Green Roof Industry Survey 2015

The survey report also provides valuable market intelligence on green roof installation hot spots and tracks the size source and variety of green roofs that have been installed.

Green roof industry survey 2015.

13th annual green roof and wall conference in brooklyn ny. In north america where the green roof industry is younger toronto on is home to a large and growing number of green roofs keesmaat 2013 some of the most mature extensive green roofs matuk 1999 and earliest north american research on performance liu and minor 2005 van seters et al 2009 coupled with pioneering municipal policy. Each year they gather information from members and other interested parties to determine trends in green roofing. And toronto is driving market growth.

Green roofs for healthy cities encourages municipalities regions states and provinces to adopt policies in support of green roofs and green walls in order to build healthier more sustainable and resilient communities. The north american green roof industry experienced an estimated 10 3 growth in 2016 over 2015. The 2015 green roof and wall awards of excellence recognized outstanding design projects in eight different categories as well as individual accomplishments in policy development research and finally corporate excellence through advertising and corporate leadership. Read the press release for the most recent green roof industry survey.

Visit the green infrastructure store to purchase the most recent survey report. The survey results also point out that there were several new municipalities reporting green roof. 2015 awards of excellence winners. Strong policy support in cities like washington d c.