are beveled to prevent chipping and form a water-conducting groove between the pavers.

RoofStone pavers are available from members of LiveRoof’s national network of certified regional growers. The product carries a ten-year limited warranty.

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Media Contact:

David Aquilina

612-716-5628

davida@strategicstoryteller.com

LiveRoof Helps Projects Earn LEED Points

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:16:00 +0000

LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System Can Help Building Projects Earn LEED^® Points

LiveRoof, the Green Roof Solution that Establishes a Naturally Functioning Ecosystem with Thriving, Full-grown Plants, Contributes to LEED Green Building Certification

SPRING LAKE, Mich. — March 10, 2011 — LiveRoof^®, LLC, the horticultural experts in the green roof industry, announced that the LiveRoof^® Hybrid Green Roof System can contribute to projects earning LEED^®(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits in categories worth twenty or more points. The LiveRoof system is the most advanced and horticulturally sound green roof solution. LEED from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a green building certification program that encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices.

“LiveRoof goes above and beyond for LEED," said Dave MacKenzie, horticulturalist and president of LiveRoof, LLC. "Our modules are made in 100 percent recycled material, and we have a national network of regional growers for sourcing our soil and plants. That's why LiveRoof can generally have more impact on LEED credits than other green roof systems."

LiveRoof can help projects achieve LEED points in several categories, including:

SUSTAINABLE SITES:

Protect or Restore Habitat and Maximize Open Space: SS 5.1 Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat (1 point) and SS 5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space (1 point)

Storm Water Design: SS 6.1 Quantity Control (1 point) and SS 6.2 Quantity Control (one point)

Heat Island Effect: SS 7.1 Heat Island Effect - Non-Roof (1 point) and SS 7.2 Heat Island Effect - Roof (1 point)

WATER EFFICIENCY:

Water-Efficient Landscaping: WE 1.1 Reduce by 50 percent (2 points) and WE 1.3 No Potable Water Use or No Irrigation (2 points)

ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE:

Optimize Energy Performance: EA 1.1 to 1.19 (1 to 19 points)

MATERIALS & RESOURCES:

Construction Waste Management: MR 2 (1 or 2 points)

Recycled Content: MR 4.1-4.2 (1 or 2 points)

Regional Materials: MR 5.1-5.2 (1 or 2 points)

Rapidly Renewable Materials: MR 6 (1 point)

"For some projects, LiveRoof may contribute for Innovation in Design credits, such as Plant Preservation and Restorative Use of Vegetative Waste," said Shannan Gibb-Randall, landscape architect, InSite Design Studio, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. "And up to four points are possible in Regional Priority for having a green roof."

With LEED, so much depends on the size of the green roof and the extent to which different defined features are integrated into overall building design," said Teresa A. Nelson, ASLA, LEED AP, Roof Top Sedums, LLC, Davenport, Iowa. "That said, LiveRoof can contribute toward 20 or more LEED points."

Green Roofs that Start Beautiful and Stay Beautiful

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:58:00 +0000

A designer recently asked us how LiveRoof® systems look over time:

"Those green roofs you have in the photos look beautiful, but I noticed many were taken the same year installed. How do the systems hold up over time? What do they look like a couple of years after installation?"

We decided to respond with more than words. The following short (< 30 seconds) slide show illustrates how LiveRoof projects not only start out beautiful but are designed to stay beautiful. This is because the system's unique design combines the best features of all green roof system types, allowing for instant gratification, full integration, natural function and natural beauty.

LiveRoof® Green Roofs Start Beautiful, Stay Beautiful

View more presentations from LiveRoof Green Roofs.

More information on the Grand Rapids Community College Applied Technology Center:

Time-lapsed Installation Video of the GRCC ATC green roof

New Single Source Warranty Option for LiveRoof

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:36:00 +0000

Sika Sarnafil Announces Agreement with LiveRoof, LLC To Provide a Single-Source Green Roof Warranty

CANTON, Mass. – Sika Sarnafil, the worldwide market leader in thermoplastic roofing and waterproofing membranes, announced an agreement today with LiveRoof^®, LLC, the horticultural science company that developed and manufactures the LiveRoof^®Hybrid System, to warranty the plant material of the LiveRoof system as well as the performance of its waterproofing membranes and accessories in green roof installations using both companies’ products.

