2016 Green Roof Awards of Excellence
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Eligibility
All buildings types and green roof designs are eligible, provided they are within North America and have been
growing for at least one year as of June 2, 2016. Participants from previous years that did not win are welcome
to re-submit. Only one lead submission per project will be accepted, and all project team members should be
identified on page 2 of this submission. If multiple entries are received for the same project, we reserve the right
require a collaborative submission. Submission leaders may include Landscape Architects, Architects and Engineers,
Roofing/Green Roof, Design Consultants, Non-profit Organizations, Educational & Research Institutions,
Developers, and Owners.
Please complete all of the sections below to ensure the best evaluation of your project. Please resave this form
into MS Word .doc format and create a 5-10 slide Power Point presentation for your submission. The
presentation must not exceed 5 MB (please ensure that you compress all of your images). To submit please visit
www.greenroofs.org/index.php/events/awards-of-excellence and follow the link to our online submission service.
There you will be asked to fill in some basic information to help us track your submission and you will be
prompted to upload your files (this form, your presentation, and the optional plant list). This submission
process is anonymous. From page 3 onwards of this form and on your photo slides and planting list,
do not list the name or company name (including logo) of the project’s team members. Listing the
name of the client or building is allowed.
Please note that winners must send a representative to accept the award at CitiesAlive: The 14th Annual Green Roof
and Wall Conference in Washington, DC.
For each project (except single-family home) submitted there will be a $149 US charge for GRHC
members or $229 US charge for non-members. For the single-family home category there will be a
$75 US charge for members and $105 US charge for non-members.
Submitted By*:
Firm:
Role in project:
Address:
City:
State/Province:
Postal Code:
Primary Contact*:
Title:
Phone:
E-mail:
*This is the person who will receive notifications about the status of the entry and to whom we will direct any queries about the
project or submission.
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Other Members of the Design Team*:
* Please try to include as many team members as possible
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Award Category (please choose one)
Intensive Industrial/Commercial
Extensive Industrial/Commercial
Intensive Institutional
Extensive Institutional
Intensive Residential (Multi-Unit)
Extensive Residential (Multi-Unit)
Small-Scale Residential (Intensive or Extensive)
Note 1 - Extensive vs Intensive: please note that GRHC defines an extensive green roof as having a growing
media depth of six inches (15.2 cm) or less, while we define an intensive green roof as having a growing media
depth of greater than six inches (15.2 cm). If your roof incorporates multiple media depths the following
guidelines will apply: if more than 25% of the square footage is intensive then the roof will be considered “semiintensive” and judged with the intensive green roofs. If less than 25% of the square footage is intensive than it will
be considered extensive and judged in that category. Please note: in the interest of fairness, any roof judged in the
extensive category will be judged only on its extensive components.
Note 2 - Small-Scale Residential is for projects that contain three or fewer housing units. Residential projects
with more than three units must submit to the Extensive Residential or Intensive Residential categories.
Note 3 -When classifying your project, please choose only the category you feel best applies. In the case of a
project you feel can fairly fit within multiple categories; we would suggest you pick the category that you feel
shows the project to best advantage. Because each project can only be considered in one category, if you do check
multiple categories we will assign a single category to your project when we receive it, based on a reading of your
submission.
Project Information
Client:
Project Title:
Location: City
State/Province
Date of Most Recent Major Plant Installation:
In order to demonstrate the viability of the green roof system, we require that all submissions complete one full
year of growing before being considered for an Award of Excellence. In order to be considered for the Awards of
Excellence contest, the date of the most recent major planting must be before June 2nd, 2015. Roofs that have
made minor replantings or additions in the past year will not be disqualified; however, it is important that the
green roof is established.
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Basic Project Description
Design objectives/process
(max 400 words. Beyond the basic design objectives, please include a discussion of the green roof’s relationship to its
aesthetic, cultural, or ecological context).
Green roof size and cost per square foot (membranes and up, if not please specify elements included in
calculations)
Green roof size:
square feet
Cost: $
per square foot/ $
Growing medium
Depth:
inches/
Composition:
Description:
total cost
cm
Plant material (species used - may instead submit Plant List)
Drainage system
Type:
Components:
Description/Special features:
Irrigation
Required:
yes
Type and manufacturer:
Description/Special features:
no
Type of waterproofing
Membrane type and manufacturer:
Type of roof assembly:
Protected membrane roof/inverted roof membrane assembly
Conventional roof assembly
Maintenance requirements
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Detailed Project Description
Tell us what is special about your project. Where applicable, please describe in 200 words or less (per category)
how the project design and/or function relate to the following categories. Please note we are interested in how
this particular projectrelates to these features rather than green roof technology in general. The more details
you can provide the judges the better.
Aesthetic Values (Beauty and Visibility)
Economic Values
Reduction in Energy
The green roof's contribution to the building's energy savings.
Longevity
The green roof's ability to protect the roofing membrane.
Acoustic Buffering
The ability of the green roof to attenuate sound.
Stormwater Savings
The ability of the green roof to help reduce building costs (including but not limited to the presence and efficiency of a
stormwater harvesting system, and the reduction of stormwater fees).
Functionality
Educational Programming (Not applicable for Small-Scale Residential Submissions)
The presence and quality of educational programming involving the green roof.
Horticultural Therapy
The presence and quality of horticultural therapy considerations involving the green roof.
Food Production
The presence and quality of food production on the green roof.
Recreation Use / Accessibility
The amount of people the green roof is accessible to, how often it is accessible to them, and how they are allowed to use it.
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Research Support (Not applicable for Small-Scale Residential Submissions)
The presence and quantity of research being conducted involving the green roof, and the collaboration between this research
and the roof's day-to-day programming.
Ecological Values
Use of Recycled / Reused Materials
The use of recycled/reused materials during the green roof's design, installation, and maintenance.
Biodiversity
Green roof hosts a biodiverse array of flora and/or fauna.
Maintenance Practices
Green roof is managed through an effective maintenance plan.
Water Conservation
Ability of the green roof (and associated tools) to retain and improve the quality of stormwater.
Air Quality
Ability of the green roof to improve outdoor and/or indoor air quality.
Contextual Values
Sensitivity to Surrounding Aesthetics
Consideration of the green roof's aesthetics in relation to surrounding aesthetics.
Sensitivity to Surrounding Ecological Systems
Consideration of the surrounding flora and fauna during the green roof's design, installation, and maintenance (including but
not limited to: plants chosen for roof, disturbance minimization techniques, providing corridors for local fauna)
Project Benefit to Wider Community (Not applicable for Small-Scale Residential Submissions)
Value of the green roof to the public in the wider community.
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Other Special Features
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