Chicago City Hall Photo Courtesy of Roofmeadow, Inc. | Extreme Heat Is a Global Phenomenon | |
It's not just the Northern Hemisphere struggling with the heat as record-breaking hot summers and winters are impacting both hemispheres. As extreme heat continues to impact millions, blanketing much of the United States plus parts of South America and Western Australia, the urgency for sustainable urban cooling solutions has never been clearer.
Earn recognition for well-deserved living architecture projects! The WGIN World Green Infrastructure Awards 2025 is Open through August 31, celebrating excellence in green infrastructure in 8 categories. Submit yours!
Green Roof Infrastructure Network (GRIN) is pleased to collaborate with Van Dusen Botanical Gardens to deliver three Saturdays of Green Roofs 101 in September. This three-session course is led by Dr. Christine Thuring, with contributions from a team of expert instructors.
If you are seeking a job in the Greenroof or Greenwall industry, you should explore exciting opportunities in our Joblinks page. Most recently, Tournesol Siteworks is looking for a Director of Sales Operations and New York Green Roofs is hiring a Maintenance Crew Leader with Horticultural Expertise among many others.
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Nominations for the World Green Infrastructure Awards 2025 are open through August 31. Don’t miss this opportunity to have either your own project – or one that you feel is highly merited – showcased in front of an international readership. Organized by the World Green Infrastructure Network, WGIN, winners will be selected by a global jury of experts and announced at the awards ceremony on 23-24 October 2025 in Škofja Loka, Slovenia.
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As extreme heat continues to blanket much of the central and eastern United States, impacting millions with “feels-like” temperatures well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the urgency for sustainable urban cooling solutions has never been clearer. A persistent heat dome is trapping hot air, leading to dangerously high temperatures and humidity, exacerbated by phenomena like “corn sweat” in agricultural regions.
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Southern California Architecture & Design Summit
August 26, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The event will focus on innovating and enhancing buildings both inside and out, exploring how high-density development can be integrated into existing urban fabrics without displacing communities and the zoning or policy shifts needed to achieve this. Join Melissa Zepeda of Tournesol for insights and networking.
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StormCon 2025
August 26-28, Orlando, FL, USA
Welcome to the stormwater industry’s premier event connecting stormwater managers, erosion control specialists, and engineers from around North America. Bringing together attendees from around the country for idea-sharing, information exchange, and networking. Featuring a multi-track conference program led by top leaders in the industry, StormCon provides exceptional opportunities to learn, engage and build key contacts.
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GREEN IS LIFE International Trade Fair 2025
September 4-6, Warsaw, Poland
Take part in Poland’s largest trade fair for plants, horticultural technology and landscape architecture. The organizers are the Polish Nurserymen Association and Agencja Promocji Zieleni. The fair is aimed at producers and buyers of all sectors of ornamental horticulture, including the cut flowers and floristics department. Meetings at the fair allow you to establish new business contacts, exchange information or experiences, get to know and touch products.
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Green Roofs 101 Course by GRIN
September 6, 13 & 20, Vancouver, BC, Canada
GRIN is pleased to collaborate with Van Dusen Botanical Gardens to deliver three Saturdays of Green Roofs 101. This course provides students with a thorough understanding about green roofs as multi-functional tools that can support biodiversity, while also capturing stormwater runoff at source, insulating buildings, protecting the building envelope, cooling the urban heat island, & suppressing fire.
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RE+ 25
September 8-11, Las Vegas, NV, USA
RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to meet the power demands of the future. What began as Solar Power International (SPI) has evolved into RE+, uniting an extensive alliance of renewable energy leaders for multiple days of programming and networking opportunities, while showcasing a resilient industry.
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Sustainability in Practice 2025
September 10, Chicago, IL, USA
Architectural Record, in collaboration with IIT, invites you to join this special event. As the 4th conference in the series, it offers architects, allied design professionals, and students an unparalleled opportunity to connect in a relaxed atmosphere while learning about various approaches to sustainable design.
Presenting Sponsor: Bison Innovative Products
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2025 Michigan ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture
September 10-11, Gran Rapids, MI, USA
This year, they are flipping the script and turning the page to something FRESH, DYNAMIC, and UNFORGETTABLE. The theme? STORYTELLING, because great landscapes don’t just exist, they SPEAK. The Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects invites you to join us in Grand Rapids for the Annual Conference of Landscape Architecture.
Don’t miss the exhibit by: Tournesol
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