“Sika Sarnafil is excited to partner with LiveRoof on a single source green roof warranty,” said Brian J. Whelan, senior vice president of Sika Sarnafil. “Single source warranties provide the building owner with peace of mind and single point-of-contact responsibility for their green roof projects.”

The LiveRoof Hybrid Green Roof System is a turnkey green roof solution pre-vegetated with fully grown plants at the nursery – eliminating the need for on-site expert horticulturists and decreasing maintenance requirements. Designed by horticulturists and experts in soil science, architecture, roofing, logistics, and ergonomics, LiveRoof modules can be vegetated with various plant mixes to address regional climates and particular project design goals. The modules are easily moved aside for roof inspections or repairs.

Green roof systems have evolved from simple planters to complete engineered systems, specially designed for climate, storm water management, and aesthetic objectives. The LiveRoof system is typically installed by roofing contractors enabling quicker completion and contractor responsibility. The Sika Sarnafil and LiveRoof 20-year single source warranty provides building owners with the best protection offered in the industry.

“Facility managers, general contractors and roofers have to be confident in the performance of every product used on the rooftop, and they want clear, comprehensive warranties,” Dave MacKenzie, horticulturist and president of LiveRoof, LLC. “Our agreement with Sika Sarnafil provides them with the ability to offer a single source warranty on green roof installations using LiveRoof.”

Sika Sarnafil has been waterproofing green roofs and other landscaped areas across Europe for over 35 years and in the United States for over 25 years. With over 15 billion square feet of roofing and waterproofing membrane installed worldwide, architects, specifiers and building owners know they can depend on Sika Sarnafil for proven products and system performance.

The Sarnafil G476 membrane is specially designed for sub-grade environments, compounded to remain watertight in extreme conditions, including constant dampness, ponding water, high and low alkaline conditions, and exposure to plant roots, fungi and bacterial organisms.

With the increased desire for high-performance buildings and sustainable building products, green roofs have become a “growing” roofing option in North America. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) reports the green roof industry grew by 16.1 percent to more than seven million square feet in 2009 despite the severe economic conditions.

Benefits of Green Roof Systems

Storm Water Retention – Green roofs greatly lessen erosion and storm water burden on sewer systems.
Reduction in Energy Consumption – Green roofs can reduce peak energy demand by lowering a building’s heating and cooling costs.
Reduction in the Urban Heat Island Effect – Dark roofs absorb and retain heat while plants naturally cool their surrounding environments.
Waterproofing Membrane Protection – A green roof protects the waterproofing membrane from damaging UV rays and freeze-thaw cycling, extending its lifespan.
Improved Air Quality – Green roofs filter air and produce oxygen.
LEED and Green Globes – Green roofs contribute to certification within these programs.
Sound Insulation – Soil and plants can be great sound insulators.
Aesthetics – Green roofs are visually stimulating and can make great areas for recreation and pleasure.
Increased Property Value – Installing a green roof can increase property values by providing a valuable building asset.

Sika Sarnafil and LiveRoof are exhibiting at the International Roofing Expo (IRE) on February 16-28, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Convention Center (North Halls). Sika Sarnafil will be at booth #426. LiveRoof will be at booth #460.

About Sika AG

Sika AG, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active company supplying the specialty chemicals market. It is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in construction (buildings and infrastructure construction) and in industry (vehicle, building component and equipment construction). Sika’s product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring and roofing and waterproofing membranes. Sika AG has subsidiaries in more than 70 countries worldwide, including Canton, MA and approximately 12,000 employees link customers directly to Sika and guarantee the success of all of its business relationships. With this business structure, Sika generates annual sales of CHF 4.2 billion. For more information about Sika Sarnafil in the U.S., visit www.sikacorp.com.

