Free Webinar Presentation

May 18, 2023

1 PM ET

What Engineers Are Saying

“The presentation was great, very informative. Appreciated the time to answer all questions.” Carolina Daza Ortiz, P. Eng, Metrolinx

“Good informative session.” Wadah Al-Yassiri, City of Windsor

“Very beneficial & informative hour.” Ali Al-Shalah, DS Consultants

“Really informative session.” Thiru Siva Thirupparan, M.Eng., P.Eng.

“Great information.” Ahmed Al Obaidy, P.Eng., Dora Engineering

Description

As Canadian cities are increasingly embracing nature-based solutions to manage stormwater, green infrastructure such as green roofs play an ever-important role in meeting water balance, quality and quantity control targets. In this webinar, we will explain how green roofs contribute to water balance requirements, through initial abstraction and irrigation reuse, as set out by the Toronto Green Standard and the Wet Weather Flow Management Guidelines. We will describe how to design detention green roofs through modeling to meet quantity control targets, and recognize opportunities and limitations. Finally, we will demonstrate, via a case study, the cost savings brought about by detention green roofs and illustrate the importance of a multi-disciplinary design approach.

Proof of Attendance will be issued for one hour CE/CPD hour.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

1. Engineer green roof systems to meet water balance and quantity control targets.
2. Apply green roofs to achieve water balance via initial abstraction and irrigation reuse.
3. Design friction-detention green roofs through modeling to meet quantity control goals.
4. Identify detention green roof opportunities and the associated space and cost savings.
5. Adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to designing green roofs for stormwater management.

Presenters

Karen Liu, PhD Green Roof Specialist

Sasha Aguilera, GRP Design Ambassador

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