Green Roofs For Healthy Cities Annual Survey

The cities rounding out the top 10 are new york city.

Green roofs for healthy cities annual survey.

About green roofs products and services membership. 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. This resource allows grhc to speak confidently about the shape and state of the north american green wall market and provides support for policy outreach efforts in municipalities across the united states and canada. Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is a non profit industry association working to promote the green roof and wall industry throughout north america.

According to its annual green roof industry survey newark new york city seattle portland and toronto followed washington dc in 2017. Green roofs for healthy cities grhc the north american green roof and wall industry association is pleased to announce that washington dc is has once again taken the top spot for green roof installations in 2018 according to its 2018 green roof industry survey with chicago toronto new york city and seattle following. The survey recorded nearly 5 4 million square feet of green roofing but the actual number could be higher because not all grhc members take part in the annual survey. Since 2004 green roofs for healthy cities has conducted an annual survey of its corporate members in order to collect data on the growth and composition of the green roof industry across north america.

The 2017 green roof survey collected data about more than 1 000 completed projects in 39 states and five canadian provinces. Toronto on july 25 2018 green roofs for healthy cities grhc the north american green roof and wall industry association is pleased to announce that washington dc has retaken the top spot from toronto for the greatest square footage of green roof installations in 2017. In response to the covid 19 pandemic green roofs for healthy cities and the green infrastructure foundation have teamed up to bring you the very best of citiesalive and grey to green combining outstanding world class speakers with award winning project videos and selected in person tours in locations across the us and canada. Each year since 2016 green roofs for healthy cities has conducted a survey of its members in the green wall category in order to collect data on the growth and composition of the green wall industry across north america.

Mission grhc s mission is to develop and protect the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other. Green roofs for healthy cities. This resource allows grhc to speak confidently about the shape and state of the north american green roof market and provide support for policy outreach efforts in municipalities across the united states and canada.