About LiveRoof^®, LLC

LiveRoof, LLC (www.liveroof.com) is the horticultural science company that developed the LiveRoof^® Hybrid System: the only green roof solution installed as a naturally functioning ecosystem with thriving, fully mature plants. Combining the best elements of proven green roof technologies, LiveRoof establishes a seamless vegetative surface rooted in a continuous layer of soil to maximize environmental benefits, energy savings and rooftop aesthetics. Regional growers in its national network adapt LiveRoof plants for local conditions and customize plant selection for every project. LiveRoof’s natural function and natural beauty offer the highest level of green roof performance at the lowest level of acquisition-installation-maturation-maintenance costs. The proof is on the roof — showcased in LiveRoof projects that stand out as signature elements on commercial, public, university and school buildings in more than two-dozen states and Canada.

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Notes to Editors: (1) A detailed corporate backgrounder on LiveRoof is available upon request. (2) LiveRoof press kits will be available in the press room at IRE.

Media Contact:

David Aquilina

612-716-5628

davida@strategicstoryteller.com

Sika Sarnafil Media Contact:
Kathleen Van Gorden

KVG Communications, Inc.

401-480-1840

kathleenv@kvgcom.com

Heart-shaped Green Roofs for Valentines Day

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0000

No, this roof doesn't actually have a heart-shaped swatch of red plants and we admit we "PhotoShopped" it. BUT, this design is totally possible using two plant mixes and the LiveRoof® system. In fact, we specialize in developing plants for green roofs which offer unique colors which can be used to achieve nearly any design effect, including shapes, letters or company logos using contrasting plant palettes.

LiveRoof®, the Horticultural Science Company, will Showcase its Naturally Superior Solution for Modular Green Roof Design at the International Roofing Expo (IRE)

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:22:00 +0000

Press Release – link for photos & more detail

Modules in the LiveRoof^®Hybrid Green Roof System Enable Green Roofs to Function Naturally as a Unified, Sustainable Ecosystem

SPRING LAKE, Mich. — February 8, 2011 — Green roofs offer substantial benefits, including: decreasing stormwater runoff, protecting flat roofs so they last longer, reducing building energy costs, and moderating the urban heat island effect. Modular systems, composed of a series of pre-planted modules made of plastic, offer ease of installation on rooftops for “extensive” green roof applications (soil depths of six inches or less). The design of conventional modules, however, causes aesthetic and horticultural problems that diminish the performance of green roofs. The modules in the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System overcome these problems and maximize green roof performance.

Problem: Modules that Inhibit the Health of Green Roofs
Most modules are designed like trays with built-in moisture reservoirs: cups that hold water. Stored water can become oxygen-deprived. Roots sitting in water can then become diseased with fungal and bacterial rot.

Conventional modules compartmentalize the soil and plants into segregated grids. The sides of the modules act as walls between them, isolating the soil in each tray and preventing natural sharing of water and nutrients. The tops of the trays form a series of unnatural plastic grid lines visible across the rooftop. The combined effect is like setting out separate trays of turf in a backyard and calling it a lawn. That would not look like, or function like, a real lawn.

Grid lines are not only unsightly but harmful to plants. Plastic or metal edges exposed to the sun within the vegetative field heat up and stress the plants adjacent to them.

Solution: LiveRoof Modules Put the Green in Green Roofs
Compatible with many different roof systems and single-ply flat roofing membranes, LiveRoof modules are the most advanced and horticulturally sound in the industry. Manufactured in the U.S.A. with 100 percent recycled plastics, LiveRoof modules are naturally superior to the trays of the typical modular system. “LiveRoof modules establish a green roof as a dense, seamless planted surface rooted in a continuous, interconnected layer of soil,” said Dave MacKenzie, horticulturalist and president of LiveRoof, LLC.

LiveRoof’s patent-pending Soil Elevator™ technology is a removable insert that lines the inside of the modules. They allow soil to be filled to a level the reaches above the top of the modules. When the modules are installed side-by-side, and the Soil Elevators then removed, there is an uninterrupted layer of soil and vegetative surface extending above, and across, all modules. This unifies the soil over the entire roof — and conceals the modules, unseen under the soil and plants even during dormancy. Thus, no unsightly grid lines on the rooftop; no seams between modules to allow air to escape from the roof below and reduce green roof benefits; no module edges in the vegetation exposed to the sun to get hot and stress adjacent plants.

