Engineering Vegetated Roofing Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management 2.0

Free Webinar Presentation

February 23, 2023 1 PM ET

 

 

Description: 

Urban centres have high concentrations of impervious areas which pose a challenge in managing large volumes of stormwater. Heavy rain events or back-to-back storms cause problems like flooding, property damage, and combined overflow sewer discharge. Green infrastructure, such as vegetated roofs, can help mitigate these problems because they restore the hydrologic cycle in urbanized areas. Vegetated roof systems designed for maximum stormwater management decrease the volume of stormwater within the urban core and reliably delay travel time of stormwater to the treatment plant. These retention and detention strategies help alleviate the burden of heavy stormwater on our cities’ infrastructure.

Proof of Attendance will be issued for Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Credit.

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
1.     Explain how biomimicry is used to re-engineer the conventional green roof system
2.     Identify types of projects that gain the most from friction-detention green roof technology
3.     Understand research and modeling methods used to assess performance and suitability
4.     Apply collaboration strategies to green roof design by involving Landscape Architects, Architects, Civil Engineers, Irrigation Consultants, and more.

Presenters

Karen Liu, PhD Green Roof Specialist

Sasha Aguilera, GRP Design Ambassador

 

 

 

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Next Level Stormwater Management  is Canada’s leading supplier of pre-vegetated roofs such as LiteN’Less™, Xeroflor® and StormCap™ systems. We customize to local requirements and offer warranty and maintenance support. Our team provides analytical support such as ​stormwater calculations specific to location ​and building/roof type. As a Purple-Roof partner, Next Level Stormwater Management has access to the latest green roof stormwater test data and related innovative hydrologic modeling tool.

Email or call (416) 637-5772 for stormwater calculations specific to your project.