ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenroofs.com has selected the "2008 Top Ten List of Hot Greenroof Design Trends" and Publisher Linda S. Velazquez, ASLA Associate and LEED AP, and Design Editor Haven Kiers, MLA, will present the list at the sixth Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards and Trade Show on May 2, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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For the second year in a row, Greenroofs.com shares trailblazing and visionary projects from their experience in the design and news worlds - but new this year is inclusion of media and public opinion of the latest and greatest international design trends. Design Editor Haven Kiers says, "Our Greenroof Design Trends Survey was sent out to designers, greenroof organizations, manufacturers, and we have been busy tabulating all the very different responses."
The rise of green, eco-friendly agendas continues to proliferate across global industries and boundaries. "Amidst growing media interest and demand from public and private sectors, we are examining our environmental impacts on the Earth from a more integrated, holistic approach," says Linda Velazquez, publisher of Greenroofs.com.
"Living, breathing, greenroofs are true workhorses of the roofing world in that they offer such a wide spectrum of environmental benefits and opportunities for flora, fauna, and human communities," adds Linda, "all while pleasing our economic, aesthetic, and psychological sensibilities, too."
Living roofs are fast becoming green staples of chic sustainability in mainstream architecture - so what are the directions sweeping our design profession and where are the new and exciting projects on the boards? From older, time-honored structures to current conceptual, high-profile media grabbing greenroofs which stimulate the senses, here is the list:
Greenroofs.com Top Ten List of Hot Design Trends for 2008:
10) Client Specific 'Boutique' Greenroofs
9) PreFab Modular Homes are Fabulous
8) Greenroofs as Art & Architecture
7) Parks & Interpretive Greenroof Spaces
6) Solar & Vegetative Roofs as High Performance Buildings
5) Greenroofs for Biodiversity
4) Institutional & Office Parks - Setting the Example
3) Eco-Communities & Eco-Cities
2) Sky High Cool Green Schools
1) The Influence of LEED on Design Professionals = Pushing the Green
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See all the exciting projects highlighted in our second yearly installment of the Top Ten Hot List of Hot Greenroof Design Trends this week, or look for the list in May when we launch our new blog on Greenroofs.com: Sky Gardens ~ where cool green meets lofty blue.
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