LiveRoof’s patent-pending Moisture Portal™ is a second innovative feature that serves as an open entryway on the sides of the modules. This establishes soil-to-soil contact between them. That makes a LiveRoof a unified green roof both above and between modules.

“Unifying the soil across the entire roof maximizes the cohesiveness of the soil and plant roots and allows natural sharing of moisture and nutrients,” said MacKenzie. “Connecting the soil above, across and between modules leaves no air gaps. That eliminates hot, wet and dry zones and optimizes R value, cooling value and stormwater absorption.”

“Because they were designed with horticulturalists who could envision the rooftop as a total biological system, the LiveRoof modules are tops in the industry,” said Daniel Lakstins, director of operations, Cool Construction Concepts, McAllen, Texas. “The roots of LiveRoof plants bind the soil together and hold it in place. The soil itself stores and releases water naturally, so there are no moisture reservoirs to trap too much water.”

According to Roger Bertolini, an associate with Limited Systems Consulting Group (Franklin, Tenn.) and one of the “Flat Roof Guys,” commercial flat roof and low-slope roof specialists, LiveRoof offers aesthetic advantages.

“You can cut LiveRoof modules to the size and shape you want. Then when you set the cut side up against the non-cut side of another module, the soil stays contained,” he said. “You can fit LiveRoof modules to odd dimensions and angles and shape them into creative designs.”

LiveRoof at IRE
LiveRoof is exhibiting at the International Roofing Expo (IRE) on February 16-28, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev. at the Las Vegas Convention Center (North Halls). LiveRoof will be at booth #460.

About LiveRoof®, LLC
LiveRoof, LLC (www.liveroof.com) is the horticultural science company that developed the LiveRoof® Hybrid System: the only green roof solution installed as a naturally functioning ecosystem with thriving, fully mature plants. Combining the best elements of proven green roof technologies, LiveRoof establishes a seamless vegetative surface rooted in a continuous layer of soil. This design maximizes environmental benefits, energy savings and rooftop aesthetics. Regional growers in its national network adapt LiveRoof plants for local conditions and customize plant selection for every project. LiveRoof’s natural function and natural beauty offer the highest level of green roof performance at the lowest level of acquisition-installation-maturation-maintenance costs. The proof is on the roof — showcased in LiveRoof projects that stand out as signature elements on commercial, public, university and school buildings in more than two dozen states and Canada.

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Notes to Editors: (1) A detailed corporate backgrounder on LiveRoof is available upon request. (2) LiveRoof press kits will be available in the press room at IRE.

Media Contact:

David Aquilina

612-716-5628

davida@strategicstoryteller.com

LiveRoof® Système de toiture verte hybride

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:26:00 +0000

French Language Green Roof Information:

LiveRoof® Système de toiture verte hybride

View more documents from LiveRoof Green Roofs.

Tis the Season

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Happy Holidays

from

LiveRoof, LLC will close our office to observe the holiday season on December 24 and December 31, 2011.

In the spirit of the season, we wanted to share some of our favorite Green and Red green roof plants:

Sour Cherry™ Sedum (Sedum spurium Sour Cherry™ ('Noned') PPAF)

'Summer Glory' Sedum (Sedum spurium 'Summer Glory')

BELLA Bluegrass™ (Poa praetensis)

The following selections will make a bold statement in the LiveRoof® Deep System (6" Soil Depth).

'Red Velvet' Yarrow (Achillea 'Red Velvet')

'Hot Papaya' Coneflower (Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' PPAF)

Red Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch')

... and here are a couple of 'festive' red & green patterned LiveRoof® installations.

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Muskegon Community College

Muskegon, MI

Choose Sunshine Sedum to Cheer Up your Green Roof

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:22:00 +0000

Maybe one of the best recent introductions to the LiveRoof line of plants, Sunshine Sedum (Sedum album 'Chloroticum')is truly unique amongst Sedum album cultivars. This tiny, compact grower is named for its vibrant yellowish-green miniature beadlike leaves which maintain their green foliage color throughout the winter months. Sunshine Sedum grows along the ground in a mosslike fashion and reaches only 1/2 inch in mature height. In the summer months, it blooms sparsely with white, star-shaped flowers.

