Inspire Session
Sean Thomas, PhD
Professor
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Liat Margolis, MLA
Associate Professor
Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Ontario, Canada
Sean Thomas, PhD
Professor
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Green roofs are a prominent and increasingly common form of designed ecosystems. Although “ecosystem services” of green roofs are their raison d’être, there are few measurements of many ecosystem processes, and ecosystem science has played little role in the development of green roof systems. In practice, the green roof industry in North America has emphasized a narrow range of non-native species and design specifications. Can ecosystem science influence design? Can designers incorporate ecosystem science results? What are the prospects for influencing industry and policy? This series of talks highlights results from the large multi-discipline project entitled DesignLIFES (Design of Living Infrastructure for Ecosystem Services) that has brought together diverse disciplines including ecology, forestry, civil engineering, and landscape architecture – as well as municipalities and the green roof industry – to address these issues. The session will touch upon the design process, hydrological and thermal performance, enhancing native species use, remote sensing, greenhouse gas flux, and means of enhancing green roof performance through use of biochars.
Presenting Author: Liat Margolis, MLA – Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Presenting Author: Jad Saade, BSc – University of Toronto
Co-author: Jennifer Drake, PhD, PEng. – Civil and Mineral Engineering Department, University of Toronto
Presenting Author: Tamer Almaaitah, MSc – Ryerson University
Co-author: Darko Joksimovic – Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University
Presenting Author: Virinder Sidhu, PhD – University of Toronto
Co-author: Wenxi Liao, BSc – University of Toronto (Forestry and Civil Engineering)
Co-author: Liat Margolis, MLA – Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Co-author: Marney E. Isaac, PhD – Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Co-author: Sean C. Thomas, PhD – University of Toronto
Co-author: Jennifer Drake, PhD, PEng. – Civil and Mineral Engineering Department, University of Toronto
Presenting Author: Adriano Roberto, BSc – University of Toronto Scarborough
Co-author: Andrew L. Nichols – Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Co-author: Andres G. Rolhauser – Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough
Co-author: J. Scott MacIvor – Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Co-author: Marney E. Isaac, PhD – Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Presenting Author: Mohd. Abdul Halim, PhD – University of Toronto
Co-author: Melanie Sifton, MSc – University of Toronto
Co-author: Wenxi Liao, BSc – University of Toronto (Forestry and Civil Engineering)
Co-author: IMRUL KAYES – University of Toronto
Co-author: Jennifer Drake, PhD, PEng. – Civil and Mineral Engineering Department, University of Toronto
Co-author: Liat Margolis, MLA – Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Co-author: Sean C. Thomas, PhD – University of Toronto
Presenting Author: Melanie Sifton, MSc – University of Toronto
Co-author: Sean C. Thomas, PhD – University of Toronto
Co-author: Sandy M. Smith, PhD – University of Toronto, Institute of Forestry & Conservation
Presenting Author: Niraj Dayanandan – Concordia University
Co-Author: Carly D. Ziter, PhD – Concordia University
Presenting Author: Wenxi Liao, BSc – University of Toronto (Forestry and Civil Engineering)
Co-author: Jennifer Drake, PhD, PEng. – Civil and Mineral Engineering Department, University of Toronto
Co-author: Sean C. Thomas, PhD – University of Toronto
Presenting Author: Madison Appleby, BSc – University of Toronto