Absolutely beautiful all 12 months of the year, this low-growing evergreen is sure to please. We recommend combining Sunshine Sedum with spring blooming ornamental chives, such as Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum 'Pink Giant', and fall-blooming tall Sedums, such as Sedum telephium 'Munstead Dark Red' and Sedum sieboldii 'Nana'. For summer blooms, Sunshine Sedum will look spectacular with the florific Sedum spurium 'Salsa™' and the blue-leaved Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum.'

Sedum album 'Chloroticum' is an evergreen selected for USDA Hardiness Zone 4. It is ideal for green roofs in direct sunlight or light shade. The flowers appear in June & July and attract butterflies.

Contact your local Licensed LiveRoof® Grower to incorporate Sunshine Sedum into your green roof plans.

SEDUM ALBUM 'CHLOROTICUM' - APRIL 1
CONSISTENT, CHEERFUL GREEN FOLIAGE

SEDUM ALBUM 'CHLOROTICUM' - JUNE 1

SEDUM ALBUM 'CHLOROTICUM' - JULY 15

SEDUM ALBUM 'CHLOROTICUM' - IN BLOOM
CROPPED SPARSELY WITH TINY WHITE, STAR-SHAPED FLOWERS

Check out the NEW 'Cherry Blush®' Sedum

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:57:00 +0000

Cherry Blush™ Sedum is named for its olive green, lustrous cherry-red edged foliage. Borne upon arching stems, the foliage of Cherry Blush® becomes more red-infused as the season progresses, and during summer is topped with dusky pink, star-shaped flowers.

Sedum spurium 'Cherry Blush®' ('Nonio') is a semi-evergreen selected for USDA Hardiness Zone 3. It is ideal for green roofs in direct sunlight or light shade. The flowers appear in June & July and attract butterflies.

Cherry Blush® Sedum is only available in the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System. Contact your local Licensed LiveRoof® Grower to incorporate Cherry Blush® into your green roof plans.

Sedum spurium 'Cherry Blush™' ('Nonio') - May 1

Sedum spurium 'Cherry Blush™' ('Nonio') - May 15

Sedum spurium 'Cherry Blush™' ('Nonio') - Budding

Sedum spurium 'Cherry Blush™' ('Nonio') - In Flower

One of the Top Reason's to Love Toronto: The City Hall's LiveRoof®

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:44:00 +0000

The LiveRoof® brand green roof system on Toronto City Hall's Nathan Phillips Square is a meadow of over 20 different plant mixes and a testament to the instant natural beauty only possible with the LiveRoof® hybrid green roof system.

Toronto Life has called it out as one of the TOP TEN Reasons to Love Toronto.

"The resulting 3,250-square-metre garden of wild grasses and native plants is open to the public from dawn ’til dusk. Bisected by crushed white granite paths and dotted with ipe wood benches, the roof has the meditative effect of a Zen garden...

"...this elevated idyll proves that progress and beauty can coexist."

View the full article: http://www.torontolife.com/daily/informer/from-print-edition-informer/2010/08/06/reason-to-love-toronto-because-city-hall-is-leading-by-example-for-once/

View more photos & project details at the LiveRoof® website: http://www.liveroof.com/showcase_view.php?show=223

New Photos of LiveRoof, LLC's recent Installations

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:47:00 +0000

Jewel Osco Store- Chicago, IL
This is the second Jewel Osco store in Chicago to be topped with a LiveRoof brand green roof!

Boone Clinton Elementary School

To view all of our completed installations please visit http://www.liveroof.com/showcase.php

Green Roofs make people happy!

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:34:00 +0000

Check out this article from the LA Times...

Green buildings may make employees feel better, a Michigan State study finds - latimes.com

LiveRoof® on Nathan Phillips Square named GreenRoofs.com Project of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:34:00 +0000

Greenroofs.com has featured Nathan Phillips Square, the LiveRoof® brand green roof on Toronto's City Hall, as their Project of the Week.

This project features over 22 different plant mixes and uses a combination of LiveRoof® Standard and Deep systems. It is the largest LiveRoof® brand green roof in Canada, and is publicly accessible.

LiveRoof® in Wisconsin

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

LiveRoof® on Educator's Credit Union
by Genesis Architecture
Winner: AIA Wisconsin Honor Award for Overall Design Excellence
Featured in JSOnline, http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/92330259.html

Slide show, http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/92197379.html?index=6

Details on LiveRoof.com Project Showcase

LiveRoof® on ATC Corporate Headquarters

Featured this week on Wisconsin Builder, http://wibuilder.com/blog/2010/04/a-perfect-blend/

Details on LiveRoof.com Project Showcase

LiveRoof® on Madison Fire Station

Featured this week on Wisconsin Builder, http://wibuilder.com/blog/2010/04/master-class/

Details on LiveRoof.com Project Showcase

Muskegon Community College Displays Committment to GREEN with LiveRoof brand green roof installation

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:31:00 +0000

Muskegon Community College's LiveRoof® brand green roof was the focus of a press conference last week highlighting the institution's commitment to green initiatives. The nearly 7000 sq ft green roof installed by Twin Lakes Nursery in September 2009 and designed by Tower Pinkster Titus Associates Inc.

The green roof incorporates several different plant mixes planted in 4" deep and 6" deep trays. Each mix was pregrown at LiveRoof, LLC in Spring Lake, MI, and then was shipped and installed according to a specific layout to create a dramatic, quilt-like pattern.

The plants were havested and grown in Spring Lake, MI. The trays were manufactured from recycled polypropylene in Grand Haven, MI. The engineered soil components were sourced from the Great Lakes region and were blended in Muskegon, MI.

PHOTO BY LIVEROOF, LLC
Muskegon Community College's green roof, installed in September 2009.
Photo taken October 2009.

Article posted on mlive.com,
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/04/muskegon_community_college_tou.html

See more photos and details on liveroof.com,
http://www.liveroof.com/showcase_view.php?show=203&ordernum=2

LiveRoof® on Unified State Labs in Utah

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:59:00 +0000

LiveRoof® Licensed Grower J&J Nursery shipped their first LiveRoof® brand green roof this week on the Unified State Laboratories building in Salt Lake City. Local station KSL covered the installation with an online article, photo gallery and video clip.

View the KSL.com Article: Utah gets first "living roof"

Looking for LiveRoof Representation in the Maritimes

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:56:00 +0000

LiveRoof® brand green roof systems have gained the attention of specifiers and building owners in the Canadian Maritimes. In order to service these customers, LiveRoof, LLC is searching for a qualified rep who may be interested in promoting the product and working with a local licensed grower.

LiveRoof® is distributed in the US and Canada through a network of licensed growers, who each perform marketing and growing of the system in their region. Marketing may be performed by a salaried staff member or an independent representative or group.

LiveRoof® sales reps spend time interacting with designers, specifiers, contractors and potential owners to educate these customers on the system benefits. Reps perform product presentations and demonstrations, exhibit at local trade shows, provide technical and design assistance, call on new prospects, and train installers. Experience in sales is key, experience with horticulture and/or roofing products a plus.

If you are interested or have any referrals, please contact Amber Ponce, Business Development Manager at LiveRoof, LLC via phone 800-875-1392 or email amber@liveroof.com.

"Live" Roofs in Australia

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:11:00 +0000

Have you heard about dangerous "live" roofs in Australia? Confused? Alarmed?
We want to assure you that this situation is in no way related to LiveRoof® brand products.

Outside of Australia, "LiveRoof®" is synonymous with serene, meadow-like rooftops blanketed with succulent plants. More at www.liveroof.com.

A LiveRoof® brand green roof in Grand Rapids, MI.

In Australia, a nationwide energy-savings plan encouraged installation of foil insulation in homes. If improperly installed, the foil insulation can conduct electricity from main cables, creating roof cavities which are "live" with electrical currents. If the insulation is touched, it could cause shocks, electrocution, and potential death.

Photo (c)foil-insulation.co.uk. Foil insulation, if properly installed, saves energy by reflecting heat. If improperly installed, it may pose a safety risk by becoming "live" with electrical current.

The Australian government has ordered safety checks for homes using foil insulation and has currently suspended the program which encouraged their use.

Read more about this topic:
BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8507538.stm
The Australian Business http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8507538.stm
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/lives-lost-in-garretts-haste-to-be-seen-as-green/story-e6frg6nf-1225832391311

LiveRoof® at the Olympics

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:28:00 +0000

Licensed Grower N.A.T.S. Nursery Installs a LiveRoof® brand Green Roof on the Athletes Recreation Village

Just posted on our Project Showcase:

Athletes Recreation Centre - Olympic Village
Installed August 7, 2009 by Horizon Landscaping

LiveRoof in the News

noreply@blogger.com (LiveRoof, LLC) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:02:00 +0000

Michigan Grower Develops Hybrid Subterranean Green Roof System

Published on Examiner. com
by Maureen Rice

Green roofs are dotting the landscape on rooftops in cities all across the U.S., and for good reason. Green roof technologies offer economic, social and environmental benefits. They provide savings on energy heating and cooling costs, and capture between 60-100% of storm water runoff that would normally enter municipal wastewater management systems, just to name a few.

"Our green roof is a hybrid system," explained David MacKenzie, Owner of Hortech, Inc. and its green roof subsidiary, LiveRoof, "We tried to take the best features of the other systems that are out there and combine them into one system." Read the whole article on Examiner.com, http://www.examiner.com/x-28192-Grand-Rapids-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2010m1d20-Live-Roof-green-roof-systems.

LIVEROOF, LLC CONTRIBUTES TO “EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION”

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LIVEROOF, LLC CONTRIBUTES TO “EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION”
Manufacturer Donates a Green Roof to Needy Family

January 20, 2010

The LiveRoof® brand hybrid green roof system was chosen as the planted roof on a “green” episode of the Emmy-award winning hit TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. The special two hour episode, filmed in Buffalo, NY, will air on ABC Television on January 24 at 8:00PM.

Jamaican immigrant Delores Powell and her four children received an extreme makeover of their Buffalo home while they spent the week on a dream vacation. Volunteers led by builder David Homes Construction built the family a new home incorporating energy saving and environmentally friendly products and practices.
The episode was extended by an hour to cover the additional volunteer work performed on more than 100 projects in the surrounding neighborhood.

LiveRoof, LLC, based in Spring Lake, Michigan, donated green roof modules for the family’s home. The trays arrived fully grown with succulent plant species selected for cold winter hardiness. Kees Govers, of LiveRoof Ontario, Inc provided on-site direction for the team of volunteers working on the green roof system. “It was an awe inspiring experience to see the thousands of volunteers participating and all of the companies who donated their services and products to change the entire neighborhood,” states Govers. “Participating was a once in a lifetime experience.” LiveRoof Ontario, Inc is one of twenty companies who grow LiveRoof brand systems throughout the US & Canada.

A team of volunteers installs LiveRoof® green roof modules on ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition in Buffalo, NY. LiveRoof, LLC (Spring Lake, MI) and Permaloc (Holland, MI) provided materials for the green roof system.

The designers incorporated a LiveRoof brand green roof on the project for the financial and environmental benefits it provides. Such benefits include storm water retention, whereby the soil in the water soaks up rainfall and reduces the amount of runoff into the municipal storm water system. Green roofs protect the roof from exposure to the elements which can keep it watertight two or three times as long as a traditional roof. The plants provide a cooling effect, reducing the need for air conditioning in the summer months.

LiveRoof, LLC is a subsidiary of Hortech, Inc. LiveRoof brand green roof systems have been installed on many green roofs in the US and Canada, including The Van Andel Institute (Grand Rapids, MI), Toronto City Hall Renovation (ON), Vancouver Olympic Village (BC), Unilever Corporate Headquarters (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), a Make It Right Foundation home (New Orleans, LA), Habitat for Humanity (Bronx, NY), the Nature Conservancy Headquarters (Indianapolis, IN) and hundreds more projects on institutional, municipal, commercial and residential buildings. “Having LiveRoof selected for Extreme Makeover has been an honor for us, and it is exciting to see our product used on an inner city residential property,” states LiveRoof, LLC president Dave MacKenzie.

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